2023 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

VEHICLE HIGHLIGHTS

Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Alfa Romeo’s Stelvio is for the buyer who thinks a BMW X3 or Merc GLC looks just a bit too much like a Sandton parking lot default. Badge snobbery runs high in this league, but so does actual driving character—on paper at least, the Stelvio delivers more fizz than its German rivals. You get two petrol flavours here: the Veloce’s 2.0-litre turbo four and the wild-child 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 lurking in the AWD Q variant. Both are paired to an auto ‘box, and the price gap is a chasm—R798,890 for the Veloce, R1,399,995 for the Q. There are only two examples on the market right now, which tells you just how rare these things are in South Africa. If you’re shopping, you’re not kicking tyres—you’re already deep into the Alfa fever dream. Mileage sits around 39,821 km for these 2023 cars, which isn’t scary, but what matters is that Alfa’s service network here feels almost as rare as the badge itself. You’ll be trading off the predictability of an X3 or a Macan for the Stelvio’s steering feel, design drama, and the occasional heart-in-mouth moment when you need a part. The split between the Veloce and the Q isn’t just about power—these are almost different cars philosophically, and the price reflects that reality. No fresh stock means if you want one, you’re joining a club, not just buying an SUV, and that’s the point.