Novitec has
announced a comprehensive package of mild performance
upgrades right across the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's petrol
and diesel engine ranges combined with new
style-enhancing accessories, stainless exhaust rear
boxes, key suspensions changes and new 18-, 19-, 20-inch
alloy wheels.Under the
bonnet of the C-segment hatchback Novitec is offering
custom-tailored versions of its self-styled "Powerjet 2"
tuning modules for both the turbocharged petrol and
diesel engines models. Its plug-in application for the
auxiliary control module on the 1.4 TB 16V version
produces a claimed 141 hp (104 kW) of power, 21 hp up
from standard 120 hp (88 kW). Power output of the
Novitec-tuned MultiAir engine with identical
displacement meanwhile jumps from the standard 170 hp
(125 kW) to a more powerful, claimed, 195 hp (141 kW).
Novitec's engine tuning extends
to the 1.8-litre turbocharged engine and here the
Powerjet 2 module claims to bump power output of the
four-valve, four-cylinder engine up by 26 hp (19 kW) and
boost peak torque to 386 Nm (from the standard car's 340
Nm). Novitec thus claims that adds up to a new power
output of 261 hp (192 kW) and a 0 to 100 km/h time of
6.5 seconds (the production model does this in 6.8
seconds) on the way to a claimed new top speed of 251
km/h (production model top speed is 242 km/h). The
Novitec tuning programme for the 1.8 TB engine costs 419
euros excluding taxes.
Engine tuning is also available
for the three turbodiesel engines in the Giulietta
range. The German tuner's "Powerrail 5" module, which is
also installed by means of a plug connector, lends the
1.6 JTD 16V model a claimed extra 15 hp (11 kW) of
power. For the 2.0 JTD 16V model with a standard power
output of 140 hp (103 kW) the auxiliary control unit
claims to add an extra 20 hp (14.7 kW). Extra power
output is available for the 170 hp diesel model with
custom-calibrated auxiliary control unit improving
rating to a claimed 195 hp (143 kW) while peak torque
grows by 50 Nm to 400 Nm. All the Powerrail 5 modules
cost 335 euros excluding taxes. Novitec is also offering
a number of stainless steel exhaust back boxes in
various designs of two or four exit configurations which
aim to create a sportier exhaust note.
Novitec is offering new wheel/tyre
combinations for the Giulietta in 18-, 19-, and 20-inch
formats. The biggest, dubbed the Novitec N10 and
available in either a silver or matte-black finish, come
in size 8.5Jx20 and are shod with 235/50 R 20 Pirelli P
Zero tyres. Sports springs lower the car by 35 mm while
the stainless-steel coil-over suspension comes with
adjustable ride height and damper rates. It lends the
Alfa Romeo a firmer setup than standard and provides
infinitely variable ride-height lowering between 35 and
75 millimeters.
A new body kit claims to offer
aerodynamic enhancements. New front lip spoiler sections
fit on either side of the car and cost 167 euros while
the centrally-mounted spoiler section is 83 euros. This
combination, Novitec claims, reduces lift on the front
axle. New side skirts (234 euros) and a new rear fascia
(167 euros) come in several different versions with
specific cutouts for the various exhaust exit options.
Novitec components come with
general operating certificates, thus saving customers,
particularly on the German market, with possibly costly
and time-intensive individual technical inspections.
They also eliminate the need to register the body
components in the vehicle registration documents.