After more than five years on the market, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta is in desperate need of a makeover. With sales sliding well below 50,000 units a year and with Alfa Romeo having launched the bonkers Giulia QV, there were hopes of a significant facelift for the Giulietta. Unfortunately, the Italians decided that the hatchback will hang around in its current form for a couple more years and didn’t put much effort into its mid-cycle update.
As suggested by the camouflaged prototypes we saw on the road back in 2015, design changes were kept to a minimum, while the interior received minor touches and an revised infotainment system. That’s way too little when you’re competing against the Volkswagen Golf and the Ford Focus, but Alfa Romeo is probably more concerned about the next-generation model that’s expected to arrive in 2018 than its ambitious 400,000 units per year volume target.
Despite Marchionne’s promise to turn the Italian brand around, Alfa Romeo is still struggling, and the delayed launch of the Giulia and arrival of the brand’s first SUV are proof of that. The lack of a significant update for the Giulietta adds to that and Alfa Romeo enthusiasts might not take it lightly. It remains to be seen whether the Giulietta’s facelift will be a complete flop, but it’s more than obvious that the hatch won’t make an impact in this highly disputed segment.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
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