- Alfa Romeo is planning a big electrical SUV flagship that would arrive in 2028, per a report by Auto Specific.
- After interviewing Alfa CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato, the British outlet believes the model will construct an EV SUV the dimensions of a BMW iX earlier than the last decade’s finish.
- Imparato additionally instructed AE that Alfa plans to introduce an electrical sedan in 2027 that’ll be even greater than the upcoming 2025 Giulia EV.
Earlier than the tip of the last decade, Alfa Romeo plans to construct a big electrical SUV that is comparable in dimension to the BMW iX. Not less than that is what British automobile journal Auto Specific reported right now after an interview with Alfa CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato.
Alfa’s Future EV Flagship
Imparato instructed the British automobile journal that someday in 2027 the model will introduce an electrical sedan that is fitted to North America. It will be in the identical dimension class because the Audi A6 and BMW 5-series, so it’s going to be greater than the upcoming 2025 Giulia EV.
Following the debut of the size-up sedan, Imparato talked about introducing a “built-up mannequin in 2028”. AE believes this to be a big electrical SUV that’ll be Alfa’s future flagship, which is sensible contemplating the corporate has beforehand mentioned constructing greater and smaller SUVs to encompass the present compact-sized Stelvio. To date, the corporate has solely launched the subcompact Tonale plug-in hybrid.
One other STLA Massive Adopter
The hypothesis is that the larger electrical sedan and SUV can be based mostly on the Stellantis Group’s STLA Massive platform. It is the identical one which’ll underpin the Giulia EV, providing an 800-volt electrical structure with rapid-charging functionality.
Concerning the larger future sedan, Imparato instructed AE it’s going to be capable of recharge 80 p.c of its battery in 18 minutes and intention for over 400 miles of driving vary. He additionally stated Alfa’s design language is about by way of 2027, so that features the time-frame for the sedan however not the SUV.
Whereas AE’s article features a rendering of what it thinks Alfa’s future flagship may seem like, we’ll seemingly have to attend fairly awhile till we get an official glimpse of the big-bodied ute. For now, we’ll simply have to make use of what we all know concerning the Italian automaker’s present aesthetic to gasoline our creativeness.
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