The GTA is back! New Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm review | Autocar

The GTA is back. Yup, the legendary acronym GTA has returned on the the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA. It stands for Gran Turismo Alleggerita in which, crucially, Alleggerita means 'lightened'.

It's a heavily modified version of Alfa Romeo's Giulia Quadrifoglio, already our favourite super saloon car. Think of the GTA as the equivalent of a Jaguar XE SV Project 8 or the BMW M4 GTS.

Only 500 will be built and there are actually two variants, the GTA and the GTAm. This is the latter, which is even more hardcore than the GTA because it has a roll cage where the rear seats used to be, race front seats with six point harnesses and has had even more weight removed. At a claimed 1540kg it's a full 100kg lighter than the QF. Full technical specifications are below.

The Giulia GTAm, says Alfa, is "a veritable supercar for everyday use". Is that so? Matt Prior takes it on a comprehensive road trip, from motorway to back road, to find out.

Price: Approx £154,000 depending on exchange rate (€176,500 GTA, or €181,500 GTAm)

Engine V6, 2981cc, twin-turbo petrol

Power 533bhp at 6500rpm

Torque 443lb ft at 2500rpm

Gearbox 8-spd automatic

Kerb weight 1540kg

Top speed 191mph

0-62mph 3.6sec

Economy 26.2mpg

CO2 244g/km

New videos are uploaded to Autocar each week. Don't miss a single one. Subscribe now: http://smarturl.it/autocar

Visit our website at http://www.autocar.co.uk

Autocar, the world's leading motoring magazine and website, delivers industry-leading news, the most in-depth car reviews and opinion from our team of experts. Our presenters include some of the world's top motoring journalists who have unrivalled access to the world's fastest, rarest, most exotic and most exciting cars on some of the world's best roads and race tracks.

Follow AUTOCAR here:
LIKE Autocar on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Jzyvh1
FOLLOW Autocar on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2JzABgT
FOLLOW Autocar on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2TIgvFI

Check out our full video catalog: https://bit.ly/1UfAOCH

For car reviews you can trust, subscribe to Autocar: http://smarturl.it/autocar