Thought everyone might find this interesting.
Bought the base 2018 with 11K miles about a year ago. Currently at the dealer getting a new turbo, so they loaned me a brand new 22 TI with 400 miles on the ODO:
Driving off the lot imeddiatly felt the difference, and it was HUGE. But not in a good way.
1. The newer Stelvio has comparitively terrible handling as the whole car wallows from one side to another when given quick steering input.. it now suddenly FEELS like and SUV, which my Stelvio completely hides. Steering seems way slower, and takes more effort than mine, and doesn't track perfectly around corners ... a lot closer to its German rivals, and that's not a compliment. My Stelvio has amazing driving dynamics by comparison. Either the steering on mine is quicker, or it just feels that way because it's clear after driving the new one that Alfa reduced the spring strength which causes the front end to dive more when turning and during braking. The car is lazy to turn now and I feld much less in control. The one thing all this does is make the new Alfa more luxurious as it does not make such a fuss when encountering a bump, but heck if I wanted a Cadilac I would have bought one.
2. The new car also feels less powerful. This can however be a head fake, as mine has one of those accelerator booster pedel which merely amplifies throttle input, but if so ... wow, didn't realize what a diffence that made until I drove the new car. But even so, it really does feel like the acceleration itself is slow... with more lag.
3. The infotainment system is nicer but for what I use it for which is switching to Youtube and changing input device, as well as just FM stations, it seems more complicated. This is likely it being new and requiring more time behind the wheel.
In summary - I'd not buy a 2022 Stelvio, after comparing it to my 2018. I would never had thought there was a difference, but to me, it's a step backward.
Bought the base 2018 with 11K miles about a year ago. Currently at the dealer getting a new turbo, so they loaned me a brand new 22 TI with 400 miles on the ODO:
Driving off the lot imeddiatly felt the difference, and it was HUGE. But not in a good way.
1. The newer Stelvio has comparitively terrible handling as the whole car wallows from one side to another when given quick steering input.. it now suddenly FEELS like and SUV, which my Stelvio completely hides. Steering seems way slower, and takes more effort than mine, and doesn't track perfectly around corners ... a lot closer to its German rivals, and that's not a compliment. My Stelvio has amazing driving dynamics by comparison. Either the steering on mine is quicker, or it just feels that way because it's clear after driving the new one that Alfa reduced the spring strength which causes the front end to dive more when turning and during braking. The car is lazy to turn now and I feld much less in control. The one thing all this does is make the new Alfa more luxurious as it does not make such a fuss when encountering a bump, but heck if I wanted a Cadilac I would have bought one.
2. The new car also feels less powerful. This can however be a head fake, as mine has one of those accelerator booster pedel which merely amplifies throttle input, but if so ... wow, didn't realize what a diffence that made until I drove the new car. But even so, it really does feel like the acceleration itself is slow... with more lag.
3. The infotainment system is nicer but for what I use it for which is switching to Youtube and changing input device, as well as just FM stations, it seems more complicated. This is likely it being new and requiring more time behind the wheel.
In summary - I'd not buy a 2022 Stelvio, after comparing it to my 2018. I would never had thought there was a difference, but to me, it's a step backward.