2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sport

Perfect Auto Collection Signature Listing 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sport AWD VIN ZASFAKPN1J7B79511 | 61,670 miles Alfa Romeo built the Stelvio to be a driver's car first and a crossover second. This one left Cassino with the hardware that makes that claim true. Why We Acquired This Vehicle The Stelvio is the first sport utility vehicle Alfa Romeo ever built, and the company approached it the way it approaches everything else - by starting with how the car should feel from the driver's seat and working outward. It shares the rear-biased Giorgio architecture with the Giulia sedan, carries a carbon fiber driveshaft as standard equipment, and steers with a quickness that no rival in the segment has been willing to match. It was assembled in Cassino, Italy, and it drives like it. This example arrived with its original window sticker, so its specification is documented rather than assumed - and the document is worth reading. Against a $41,995 base, it was delivered at $47,535, and what is striking is where that money went. Almost none of it went to electronics or convenience gadgets. It went to the chassis, the wheels, the brake finishing, the cabin materials, and the glass overhead. This is the order sheet of a buyer who cared how the car drove and how it looked, and not much else. The verified appointments are detailed in full below. It is finished in Stromboli Gray Metallic over a Black and Red leather interior - a restrained exterior with a genuinely Italian cabin behind it, which is the right way around for this car. At 61,670 miles it has been driven rather than stored, and we would rather represent an honest driver with a documented history than a low-mileage example with an unexplained one. At a Glance Highlights Sport AWD Package 19-Inch x 8-Inch Sport 5-Hole Aluminum Wheels Sport-Tuned Suspension Gloss Red Brake Calipers with White Script Sport Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel Aluminum Paddle Shifters Bright Aluminum Pedals Aluminum Interior Trim Gloss Black Window Surround Moldings Black Roof Rails Dual-Pane Sunroof Gloss Black Shark Fin Antenna Cold Weather Package Heated Front Seats Heated Steering Wheel Heated Washer Nozzles Stromboli Gray Metallic Exterior Paint Exterior: Stromboli Gray Metallic | Interior: Black and Red Leather 61,670 miles 2.0-Liter Direct Injection Turbocharged I4 8-Speed Automatic Transmission Q4 All-Wheel Drive Original MSRP as Delivered: $47,535 ZASFAKPN1J7B79511 + Additional Factory Options & Features - see the complete equipment list for the full specification The Perfect Auto Collection Experience Personalized Video Walkarounds Independent Third-Party Inspections Welcome Nationwide Enclosed Transportation Boutique, Appointment-Level Service Transparent Representation From Start to Finish Our Perspective At Perfect Auto Collection, we do not measure a vehicle by its badge alone. We ask a quieter question: how does it present, and would we be proud to place it in our own collection? This Stelvio makes its case the moment it moves. On paper it is a $47,535 build, which is not an extravagant number - but the sticker shows a buyer who spent it in the right places, on the parts of the car that are felt rather than the parts that are listed. In person the gray-on-red combination is far more convincing than the specification sheet suggests, and the chassis is the real argument: quick, light, and eager in a way the segment generally is not. It is an Italian car with Italian intentions, and it has been kept as one. Why Enthusiasts Value This Model The Stelvio matters because of what Alfa Romeo refused to compromise on when it built one. The Giorgio platform underneath it was engineered for rear-drive balance and low weight, and the standard carbon fiber driveshaft is the sort of decision no volume manufacturer makes in this class. The steering rack is among the fastest fitted to any production vehicle of this type, which is why every review of the car eventually stops dis