Not a replica
SGT Automobili made an entrance. Debut model out, looking back but built for now. It channels the Alfa Romeo 155 from 1993, the car that won the DTM series in a landslide. But let’s be clear this isn’t nostalgia porn. No vintage shell bolted to a modern heart.
It is neither a replica nor a restomod
They call it their vision. A super-saloon reimagined for today’s streets. And circuits.
The skin is carbon fiber. Every curve matches the legendary racer, right down to the aggressive stance. It’s road-legal, technically, though “legal” feels like a weak word here. You don’t see things like this parked next to grocery getaways.
Raw power, minimal noise
Under the hood sits the Quadrifoglio V6. That 2.9-liter twin-turbo unit gets tweaked, hard. Standard 513 bhp is left in the dust.
You have choices.
– Stradale gets 612 bhp
– Trofeo jumps to 740 bhp
That Trofeo number sounds made up. It isn’t. An exhaust system with valves keeps things civil for neighbors, until you open it up. Then the noise returns. Full blast.
The gearbox stays an eight-speed auto, but SGT reinforced it. You need steel to handle that torque. You can lock the system to send all that power rear-wheel, too, if you really want to drift in public. Probably not advisable.
Built for the track
The chassis changes are substantial. Torsional rigidity is up 25%. That means less flex, more direct steering, sharper inputs.
Inside, it’s bare bones. Rear seats are gone. A roll cage sits in their place. Alongside a fire extinguisher, because apparently that’s a thing you keep in your console now. Front buckets are carbon fiber, holding you tight through every turn.
A new panel on the console controls everything. Damper stiffness. Differential behavior. Engine map aggression. You tune it as you drive.
The weight story tells the rest of the tale. The Stradale sits at 1,590 kg. Strip it down for the Trofeo and you drop to 1,490 kg. Almost a ton of difference from standard, raw material to finished product.
Which version do you take? The quieter street tool, or the track weapon. Maybe you don’t care about the question at all. You just want the car.
