U Spy Alfa Romeo’s Base Giulia Sedan In Frankfurt

Updated exterior styling ties the model more closely with the Giulia and brings a new honeycomb grille, piano black bumper inserts and revised headlamp and fog lamp surrounds.

Inside the new Giulietta there are revised seat upholsteries, dashboard and door panel finishes, a Uconnect infotainment system now with smartphone-enabled LIVE services (music streaming with Deezer and TuneIn, news with Reuters, Facebook Check-In and Twitter, plus eco:Drive and my:vehicle services and traffic updates for navigation-equipped models). The latest model joining the Alfa Romeo family comes with an updated design, new engine and sportier components.

The 2016 Alfa Romeo is powered by the new 1.6 JTDm turbo diesel engine mated to the Alfa TCT gearbox.

Giulietta owners will also now be able to specify Alfa Performance, a new service which Alfa Romeo says has been “specifically created to enhance the driving experience”.

On the inside, the Giulietta is available with a 5.0- or 6.5-inch Uconnect touchscreen. Veloce is the hot one now, with Super, Tecnica and Speciale making up the numbers.

Standard equipment also rises, all cars get the updated UConnect system, a leather steering wheel, Bluetooth hands-free calling, the Q2 “e-diff” that uses the brakes to mimic a limited-slip differential and 16-inch alloy wheels. The result is 0-62mph in 10.2 seconds and claimed economy of 74.43mpg and 99g/km CO2.

Buyers who don’t need 240 ponies under the hood can choose from a wide palette of gasoline- and diesel-burning four-cylinder engines whose outputs range from 120 to 170 horsepower.

The official debut of new Alfa Romeo Giulietta was staged simultaneously yesterday at an worldwide event called “Fuel your Instinct” in five cities across Europe.

Italian automaker Alfa Romeo has refreshed the Giulietta hatchback for the new model year.

The range-topping Giulietta Veloce has 18-inch alloy rims, specific sports suspension tuning, oversized tailpipes and is the only trim available with the 240hp 1.7L turbo petrol engine. Full pricing details will be announced closer to the car’s United Kingdom launch.