Have you test-driven these 5 superfast Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Alfa Romeo saloons and estates?
Check out these ‘land missiles’ that show you don’t have to sacrifice speed when you opt for a sedate looking car
Having a sleek, low-slung supercharged car that turns heads all the time can be a very good thing, but sometimes one needs to be able to travel “incognito”.
That usually means giving up any semblance of speed and choosing a car that is all in for comfort. But not always.
Check out these five stealthy “land missiles” that will leave onlookers confused – and you with a giant grin.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Since time immemorial, Alfa Romeo has been building excellent sports vehicles bearing the famed four-leaf clover badge.
The latest in that illustrious line is the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio – with the name Quadrifoglio reserved for its fastest-performing models.
If you have ever driven a “regular” Giulia, such as the Veloce variant, you will know that while the car has an absolute gem of a chassis (lithe and elegant as you would expect a Latin firebrand to be), a little more oomph in the engine department wouldn’t be entirely unwelcome.
Yet this Giulia certainly does have plenty of extra oomph, thanks to its 2.9-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine.
Don’t be fooled by its relatively small displacement, because it packs 510 horsepower and – bucking the trend of recent super car – the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is rear-wheel-drive only.
This means if you can find a racing track that’s equipped with the requisite skills, lurid slides are very much on the cards.