The wild part is that the Maserati Grecale has access to cooled seats, HUD and 360 cameras and it is based on the Stelvio. All features that the Stelvio lacks.

Two I have to always explain to people that are not car enthusiasts (in North America) that it exists and what it is: Genesis and Alfa Romeo.

Genesis I understand because its relatively new. Most people have no idea it exists and which country it comes from.

Alfa Romeo, almost every non car enthusiast I have talked to has never heard of it. The rare person who has heard of it just knows terrible reliability as the only thing about the brand.

V8s will still be around. Unfortunately they are going to be the realm of 100k cars at that point =(.

My impossible dream: this engine shows up in a refreshed Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio. Preferably in a trim that sits between the Quadrifoglio and the base 2.0L 4 cylinder engine. Not sure if they are still pushing for Alfa Romeo to be all electric by 2025/2026.

Absolutely. When I saw they removed the 6 cylinder in the refreshes for the XE and XF, I just lost interest in them. I dont think they will update the XF or XE any further. The reboot is slated for 2025 and in like two months it will already be 2024.