Alfa Romeo Unveils Sailing-Inspired Giulia and Stelvio Edizione Luna Rossa

• This special edition commemorates Alfa Romeo’s partnership with Luna Rossa, an Italian sailing team.

• The cars feature carbon fibre elements, black interior and exterior liveries with red accents, and Quadrifoglio-inspired design elements for the Giulia.

• Alfa Romeo helps Luna Rossa with simulating and developing their boat’s dynamics.

Amid the preliminary Regattas for the 2027 America’s Cup, an important sailing competition that will be held in Naples next July, Alfa Romeo unveiled a special edition of its Stelvio and Giulia.

Called Luna Rossa, this edition commemorates its namesake sailing team, of whom Alfa Romeo is a partner.

Indeed, the automaker works together with the Italian team to fine-tune the boats they use in competition with the help of their aerodynamic engineers and their advanced simulators.

These simulators are normally used by Alfa Romeo to develop new technologies and to improve the driving characteristics of its vehicles.

The Stelvio and Giulia Edizione Luna Rossa stand out from their regular counterparts with their metallic black paint job, which is paired with black alloy wheels and unique red Alfa Romeo logos front and rear, along with red brake callipers.

This recalls Luna Rossa’s livery, which features a mostly black design with red contrasting elements.

The sedan and SUV also feature a helping of carbon fibre elements, such as on the mirror caps and the front grille.

The Giulia goes further, with side skirts and a carbon fibre rear spoiler inspired by the high-performance Quadrifoglio trim level, which remains on offer in Europe despite having been discontinued in North America.

Inside, the Giulia and Stelvio Luna Rosso keep up the black and red theme with a unique upholstery that combines black leather and ECONYL (a material made from recycled fishing nets recovered from the seabed) with a red stripe running down the middle of the seat backs.

Here again, Alfa Romeo logos are unique red elements not shared with the brand’s other models, and carbon fibre accents are prevalent.

While Canadian pricing hasn’t been announced yet, Alfa Romeo says these models will be positioned at the top of the Stelvio and Giulia lineups when they arrive in the second quarter of 2027, in time for the next edition of the America’s Cup.

We know these models will be fitted with a Harman Kardon premium sound system and the adaptive suspension system, along with the Stelvio and Giulia’s standard 2,0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is the only powertrain available in these models on the Canadian market.

This engine sends its 280 horsepower and 306 lb-ft of torque to the ground through a ZF-sourced 8-speed automatic transmission and the standard Q4 all-wheel drive system.

Canadian pricing and the full details about the 2027 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Edizione Luna Rossa are expected early next year.