Alfa Romeo is ready to disclose its first all-electric automobile in April 2024.
We beforehand speculated this small SUV can be known as the Brennero, primarily based on a teaser that had GPS coordinates over the Brenner Move, however the Italian carmaker has now confirmed it’s really known as the Milano.
This identify has been chosen as a tribute to town Alfa Romeo was based in again in 1910. Alfa Romeo has used the identify earlier than, with North American-market variations of its 75 within the Nineteen Eighties badged Milano.
We now formally have a reputation to match the face, as a variety of photos of the Alfa Romeo Milano leaked on-line earlier this 12 months.
The Milano is ready to experience on a model of the Stellantis platform underpinning the Jeep Avenger and Fiat 600. Each of those fashions measure round 4.1 metres lengthy and 1.8 metres vast.
Will probably be accessible with each all-electric and mild-hybrid choices. It’s unclear if the automobile shall be supplied regionally at this stage, nor which powertrain choices.
The petrol-powered Avenger provides a 1.2-litre turbocharged three-cylinder engine, supplied with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a six-speed automated transmission. A model with out this method comes with a six-speed handbook.
The electrical Avenger encompasses a 400V electrical structure and a 54kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion battery positioned below the cabin.
Claimed vary on the stricter WLTP cycle is 400km, whereas a newly developed electrical motor producing 115kW of energy and 260Nm of torque.
Jeep says a 100kW DC charger can take the Avenger’s battery from 20 to 80 per cent in 24 minutes.
The beforehand leaked imagery of the Milano revealed the design has a transparent continuity with the bigger Tonale and Stelvio, and options the model’s distinctive V-shaped grille.
The LED lighting up entrance has a novel signature, whereas down again there are horizontal tail lights just like the Tonale. A model of Alfa Romeo’s trademark phone dial wheels additionally function.
Regardless of sharing a platform with the Jeep Avenger and different compact-segment Stellantis automobiles, Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato insists the Brennaro will nonetheless drive like an Alfa Romeo.
“You will notice that will probably be an Alfa Romeo,” he instructed Auto Specific.
“We’re spending time on designing that automobile with the identical spirit. And the driveability of the automobile, the efficiency of that automobile, shall be pushed by the tuning that we do on the Tonale. We will have the driveability of an Alfa with the sort of product; I’ve little question of that.”
Alfa Romeo plans to be an electric-only model by 2027.
The corporate has stated it should reveal its first automobile accessible solely with an electrical powertrain in 2025.
Given the potential volumes on provide, electrical replacements for the Tonale and Stelvio are assured. Alfa Romeo head of product planning Daniel Guzzafame has confirmed a sports activities sedan just like the Giulia is a model pillar, and also will function in some type.
“You want a Giulia, you want a Stelvio, you want a Tonale,” he stated. “You then want one thing larger.”
Mr Imparato’s remarks to Auto Specific seemingly reaffirmed the need to maintain the Giulia round.
“The form of the Giulia is implausible, I don’t wish to lose this. The automobile is completely beautiful, so there’s a future for the sort of automobile,” he stated.
Rounding out the vary of crossovers shall be a big SUV to tackle the Volvo EX90 and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV in 2027, as confirmed by Mr Imparato to Dutch outlet AutoWeek earlier this 12 months.
Mr Imparato has additionally expressed curiosity in reviving the GTV coupe, though international curiosity in coupes is waning.
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