Italian brand Alfa Romeo Romeo unveiled a new small concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, when the name was already the concept car called "Tonale", after about three years, it finally came out as a mass production version. The new Alfa Romeo Tonale not only represents the brand's second retirement tour, but also the first PHEV plug-in hybrid in the history of the Aikuai Romeo brand!
The new Alfa Romeo Tonale, whose exterior design is almost the same as the original concept car era, still retains the elegant shape of the brand's unique and attractive, and Tonale has also been recognized by the original factory as a new small retreat designed for the dynamic and young and urban consumer groups. Inspired by the SZ debut in 1989, the new Tonale features 3+3 full LED headlights that not only provide daily and night lighting, but also dynamic steering assist lights, as well as "welcome dynamic lighting" every time the vehicle is turned on or off, and the front of the car is equipped with the Scudetto triangle shield water tank guard shape, which can be said to be the brand's classic symbol.
In addition, the production version of Tonale, which is almost faithful to the concept version, only has parts such as the hidden door handle design and digital rearview mirrors, and the rest, such as the classic telephone carousel aluminum ring design, is also preserved on the production version of the model. According to the information provided by the original manufacturer, the new Alfa Romeo Tonale is 4,530mm long, 1,840mm wide, 1,600mm high, 2,636mm wheelbase, located in the C-Segment size, and will face competitors such as Audi Q3, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz GLA and other competitors in the future.
The interior part adopts the pilot-guided cockpit, even if it is equipped with a 12.5-inch LCD screen and a 10.25-inch central control screen (also supports wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto connection function), but the steering wheel with the engine opening and closing button and the rear long aluminum paddle shifter, do not follow the trend, still use the traditional gear lever shape, and the knob under the center console can quickly switch driving modes, Alfa Romeo's bloody driving feeling seems to be born However, the three pedals are no longer seen on the new Tonale, as the original factory did not import hand-row models for tonale!
The new Alfa Romeo Tonale offers three electrification options, including two 48V Mild Hybrids and PHEV plug-in hybrids. One of the power sets into a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine equipped with a 48V light oil-electric system, with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and a front-wheel drive system, with a total of two output options, such as maximum horsepower 130hp and 160hp, of which the 160hp output of the power model is equipped with VGT variable geometry turbo.
Another power is the brand's first Plug-in Hybrid plug-in hybrid version, which shares the same 1.3-liter MultiAir turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a 120hp (90kW) output electric motor with the same Jeep Compass of the Stellantis Group, and is equipped with a six-speed self-propelled transmission that uses the engine to drive the front wheels and the electric motor to drive the rear wheels, the Tonale The PHEV synergy horsepower will reach 272hp, and zero hundred acceleration can be completed in just 6.2 seconds.
The 15.5kWh lithium battery pack (Jeep Compass is equipped with 11.4kWh), according to the information released by the original factory, tonale PHEV can run about 48 kilometers as far as pure electric mode.
In addition, Alfa Rome also offers a 1.6-liter four-cylinder diesel engine with a maximum horsepower of 130hp for specific European markets such as Italy. For the North American market, Alfa Rome also provides a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine comparable to the Tomale PHEV, with a nine-speed self-propelled transmission and four-wheel drive system, the pure internal combustion engine-powered Tonale Q4 AWD maximum horsepower will reach 256hp/40.8kgm.
In addition to the first time to have PHEV plug-in power, the new Alfa Romeo Tonale has become the world's first car to have an NFT, using blockchain technology to encrypt the vehicle's warranty record and can not be modified, and as the basis for future maintenance and maintenance, the owner's future maintenance reliability after the vehicle is sold to the second-hand car market has also been improved, maintaining the remaining residual value after the sale of Alfa Romeo Tonale in the future.
The new Alfa Romeo Tonale is named after the Tonale Pass in Northern Italy, and the small takeover is expected to be produced at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy, with most European markets taking the lead in this summer and the UK market scheduled for sale in September. For the North American market, it is expected to enter the exhibition room in the first quarter of 2023.