No, it didn’t break down this time. Instead, Alfa Romeo’s pride and joy was able to demonstrate its brutal straight-line performance in full.

Despite not having a launch control system like its German rivals, the Giulia Quadrifoglio can still give a good scare to its rivals from a standstill. After all, it produces 503hp from its twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6.

We’ve seen in the past the Giulia outperforming the M3 and the C63S on a drag race, but in this case we get a proper acceleration test from DriveTribe. They’ve measured each car’s 0-30, 0-60, 0-100 and 0-150mph times, showing which one is best off-the-line and which one is the fastest to 150mph.

Will the less-powerful BMW M3 Competition Pack be left behind? Is the Mercedes-AMG C63 S the monster we keep hearing it is? Or is the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio the new benchmark?

You will find all the answers on the video linked below.

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