Following Stelvio, Alfa Romeo has finally released its second SUV model, the Tonale. This is a compact model, in addition to retaining the sports DNA gene, the biggest highlight of the new car is that it will be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, and the overseas market is expected to be delivered as soon as June, as for when our domestic market will be delivered, the official has not yet disclosed, but the Beijing Auto Show in April this year believes that there will be its presence.
In fact, as early as the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo brought the Tonale concept version of the model, and now the Tonale production version of the model is officially released, the overall appearance basically retains the design elements of the concept version of the model, the iconic family-style inverted triangle intake interval plus bright chrome trim embellishment, looks particularly sporty. In addition, the headlights on both sides are integrated with highly personalized daytime running lights, which adopt a three-stage wavy design, which can be described as a further recognition.
The side of the new car looks very smooth, and in the position of the rearview mirror A-pillar, you can see a penetrating waist line extending to the taillight area. The wheel hub shape adopts a five-petal design, which looks not only personal but also full of sportsmanship. As for the body size, the new car length, width and height are 4828mm * 1835mm * 1604mm, the wheelbase is 2818mm, from the size of the performance is decent, but the space does not have to look forward to too much, to meet the daily or no problem.
In terms of tail, the most eye-catching is the through-type taillight design, and the three-stage wavy design inside also echoes the previous daytime running lights, which looks quite dynamic. In addition, there is a spoiler on the rear of the roof, but unfortunately the Tonale's exhaust pipes are in a hidden layout.
Interior, the new car adopts the latest design of the Alpha Romeo family, the overall is still based on sports and technology, the familiar three-frame sports steering wheel, in addition to including multimedia control buttons and ACC cruise control buttons, Alfa Romeo's iconic engine start key is still present in the steering wheel. In addition, the full LCD instrument size is also good, the display function is also very rich, and the LCD screen on the center console adopts a floating design, and a small number of traditional physical buttons are retained below the screen, such as The Alpha Romeo's d, n, a driving mode adjustment knob and the air conditioning function adjustment key.
In terms of power, Alfa Romeo Tonale will provide four power specifications, including diesel, gasoline, light hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, of course, for our domestic market, due to the regulations and market characteristics of diesel models can not be concerned, so we can focus on the gasoline version, light mix and plug-in hybrid these three versions. At present, the official only discloses part of the power information, the two-wheel drive version of the model will have high and low power adjustments, the maximum power is 130 horsepower and 160 horsepower, and will be equipped with a variable geometry turbocharger and a built-in 48V light hybrid system, the transmission system is equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, this combination can make the vehicle at low speed, parking or cruising state to achieve electric mode, in order to greatly reduce the fuel economy of the vehicle.
As the first electrified model, the Alpha Romeo Tonale plug-in hybrid model uses a maximum power 90 kW motor system, which is powered by a 15.5 kWh capacity battery pack. The official did not publish the engine data separately, but the maximum power of the plug-in hybrid model was officially announced to be 270 horsepower, and the zero hundred acceleration only 6.2 seconds, which is still very good for the compact SUV, while the plug-in hybrid model can travel 80 kilometers in pure electric mode, if in 7.4kW charging mode, the Tonale plug-in hybrid version can be fully charged in 2.5 hours at the fastest. In addition, the new car will also provide a four-wheel drive version of the model, more data need to wait for the official further release.
summary:
The launch of Tonale is not only a richer product line for Alfa Romeo, but also a key to the development of new energy in addition to enhancing its competitiveness. After all, the Tonale was Alfa Romeo's first model in electrification. Therefore, I believe that many friends are looking forward to its early listing in the domestic market like the author.
It is worth mentioning that this year, in addition to the release of this blockbuster model, our eyes also need to focus on the F1 race, so this year Alfa Romeo Sober Team officially signed our Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu. Zhou Guanyu will represent Alfa Romeo Sorber racing team for this year's F1 Grand Prix with teammate Valteri Bottas this year, so let's look forward to the wonderful performance of our first F1 driver in China.