2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Receives Top Safety Pick+ Award

    October 4th 2017     Suhail Ajmal

If you are looking for a small luxury sedan offering the best safety and interior amenities, then the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia should be your top pick. The 2017 Giulia has just passed the IIHS safety test with flying colors and won the ‘Top Safety Pick+’ award.

The 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia was able to secure a ‘good rating’ in all the five crashworthiness tests including small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints. The base trim received a ‘poor’ rating in the headlights department while the optional adaptive HID projector headlights with auto high beam were marked as ‘Good’. The optional front crash prevention system also scored a ‘Superior’ rating, avoiding a crash at a speed of 12 mph.

The standard safety features on the 2017 Giulia include front driver and passenger airbags, side curtain airbags, daytime running lights, key-less entry, panic alarm, ABS with EBD, traction control, parking assist and more.

The base model is powered by a 2.0-liter petrol engine which produces 200 horsepower and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission system. It starts from AED 132,400 while the range-topping trims cost around AED 383,800. In the end of last year, they also introduced a mid-level model.