ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA 2.0 JTDM-2 140 Lusso 5dr (2011)

A cracking alternative to the usual crowd

I absolutely love the styling of my car, think it looks really great, pair this to the punchy 2.0 litre diesel and you have my two favourite things about the car.

The Giulietta 2.0 JTDm engine always gives a good blast of power and has loads of electronic driver aids to keep you on the straight and narrow including ESP (Alfa’s own version), hill-holding and Dynamic Steering Torque. The other thing I love is that the performance is always there, regardless of which mode you have the DNA gadget in although Dynamic is possibly the best setting. The stop-start can be a little irritating, it’s a bit jerky on start up but this is a sacrifice I’m willing to make for the generally good performance.

I get about 45mpg out of it although I expect I could get a little higher if I spent a little more time in Normal. As I’ve said, performance is good but it’s also great to cruise with, it’s really smooth and very comfortable.

I love the inside of the Giulietta as well, really stylish and there is plenty of room all round. As you can probably guess, I really do like this car, so much more than the bog standard Focuses I’ve been running for years. Put the great Alfa styling with a really exciting drive and you get a really great car, the Giulietta.