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My dealer forwarded me March C&D cover & test results. Can't wait to read.
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I don't understand the AMG comparison. Just returned from the Philly Autoshow and a similarly equipped C63 (to a baseline QV) is $80k.Thing is I can build a "basic" C63 (non-S) for about 68K. Dealerships in the DC metro region are giving steep discounts on this and most Mercedes (like MSRP x .90%). I just don't see value on the QV - whereas the Ti matches very competitively with the C300 and 330i on price. My point is I'd really love to is AR offer a detuned version of the 2.9T (say around 420HP) for around 60K.
The C63 is the perfect car if you want something comfortable and to be able to roll on the throttle a bit excessively, listen to the AMG exhaust roar, and grin when merging onto the highway. If you enjoy s-turns, curvy roads, u-turns under the highway etc. C63 is not the car, it feels like you have a lightly loaded U-Haul attached to the rear around corners in comparison to the Giulia. There are other touches to the Giulia, the start/stop on the steering wheel, the Quadrifoglio verde emblem and telling the story to people at gas stations, the way the car is docile in Natural, the turns animal in race. Depends on what your looking for really. The value comes from the experience of driving it. From a straight dollar standpoint, I'd buy an M3 keep it for a couple years then catch one of the off lease QV's.Thing is I can build a "basic" C63 (non-S) for about 68K. Dealerships in the DC metro region are giving steep discounts on this and most Mercedes (like MSRP x .90%). I just don't see value on the QV - whereas the Ti matches very competitively with the C300 and 330i on price. My point is I'd really love to is AR offer a detuned version of the 2.9T (say around 420HP) for around 60K.
The new Car & Driver actually shows the AMG C63 as tested at $94.8k so the Giulia coming in as tested at $79.2k is a screaming bargain.I don't understand the AMG comparison. Just returned from the Philly Autoshow and a similarly equipped C63 (to a baseline QV) is $80k.
One of the things the journalist outlets do not mention is the level of baseline equipment and creature features of the QV. It has a ton of bang for the buck.
Equipping the cars similarly across the board, it becomes apparent that the QV is a serious value to the point that Alfa Romeo could be selling the cars for $10k more.