The Giulia Q started life as a Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde, performance saloon introduced in 2015. The Giulia Q is not a simple nipped and tucked version of the four-door Giulia QV as it rolled off the assembly line. Instead, what Castagna has done is create the open-top Giulia Alfa Romeo never envisioned (or dared) to build. The result is quite impressive, and it’s a drastic reconfiguration of the original car.
The cabin has been pushed back substantially, with the entire dashboard, steering wheel and front seats moving back 330mm. It also lost its roof, obviously, in favour of a foldable soft-top that disappears under the rear deck entirely when desired. The hood is extended and a lot more pronounced than on the Giulia QV, with an exposed carbon fibre centre panel, and it has a completely redesigned front section. The headlights, as well as Alfa Romeo’s signature shield-shaped grille, are sharpened, and there’s an integrated splitter in the bottom. The windshield is constructed using Castagna’s patented Vistotal system, where the size of the A-pillars is drastically reduced to improve both style and visibility.
As it’s based on the Giulia QV, it shares the same driveline too, meaning the Giulia Q comes with the same 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 engine producing 520 horsepower and 600Nm of torque. Given the fact that the Giulia Q weighs about 200 kilos less, I bet the zero-to-100kph time has dropped from the original 3.9 seconds, while its 308kph top speed is likely a bit higher. Castagna isn’t specific on either of the two specs; it simply states the top speed to be “over 300kph”. The company is also especially proud of the fact that the Giulia Q has 623 litres of luggage space, with the roof down. So it’s quite practical instead of being a pure show queen.
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