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Quadrifoglio

A talisman from 1923 that became the designation for the sharpest cars in the range.

Quadrifoglio · 1923

At the 1923 Targa Florio, Ugo Sivocci painted a green cloverleaf in a white lozenge on his RL — and won, after a career of finishing second. A few months later, testing at Monza, he was killed in a car without the mark. Out of respect Alfa kept the cloverleaf, but set it in a triangle: the missing fourth corner is for him.

Since then the green cloverleaf on white has not been decoration. It is a designation — first for the racing cars, later for the sharpest road versions: 155 V6 TI, 147 GTA, Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio.
Tradizione · Portello → Arese → Cassino

Who carries the mark

Which cars have earned a cloverleaf

The mark has never been an option to tick. It goes only on the most sharply tuned versions — first the racing cars, then the summit of the road range.

Year	Model	Shape of the mark
1923	RL Targa Florio · Ugo Sivocci	Lozenge
1924	The factory racing cars	Triangle
1993	155 V6 TI · DTM	Triangle
2002	147 GTA	Triangle
2016	Giulia Quadrifoglio	Triangle
2017	Stelvio Quadrifoglio	Triangle
2020	Giulia GTA / GTAm	Triangle