Our EV revolution Bingo card didn’t embody areas for the return of wagons (aero crossovers by a extra appropriate title) and the doubling down on retro design cues, however that is what we’re getting and we prefer it. Alfa Romeo is clocking in on the retro aspect, design chief Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos telling Autocar, “Our next-generation vehicles will deliver again the Coda Tronca right into a present design language — as a way to spice up aerodynamic effectivity and vary, in fact, but additionally to offer the vehicles a particular, classically Alfa Romeo design character.” You may not know that “coda tronca” means “brief tail” in Italian, however you realize what it seems to be like. Successfully a Kammback or Kammtail, it is when a car roof descends towards the rear of the car, ending in a vertical flank that appears like somebody reduce the automotive brief with a big knife. It has been on every thing from the Shelby Daytona Coupe and Ferrari 250 GTO to the Honda Perception, Toyota Prius, and Audi A2 and A7.
The brief tail was additionally famously on the 1963 Alfa Romeo Turbolare Zagato, shortened to the TZ. That is the design Mesonaro-Romanos refers to, in addition to the Dash Zagato, or SZ, that preceded it. He mentioned, “You will note it on a number of future fashions,” the primary reportedly the compact crossover due in the marketplace subsequent 12 months. This shall be Alfa Romeo’s model of the not too long ago launched Jeep Avenger battery-electric crossover for Europe, as soon as believed to be known as the Brennero. The design boss crossed that title out, telling Autocar, “The mannequin title is now determined. will probably be Italian and will probably be stunning. However greater than that, I can’t say for now.”
We would have higher luck predicting specs. Checking the Avenger’s particulars, we might count on the Stellantis eCMP 2 platform filled with battery modules beneath the seats that add as much as 54 kWh. The Avenger’s e-motor turns the entrance wheels with 154 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, an all-wheel-drive model is on the best way. Vary on the WLTP cycle is rated at an estimated 249 miles. As with the Jeep, the Alfa Romeo is predicted to get a gas-powered model, possibly with the identical 1.2-liter motor going into the Jeep. We’re unsure how else the Alfa would possibly distinguish itself from the Jeep, however the Kamm tail might make vary for each powertrains a notable differentiator.
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