Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm Arrives At Imola For Its Big Debut This Weekend

Alfa Romeo is setting up the international dynamic debut event of the new Giulia GTAm, which will take place at Imola on Sunday, April 18, during the second round of the 2021 F1 World Championship.

The new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm, which will be presented in the brand’s classic red livery, already visited the pit lane for a photo opportunity alongside Alfa Romeo F1 drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi.

Both drivers have participated in the development of the Giulia GTAm, helping Alfa Romeo to fine-tune its most aggressive and powerful product in decades. In addition, the Italian carmaker has collaborated with the Sauber Engineering Team for some of the model’s technical features, including the center-locking 20-inch alloy wheels, and various carbon-fiber parts.

The new Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm is the even more hardcore variant of the Giulia GTA, featuring things like a more aggressive aero kit with a larger front splitter and a giant carbon-fiber rear wing, a rear bench delete, a roll bar, no door panels, and straps instead of regular door handles for that ultimate race-car-for-the-road feeling.

The twin-turbo 2.9-liter V6 engine has been upgraded to produce 532 HP (540 PS) instead of the Quadrifoglio’s 503 HP (510 PS) and is accompanied by a model-specific Akrapovic exhaust system for an “unmistakable” soundtrack. While Alfa Romeo hasn’t released the full figures yet for the GTAm, it says that the slightly less mad Giulia GTA will hit 62 mph (100 km/h) from a standstill in just 3.6 seconds, thanks to a new Launch Control and a comprehensive diet that removed 100 kg (220 lbs) out of its weight figure.

Alfa Romeo is going to build just 500 examples of the new Giulia GTA and GTAm combined.