Alfa Romeo’s new subcompact crossover revealed final week because the Milano will as a substitute be referred to as the Junior when it begins gross sales later this yr.
Alfa Romeo introduced the brand new identify on Monday and cited an Italian regulation that bans using the Milano identify.
At concern is the automobile initially utilizing the identify of an Italian metropolis whereas calling a manufacturing web site overseas, on this case Poland, house. Moderately than problem the regulation, Alfa Romeo mentioned it determined to alter the identify within the “spirit of selling mutual understanding.”
The unique Milano identify signifies Alfa Romeo’s Milanese roots but additionally remembers the Milano sedan offered within the U.S. within the Nineteen Eighties. It was picked as the most well-liked possibility for the brand new crossover, not by Alfa Romeo’s employees however reasonably the automaker’s followers by way of a survey. Junior was one other identify that was common amongst followers, Alfa Romeo mentioned.
2025 Alfa Romeo Junior
Like Milano, the Junior identify has featured in Alfa Romeo’s previous. It was first used on Alfa Romeo’s GT 1300 Junior launched in 1966.
No matter its identify, there are not any plans to carry the crossover to the U.S. market. Elsewhere, it is going to function Alfa Romeo’s new entry level now that the Giulietta and Mito hatchbacks are gone.
Alfa Romeo is saving full particulars till the European market launch in the summertime, however consumers, relying available on the market, will be capable of select between mild-hybrid and totally electrical powertrains, making the crossover Alfa Romeo’s first EV. Two electrical powertrains, each of them single motors mounted on the entrance, might be on provide, with the extra highly effective of those delivering 240 hp.
Alfa Romeo intends to supply an electrical possibility on each automobile it launches this decade. Subsequent within the pipeline is a redesigned Stelvio due in 2025. Will probably be adopted by a redesigned Giulia in 2026. Although it is but to be confirmed, a midsize SUV is predicted to debut in 2027 as the ultimate addition to Alfa Romeo’s core lineup.