Only 63 of These Alfa Romeos Exist – And the UAE Wants In

Alfa Romeo has rolled out two new Quadrifoglio specials with names almost longer than their options list: the Giulia Quadrifoglio Collezione and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Collezione. Built in Cassino and limited to just 63 cars across Europe, the UK, the Middle East, Africa, China and Japan, they’re a tribute to the four-leaf-clover badge that first hit a production car in 1963 with the Giulia Ti Super. 

The idea is simple: take the most aggressive Giulia and Stelvio, turn the red paint up to “collector spec”, throw in more carbon fibre, give them a numbered cabin, and make the V6 even louder. If you’re in the UAE and have a soft spot for fast Italian four-doors and SUVs, this is Alfa telling you to call your dealer early.

Quadrifoglio Collezione: what’s the big deal?

These two aren’t just “special trims” – they’re positioned as rolling tributes to the Quadrifoglio badge and certified as Instant Classics from day one. 

• Limited to 63 units globally
• Markets: Europe, UK, MEA, China, Japan
• Built at Alfa Romeo’s Cassino factory in Italy
• Created as a nod to the first road-going Quadrifoglio in 1963

Alfa Romeo links the 63-car run directly to 1963, when the Quadrifoglio left the track and appeared on the Giulia Ti Super, its first production car with the cloverleaf badge.  The Collezione pair are meant to capture that same energy: motorsport-inspired, road-legal and just rare enough that you’ll probably never see two parked next to each other at City Walk.

For UAE buyers, the key line is that MEA is one of the named regions, so allocations will be tiny. If you already run something under the Stellantis umbrella, you might end up using the same Pick & Drop servicing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi that the group is rolling out for all its brands, including Alfa Romeo. 

Two new reds, two very different personalities

The Giulia and Stelvio get their own take on a new colour family called Rosso Collezione, inspired by the 33 Stradale’s Rosso Villa d’Este. 

• Giulia: darker, almost black-tinted Rosso Collezione
• Stelvio: brighter, more open shade of red
• Both reinterpret Alfa’s historic racing reds
• Paint is part of the story, not just an option code

Alfa Romeo has a long history of red shades, from flat racing reds to complex three-layer finishes. Here, the Giulia leans into its hardcore saloon vibe with a deeper, moodier tone that can look almost black depending on the light, while the Stelvio’s colour is brighter and more versatile to suit life as a fast family SUV. 

It’s the kind of thing that sounds like marketing until you see these cars under Dubai sun and then again in an underground car park – the colour flip is half the drama.

Interior: numbered cabin, not just “high spec”

Inside, both cars go beyond a normal Quadrifoglio trim pack and lean into the “collectable” angle. 

• Leather-upholstered dashboard with red stitching
• Leather and Alcantara seats with embroidered numbering (1 di 63, etc.)
• Sparco seats with carbon-fibre shells
• Leather-finished door and central armrest panels

The cabin is set up to make sure you never forget how rare the car is. The numbering runs from “1 di 63 Collezione” to the final car, stitched into the seats, while the dashboard and panels get leather and Alcantara rather than basic plastics. Sparco carbon-shell seats tie the interior back to Alfa’s motorsport roots, but also remind you that this is not the car you leave at the mall with the windows cracked and the sun pointing straight at it.

If you’re into how brands are tailoring cars to UAE buyers more broadly, there’s a similar “spec plus story” approach in launches like the all-black Chery Tiggo 9 Bold Edition. 

520 hp V6, Akrapovič noise and lots of carbon

Under the bonnet, Alfa keeps the familiar but still very serious 2.9-litre V6, turned up to deliver 520 hp. 

• 2.9-litre V6 petrol engine
• 520 hp, sent to the rear (Giulia) or all four wheels (Stelvio)
• Akrapovič exhaust system fitted as standard
• Carbon-ceramic brakes with red Alfa Romeo script

The Collezione models don’t chase crazy new horsepower numbers. Instead, they focus on feel: the Akrapovič exhaust sharpens the soundtrack, carbon-ceramic brakes are standard for repeated high-speed stops, and carbon fibre shows up on the roof, front badge, mirror caps and interior trim. 

That mix of hardware means these cars fit nicely into a region already testing everything from Level 4 robocars in Abu Dhabi to high-output EVs like the Zeekr 7X – the Alfa just happens to do its thing with petrol, noise and a cloverleaf badge instead. 

Instant Classic status and the collector angle in the UAE

Alfa Romeo calls both cars “Instant Classics” and backs that up with official certification. 

• Certified as Instant Classics by Alfa Romeo
• Strong focus on design + engineering, not just power figures
• Built in small numbers for global collectors
• Quadrifoglio badge still tied to racing heritage dating back to 1923 

In practice, “Instant Classic” means Alfa is signalling to collectors that these cars should hold emotional and historical value, not only straight-line pace. The Quadrifoglio emblem itself goes back to 1923 and Ugo Sivocci’s Targa Florio win; on today’s Giulia and Stelvio, it still marks the highest-performance versions in the range. 

For UAE buyers, that matters when you’re thinking about resale and long-term desirability. We’ve already seen how certain performance and limited-run models behave differently in the used-car market compared to regular trims, something reflected in recent data on how regional buyers chase specific badges and specs. 

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