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Alfa Romeo's last remaining hatchback, the Giulietta, has been poked and prodded over the years, in order to improve its fortunes in a tough market space.
The small four-door, five-seater's range has included versions like the 1.8-litre turbocharged Giulietta QV. The company even revived its legendary Sprint moniker for a 2015 special edition that was powered by a 110kW version of the brand's 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine.
The Giulietta's most recent facelift came in late 2016, and focused mainly on external trim changes. Since then, prices have settled at $29,260 for the 1.4-litre Giulietta Super and topped off at $42,020 for the 1.75-litre Giulietta Veloce that shares its engine with the Alfa-Romeo 4C sports car.
The all-new Giulia looks great up close. It also promises to drive far, far better than the 4C Spider I sampled in Italy.
People have always bought Alfas with their hearts and they are behind the Japanese on reliability and resale. There is an updated Giulietta coming next year, which I recently drove in Italy and enjoyed. Try it.
An Alfa always looks good but the Volkswagen is the one that will get The Tick from me. The A3 is the same under the skin as the Golf but only go that way if you like the look and want the badge.