Recently, foreign media found that Alpha Romeo is conducting winter open road tests on the new SUV model Tonale in Northern Europe. According to news, the model is expected to be officially released on February 17, and its top model may be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system with a 1.3T+ electric motor.
However, from the exposure of the road test spy photos, the new car still uses heavy camouflage to cover up the design details, the front part of the face can only see the sharp quadrilateral headlights, matrix light source, as well as the large area of the ventilation grille below and the small openings on both sides, these designs if mass production, will add a powerful aura to the new car.
On the side of the body, the test car did not have too many lines or curved designs, only the running waist line formed a little angular. In addition, we can see that the rear door and window have a design that gradually rises upwards, which visually forms a ready to go forward and swoop forward effect. In terms of size, Tonale expects 4528mm long, 1835mm wide, 1604mm high and a wheelbase of 2636mm.
In the treatment of the rear of the car, the test car does not have too many folds, and the overall design style is thick, while the shape of the taillights echoes the headlights, which is very hard.
According to network sources, the top version of the new car will not be a high-power traditional fuel version, but adopts a plug-in hybrid system composed of a 1.3T engine and an electric motor, and the combined maximum output power will reach about 179kW, and four-wheel drive can be achieved. In addition, the battery capacity is not yet known, as a reference, the Jeep Guider 4xe model on the same platform is equipped with an 11.4kWh battery pack.
Like Maserati's new model, the Grecale, the Launch of the Alfa Romeo Tonale was delayed by several months as chip shortages hampered production for the Stellantis Group.
After the gradual withdrawal of models such as the Giulietta, MiTo and 4C, Alfa Romeo currently has only two models left, so it is in urgent need of new models to enrich the lineup, so the brand has high hopes for tonale's sales performance.
After the official launch of Tonale, Alfa Romeo may launch a new B-class crossover model, which will be named after the Brennero and will be available in both the electric-only and regular fuel versions.