The Alfa Romeo Giulia will dwell on, nevertheless it’ll have a really totally different look in its subsequent era.
That’s in keeping with Alfa Romeo and Maserati’s lately appointed CEO, Santo Ficili, who informed French publication L’Argus the brand new Giulia – due in 2026 – can have “a brand new design and a brand new sort of bodywork”.
That is understood to contain a extra crossover-type look.
The following Alfa Romeo Giulia may resemble, in idea not less than, the Peugeot 408, DS No. 8 and Citroen C5 X additionally produced by Stellantis – suppose a fastback design with a barely increased trip top than a standard sedan.
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It isn’t anticipated to maneuver to a wholly SUV-like silhouette, nevertheless, because it’ll be preceded late in 2025 by a new-generation Stelvio.
The Alfa Romeo vary will develop upwards with a brand new flagship SUV in 2027, however Mr Ficili dominated out plans to resurrect what beforehand served because the model’s entry-level mannequin: the Giulietta hatchback, which ended manufacturing in 2020.
That can go away the Alfa Romeo model with solely a quintet of crossovers – or not less than crossover-style fashions – until it finally ends up introducing one other sports activities automobile, as executives have beforehand expressed a need to do.
The following Stelvio and Giulia will probably be underpinned by Stellantis’ STLA Giant platform, which underpins the brand new Dodge Charger, Jeep Wagoneer S and the upcoming Jeep Recon.
“We have now modified issues [compared to the American STLA Large] however the origin is similar. And Stelvio would be the first Stellantis mannequin in Europe to make use of it,” Mr Ficili informed L’Argus.
The usage of STLA Giant must also see the Giulia develop in dimension, with Stellantis having beforehand confirmed automobiles on this platform will measure between 4764 and 5126mm lengthy, and 1897 and 2030mm vast, with wheelbases starting from 2870 to 3075mm.
The outgoing Giulia measures 4643mm lengthy, 1860mm vast and 1436mm tall, and rides on a 2820mm wheelbase.
The brand new Stelvio will launch with electrical energy, however Mr Ficili stated: “We’re additionally engaged on hybrid variations.”
Stellantis Europe CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato informed Auto Categorical in October 2024 that the Giulia may be provided with extra than simply electrical energy, too.
STLA Giant is a “extremely versatile, BEV-native” unibody platform that may also be utilized by Maserati and Chrysler.
It will possibly help front-, rear- and all-wheel drive configurations with combustion-powered fashions providing both transversely or longitudinally mounted engines.
Electrical variations will supply both 400-volt or 800-volt electrical architectures, with batteries starting from 85 to 118kWh, claimed 0-100km/h acceleration instances as little as the two-second vary, and vary of upwards of 800km for sedans.
The twin-motor all-wheel drive Dodge Charger Daytona produces 370kW of energy and 547Nm of torque as an R/T, and 500kW/849Nm in present flagship Scat Pack guise – the latter shading the outputs of the twin-turbo V6-powered Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, which pumps out 375kW and 600Nm.
A extra highly effective electrical Charger Daytona is anticipated, however earlier than then Dodge will introduce a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre ‘Hurricane’ inline six-powered model this 12 months, referred to as the Charger Sixpack.
This powertrain would look like a logical match for the subsequent Giulia Q.