As sweet as the new Alfa Romeo Giulia looks, feels, and drives, it would do all of those things better with two fewer doors.
According to Automotive News, a Giulia coupe will slide into the burgeoning Alfa lineup starting in late 2018. It’s quite obvious what this car will be after, namely the Audi A5, the BMW 4-series, and the Mercedes-Benz C-class coupe. A Giulia Quadrifoglio coupe could try tearing apart the Audi RS5, BMW M4, and Mercedes-AMG C63.

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Nothing else major is expected from the Milanese brand until 2021, when a larger sedan will appear. A larger crossover may come before, and possibly also a smaller crossover to replace the Europw-market MiTo and Giulietta.
More than anything, Alfa simply needs customers. U.S sales through August of this year total 6084, which is more than 11 times what Alfa sold in all of 2016 but hardly enough to keep a non-exotic boutique brand afloat in the long term. As the Stelvio and Giulia stockpile the bulk of U.S. sales, Alfa hopes to build enough of a following to sway buyers out of their BMWs and Jaguars.

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