Alfa Romeo, a storied Italian automaker with an amazing quantity of goodwill from the automotive fanatic crowd, is about to undergo one more main transformation. In accordance with stories, together with this one from Automotive Information Europe, newly appointed Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato informed Italian journalists throughout a roundtable occasion that each one future autos from the corporate could be electrified and constructed on a brand new platform recognized internally because the STLA large-vehicle structure that will probably be shared throughout manufacturers underneath the Stellantis umbrella.
“We’re engaged on the Massive platform of Stellantis and we’ll now not use the Giorgio,” Imparato mentioned. “We should reap the benefits of the volumes to take all doable alternatives and convey an EV vary to Alfa Romeo, however all the time with the contact of Alfa Romeo.”
Which means the well-regarded Giorgio platform that presently underpins Alfa Romeo’s solely two mainstream merchandise, the Giulia sedan and the Stelvio crossover, will come to an inglorious finish. That is a disgrace. The Giorgio platform did not simply price Alfa’s earlier guardian firm Fiat Chrysler Vehicles tens of millions of {dollars} to engineer, it additionally gave the corporate a duo of autos that arguably drive higher than anything of their segments.
Forbes stories that the Giorgio platform will not be totally deserted, as it is going to reportedly be built-in into the remainder of the Stellantis portfolio in a roundabout way. We do not know precisely what which means, however maybe it lives on in closely modified kind as the premise of crossovers and SUVs just like the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee, which Jeep calls a totally new platform however one we consider shares engineering with the Giorgio. We additionally assume it is going to underpin the upcoming Maserati Grecale.
As for the way forward for Alfa Romeo, the following mannequin coming from the model is the Tonale, which was delayed by Imparato with the intention to get its plug-in hybrid powertrain excellent. Tonale will use a platform shared with present Jeeps. Rumors counsel a good smaller crossover known as the Brennero is on the way in which, additionally utilizing a hybrid drivetrain. Previous that, we’ll simply have to attend and see — Imparato says new 5-year and 10-year plans are presently being finalized. In any case, we doubt there will probably be any vital updates to the Giulia or Stelvio because the model strikes all its assets to its electrified intentions.
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