Well, I had to get it out of my system.
Yesterday, I took a brief test drive in a 2020 Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio in MonteCarlo blue with yellow calipers.
Vehicle Impressions The car looks great on videos and in pictures, in the flesh, frankly I was a little underwhelmed. The paint color is beautiful in bright sun shine and overall is a handsome, good looking car, but I wasn't wowed either. My GF found that the car looked like a Honda Civic and wasn't wowed in any way with either the interior or exterior. She felt the car was small, (which it is compared to our 2016 Chevy SS) and sat low which it does. She felt that I would be paying more for less car. the interior's okay, but not opulent by any means. The back seat is tight, advertised as a 5 person car but in reality a 4 person and a midget for the middle back seat.The rear seats fold down and it has a cargo pass through, 13 cu feet. Has a lot of carbon fiber bits, trunk, roof, rear deck lid, rocker panels, carbon fiber drive shaft, weighs about 300 lbs lighter then the Chevy. The trunk lid hinges are large hoops vs the articulated hinges and gas shocks in the Chevy. (Frankly, that was really disappointing for the $). Doors had a nice solid thunk to them. Seats, supportive, firm, leather and alcantara, very aggressive side bolsters that hug you mid torso. Good visibility, switch gears okay. No sun roof, some driving assistive aids, adaptive cruise control.
Road test impressions, Fairly quiet when driving, nice exhaust note. Adaptive sport suspension, firm but compliant in normal mode, however, the exhaust doesn't open up completely until it's in race mode at which time, all the nannie controls are off. The car feels planted, lower CG then the Chevy, the steering is tighter, more sensitive and direct then the Chevy. The car feels shrink wrapped around the driver. The acceleration in normal mode at highway speeds was good, got on it briefly and the car just wants to fly. Never used any of the other driving modes nor the large paddle shifters in manual mode. You can really get into trouble quickly, if you're not careful. 505 vs 415Hp.
In conclusion:the Alfa is a driver's car, first and foremost. If you want the handling and performance, styling, exclusivity and dealing with it's myriad service issues, it's a great car and probably worth it for you. The Chevy in my opinion, is more versatile, better equipped, well rounded and excellent performing for a large car. The suspension in performance mode doesn't feel as tight as the Alfa in normal mode and it carries it's weight a little higher up. The steeering isn't as good as the Alfa's but overall, it's an excellent performing car and a tremendous value. Just wanted to share this experience.