Alfa Romeo Giulia saloon - MPG, running costs & CO2

Company-car drivers are the biggest buyers of executive saloons, but anyone choosing with their head rather than the heart will likely go elsewhere. The diesel engines offered reasonable rather than exceptional Benefit-in-Kind costs, but now the line-up only consists of petrol engines and every model sits in the highest BiK bands. Many of its rivals come with a plug-in hybridoption, too; the Alfa offers no electrified version.

Every version of Alfa Romeo Giulia now has a list price (including options) of more than £40,000, so they are liable for an additional VED (road tax) surcharge in years two to six of ownership, bringing the annual bill to nearly £500 during that period.

Alfa Romeo Giulia MPG & CO2

Alfa Romeo has a reputation for building excellent petrol engines, and when available, the 197bhp 2.0-litre in the Giulia was no exception to this. The only downside was its economy, which, at up to 39.2mpg, made the Giulia significantly more expensive to run than either of the diesels for owners regularly covering big distances. The only petrol currently available in the regular range – the 276bhp 2.0-litre turbo – matches that figure, so there’s no real trade-off for the performance on offer, although insurance costs and consumables will need to be factored in for the sportier models.

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When part of the range, the 158bhp and 187bhp 2.2-litre diesel engines returned 54.3mpg and 52.3mpg respectively, making them a solid choice for drivers tackling more than 12,000 miles a year or so. You’ll need to hunt out a used example now, though.

The high-performance 503bhp Quadrifoglio model is the thirstiest in the range, promising up to 27.2mpg according to the WLTP test.

Insurance group

The regular Giulia sits in insurance groups 32-34, which is about par for the course in this class and for this level of performance. The high-performance Quadrifoglio is unsurprisingly more expensive to cover due to its group 46 rating.

Warranty

After offering a generous five-year warranty as part of a promotion that ran for several years, Alfa Romeo has now reverted back to a three-year warranty. That matches the cover you get from Audi, Mercedes and BMW, but looks rather less generous compared to the seven-year warranty you get on the Kia Stinger.