2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio NRING

First registered a year ago in April 2019, the Quadrifoglio NRING Edition offered here is not just number “101 of 108” special edition cars built, but 1 of only 22 produced in right hand drive UK specification (originally 12 but boosted by 10 due to demand).

The vendor, a restaurateur of Italian parentage, is one of the true Alfisti; having worked for Alfa Romeo in the ‘70s and now a collector of classic Alfas and a serial owner of Italian cars and bikes. He bought the NRING new last year and has thoroughly enjoyed the few thousand miles he’s driven in the car - mostly on motorways around his local area. He is selling the car to make space for a Giulia Quadrifoglio GTA which he is now expecting either late this year or early next.

When produced, each NRING Edition came with a welcome kit which included Sparco racing gloves, an Alfa Romeo branded jacket, cufflinks, driving shoes, a holdall, a 1:18 scale model and an “Instant Classic” authenticity certificate from Alfa Romeo Classiche - all of which are being sold with the car to the new owner. The car also comes with V5, all manuals, service booklet and two keyfobs.

One other treat which came as part of the purchase package was a sports driving technique course at the Nürburgring circuit. Due to cancellations, this Alfa Romeo event is yet to happen, so the new owner will still benefit from this special trip when rescheduled.

On the outside of the car, the special matte paint is in near perfect condition as you would expect from a nearly new, well looked after limited edition model. The grey shows off the car’s lines beautifully from the characteristic triangular grille at the front, down the sculpted flanks to above the monumental rear diffuser, from which sprout a harmonious quartet of chrome tail pipes.

If it’s not made of glass or covered in the exclusive Grigio Circuito metallic matte paint, then it’s probably carbon fibre. There’s (figuratively) tonnes of the stuff on show - from the front lips around the grille, to the side skirt inserts, door mirror caps, roof and boot spoiler. There’s more to come inside too. To further distinguish the NRING, the Giulia badge is darkened but it still features the iconic white triangles with green “quadrifoglio” (four leaf clover) on each side.

The red brake calipers straddling the huge vented carbon-ceramic discs are set off brilliantly by the dark grey 19” five-hole lightweight alloys - sporting the original, barely-used, factory-fit Pirelli PZERO tyres all round.

In this time of restricted travel, we cannot encourage arranging an inspection in person to see the car’s great condition for yourself, but certainly take some time to study the detailed photos in the gallery and why not use the ‘Contact Seller’ option above to arrange a video call with the vendor to look a little closer at the key features and general condition.

If you’ve already happily snacked on the exterior carbon-fibre appetisers, you’ll be able to gorge yourself on the main course inside where there is much more of the same. Door trims, sill plates, dash panel, centre console, steering wheel, gear selector and front seat back and sides are all made or covered in lacquered carbon-fibre weave.

The dash and general trim is in black leather with contrasting red stitching and features additional areas of red leather on the lower dash and across the doors. In front of the passenger, on the carbon-fibre dash inlay panel, is a plaque identifying the car as an NRING Edition and giving the limited edition number - in this case 101 of 108.

The Sparco racing seats are part leather, part alcantara with embossed Alfa Romeo roundels on the headrests. Needless to say, in line with the rest of the car, the interior of this Quadrifoglio is in superb condition and wants for nothing by way of care or repair.

Under the Alfa’s bonnet - wow - what a masterpiece of design and packaging and presented with amazing symmetry. The longitudinally-mounted 90° V6 with its covers and intakes looks like a squatting robot ready to jump out, transformer-style, and stop you from tinkering with anything more complicated than topping up the washer bottle.

There’s very little to be said of the undersides of this nearly-new Alfa - most of the cars we present for sale are somewhat older and we need to be circumspect about how we describe the underbody. In this case, it’s very, very good, almost new in fact!

Inside the boot, all is clean and tidy and there’s a very useful cargo net fitted, which we imagine is vital for holding down the bottle of milk you’ve gone out to buy from a shop twenty miles away down a winding A-road (although not during lockdown obviously).

Under the cover at the side is the battery compartment and under the central carpet panel is where you’ll find a tyre repair kit - inflator and canister of tyre weld - as well as a few tools and the fuse box.

Being just a few weeks under a year old, this car doesn’t have much of a history to highlight; it’s covered fewer than 4,000 miles and it’s too young to need an MOT until April 2022.

Worth mentioning though is that from new, this car came with an Alfa Romeo Service Plan, a 5-year Warranty and 5-years Roadside Assistance, so all but a year of these extras still remains and they are transferable to a new owner.

The car is shortly due its first annual service and, as soon as dealerships re-open, the new owner will have the honour of a drive out to their nearest Alfa Romeo service centre to have it done. Let’s hope it’s not too close to home.

We all know that the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is an awesome car and this rare and exclusive NRING Edition is as good as they get. It drives and handles well, whether on “the Ring” or the ring-road with plenty of performance on tap should it be needed. The vendor describes it as “one of the greatest cars he’s ever driven” - and he’s driven plenty of Italian performance cars. Its four doors, five seats, large boot and split-folding rear seats gives this saloon a practicality that most sports cars cannot match.

Coming up with a precise value for a limited edition car like this isn’t straightforward, very few of these cars have come to the market since new. However, in line with those that we know of and the market for similar vehicles, we expect this Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio NRING Edition to fetch between £69,000 and £79,000.

If every true petrolhead should have owned an Alfa Romeo during their lifetime then why not make it one which is not only a truly spectacular driver’s car but a slower-depreciating limited edition to boot.

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with the vendor in North London; to arrange an appointment please use the ‘Contact Seller’ button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

If needed, please remember we have a network of trusted suppliers we work with regularly and can recommend: Classic & Sportscar Finance for purchase-financing, Footman James for classic car insurance Thames Valley Car Storage for storing your car and AnyVan for transporting it.

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