[giuliaq2]

giulia ti in America is rwd and 280 hp?
good road?

 

[chaadster]

Yes...or Q4 AWD. All USA Giulias are 280hp, except Quadrifoglio of course.

And yes, we have lots of good road for driving fun. Not so many narrow, tight, hairpin, mountain roads as in some places in Europe, for example, but the extra width and gentler curves really raise the speeds.

 

[Tazio!1901]

We also have many roads that are not good---Infrastructure has been deteriorating. Bridges, highway maintenance has been underfunded in many locations

 

[ChiAlfaRabbi]

Yep. 2 seasons in Chicago- winter and construction!

 

[JuliaQ4-Nut]

Magnifico

Yes...or Q4 AWD. All USA Giulias are 280hp, except Quadrifoglio of course.

And yes, we have lots of good road for driving fun. Not so many narrow, tight, hairpin, mountain roads as in some places in Europe, for example, but the extra width and gentler curves really raise the speeds.

Giuliaq2, ci sono molte belle strade di montagna negli Stati Uniti occidentali. Alcuni sono tortuosi, ripidi con molte forcine per capelli. Grande divertimento nella nostra Giulia.

That might be true in the virtually flat state of Michigan. However, out in the Western area of the US we have many large mountain ranges. In my state of Washington we have three National Parks (see below), with very high mountain ranges. There are hundreds and hundreds of winding, climbing roads with hairpins turns. Our mountains here are very similar if not more spectacular than the Alps. This goes for the mountain ranges in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and California, there are others too. Paradise Lodge at the 5400 foot level of 14,480 foot Mt Rainier receives an average of 53.6 feet/16.3 meters of snow each year.

Last Summer we took our two month old Giulia Q4, AWD, 2.0L, 280hp to Mt. Rainier. Our final climb was about 15 miles (24km) of many steep hairpin turns with an elevation gain of 3300 feet (1000m) up to Paradise Lodge at 5400 feet (1650m). Giulia was in the dynamic mode all the way up, what a blast! Superb handling and tons of instantaneous power.

Olympic National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=O...i2t9rZAhUIF5QKHXwpC0IQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

North Cascades National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=N...3vt9rZAhXFoJQKHV3KAhcQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

Mount Rainier National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=M...eguNrZAhVFppQKHcKQD2AQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

Photos below: ..... State Highway 410 over Chinook Pass near Mount Rainier
..... Tipsoo Lake and Mt Rainier from Hwy 410/Chinook Pass
..... Unidentified Italian sedan at Mt Rainier a few years ago

 

[chaadster]

Giuliaq2, ci sono molte belle strade di montagna negli Stati Uniti occidentali. Alcuni sono tortuosi, ripidi con molte forcine per capelli. Grande divertimento nella nostra Giulia.

That might be true in the virtually flat state of Michigan. However, out in the Western area of the US we have many large mountain ranges. In my state of Washington we have three National Parks (see below), with very high mountain ranges. There are hundreds and hundreds of winding, climbing roads with hairpins turns. Our mountains here are very similar if not more spectacular than the Alps. This goes for the mountain ranges in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and California, there are others too. Paradise Lodge at the 5400 foot level of 14,480 foot Mt Rainier receives an average of 53.6 feet/16.3 meters of snow each year.

Last Summer we took our two month old Giulia Q4, AWD, 2.0L, 280hp to Mt. Rainier. Our final climb was about 15 miles (24km) of many steep hairpin turns with an elevation gain of 3300 feet (1000m) up to Paradise Lodge at 5400 feet (1650m). Giulia was in the dynamic mode all the way up, what a blast! Superb handling and tons of instantaneous power.

Olympic National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=O...i2t9rZAhUIF5QKHXwpC0IQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

North Cascades National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=N...3vt9rZAhXFoJQKHV3KAhcQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

Mount Rainier National Park ..... https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=M...eguNrZAhVFppQKHcKQD2AQsAQIJw&biw=1242&bih=572

Photos below: ..... State Highway 410 over Chinook Pass near Mount Rainier
..... Tipsoo Lake and Mt Rainier from Hwy 410/Chinook Pass
..... Unidentified Italian sedan at Mt Rainier a few years ago

There are nice mountain roads in the East, too, and one of America’s most famed drives, the Tail of the Dragon, is located there. If you get lucky enough to hit it without traffic, it’s challenging at pace.

I’ve never been out in Washington, but I lived and drove in the Rockies, out of Avon, Colorado, and I never saw paved roads to match the narrowness and tightness of paved mountain roads in Europe, where I’ve driven extensively, especially in the Tuscan Appenines. European roads are another level of driving challenge, IMO, demanding more precision despite often lower speeds.

 

[JuliaQ4-Nut]

I’ve never been out in Washington.

BINGO!

 

[chaadster]

I’ve never been out in Washington.

BINGO!

Like I said, "not so many places..." :nerd:

 

[JuliaQ4-Nut]

I goofed! I left out Oregon!

PS: I just watched a video of a Ferrari on Stelvio Pass in Italy. I will say my winding steep road near Mt Rainier is two lanes by necessity but has hairpin curves (extremely tight 180 degrees, maybe 10mph) as sharp as those I saw on this video. Also the straight aways are not as long as in Stelvio Pass, so high speed is not possible. My memory is short on numbers of curves but I'll take this road again after the snow is gone. Many hair-pins and short straight aways. Plus this is in a heavily forested very steep area with gorgeous views of Rainier and the local alpine peaks, beautiful streams and waterfalls. Couple of photos just off this road.