2019 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA: WHY

What car should I buy?" It's a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would executive editor Mark Rechtin drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors' picks here.

When we named the Alfa Romeo Giulia our 2018 Car of the Year, I pulled executive editor privilege and claimed ownership to write the "winner" article. This splendid Italian confection had me smitten and I needed to shout it from the mountaintops.

We live in a time when people are ready to consign themselves to A-to-B transportation by soulless appliances. I'm here to tell you that, if you refuse to identify with that group, Alfa Romeo has the sedan for you.

With a snorting, sonorous 280-hp turbo-four under the hood, a supple-yet-precise suspension underfoot, steering that is balanced and linear, and supportive yet relaxing seats, it is hard not to smile when approaching your Giulia every morning. Even its interpretation of the classic three-box sedan is swoopy and sexy.

When reviewing the Alfa for Car of the Year, our veteran road test editor Chris Walton exclaimed: ""The Giulia fills the space vacated by BMW. Yet even at the apex of its reign, a 3 Series never rode this well or cornered with such poise and precision simultaneously."