Alfa Romeo Stelvio with all-aluminium engine launched at LA auto show

<p>The new Stelvio SUV BY Alfa Romeo in a hot Quadrifoglio guise revealed itself at the LA auto show.<br />The Stelvio Quadrifoglio is powered by all-aluminium bi-turbo 2.9-litre V6 engine which was there in the Giulia Quadrifoglio. The engine produces 510hp and 600Nm of torque and the Stelvio will be offered only in all-wheel drive. The all-wheel-drive system is available as standard across the entire range in the US, though, Alfa Romeo hasn&rsquo;t confirmed about the other markets.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Alfa-Romeo-Stelvio-1.jpg" alt="News" width="517" height="226" /><br /><br />The SUV comes with 8-speed automatic gearbox capable of shifting gears in 150 milliseconds when Race mode is active. The steering-column-mounted aluminium paddles can also be used for shifting gears. Stelvio Quadrifoglio will be available in four drive modes - Dynamic, Natural, running-cost-friendly Advanced Efficiency and performance-oriented Race modes. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio also gets carbon-ceramic brakes supported by Alfa Romeo&rsquo;s Integrated Brake System, which the carmaker claims reduces stopping distances.<br /><br />{googleAdsense}<br /><br />The first series of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio are expected to reach the US market sometime in mid-2017. The car is expected to compete with the likes of the Porsche Macan and Jaguar F-Pace on launch.</p>