The Alfa Romeo engineering team have just completed an intense test session on the track aboard the Giulia Quadrifoglio Luna Rossa, the new limited series made in only ten units worldwide, all of which have already been sold. The only possible venue for the event was the Alfa Romeo track at the Balocco Proving Ground, the iconic track that since 1962 has hosted the development and preparation of the Biscione brand’s highest-performance racing cars and the models used in F1, DTM and Super Turismo competitions.
The Giulia Quadrifoglio Luna Rossa is clearly no exception, having taken the production Quadrifoglio's abilities to the limit. To follow fine-tuning and virtual decision-making based on computational aerodynamics, the tests run on the Balocco track made it possible to transform the calculation results into driving sensations, an integral part of the development cycle of Alfa Romeo's DNA. To mark this event, an emotive video has been produced – available for viewing here. It captures the high-performance sedan in its natural habitat, on the racetrack, the only place where the promises made by engineering can become emotion.
Developed as part of the BOTTEGAFUORISERIE universe, the Giulia Quadrifoglio Luna Rossa perfectly embodies its philosophy – to create unique, technologically advanced machines deeply rooted in Italian excellence – and is the first concrete product resulting from the partnership between Alfa Romeo and Luna Rossa, due to face the challenge together at the 38th America's Cup in the iconic Bay of Naples. In terms of aerodynamics, it is the most efficient Quadrifoglio model ever: the new low-drag kit in carbon fiber – consisting of appendages on the front bumper, a pair of profiles on the bottom of the bodywork, dedicated side skirts, and the spectacular rear wing – generates up to five times more downforce than the production version, ensuring exceptional stability at all speeds. At 300 km/h, it reaches a peak of 140 kg downforce with very high aerodynamic efficiency values.
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