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Don't know about Italy, but abroad it's simple: Toyota has a much, much bigger dealer network, the brand has much more street presence, continuity and people have no reason to doubt the brand future. The car itself doesn't matter as much. Even less the engine specification. About Cuorerosso production: Didn't the Alfa bosses say that the next Bottega project won't be so limited as the 33 Stradale? If Alfa wants to stay in North America they need a car to keep the brand alive until the new D-segment arrives. C-SUV/Tonale is definitely not their anchor on that market.

Alfa's sales are too small to develop new Giulias on different platforms. They could only keep the current one with some updates next to a new BEV platform version.

Not in SUV/crossover direction. The last teaser showed thin tires with very small gap in the wheelhouse. Also all the descriptions (press text and interviews) promise a drivers car that Alfisti waited for.

Reading between the lines of recent Santo Ficili interviews I do expect something that could go into production, not an abstract sketch like the PuRa.

Good updates! The Ti/Veloce interior with new doors and semi-microfibre consoles looks definitely better than the shark-skin it replaces. Have to see the "carbon" seats. The 19" wheels have the perfect size, I only wish Alfa would offer all-season tires like other STLA brands do. The entry-level version is gone and strangely Avorio Scala is the standard color now. They should have lowered the Electric prices. Nobody pays that anyway. I wonder how the interior changes with the facelift next year. Now I miss the Intensa/SS Alcantara interior, hope it comes back. Edit: Entry version stays in Italy? It's gone in Germany. So the Junior starts now at 32.500, 3.400 € more than at launch.

That round headliner cutout in the tiny driver window looks really silly. And the huge charging port seems to be a plastic plug. Is it supposed to have suspension? Must lift up when driving for that. What customers do they see? Super rich kids? Extrovert Asian bankers? Best vision I can come up with is usage in RnB videos.

I'm not sure, since they were meant to use a different platform variant (LP3), 800V system and STLA Brain/Cockpit.

That's it, the plan goes only to 2030. Junior is from 2024 and the MCA is in it. Seems to come before the C-SUV, according to the presentation slide from July. Btw. did the C-SUV presentation for suppliers in Arese already happen? Any info from that? They'd be so damn stupid to leave the B-segment customers again. Alfa needs young buyers, it needs affordable cars to be visible on the streets. The brands just shouldn't share so many visible parts like the Tychy trio currently does.

Why do you think it won't have a 2.0 GME or 1.6 Hybrid for America? Opel Grandland: 4.65 Ford Kuga: 4.60–4.65 The upcoming C-SUV may be long as you want, but a long FWD C-model will never appeal to premium RWD D-SUV audience. Alfa calls it C-SUV, not D-SUV for a reason. How can we be sure about the length anyway? Data sheets around already?

Please no! Those two-segments-in-one models never work well. Tonale II will have current C segment size, not D. If they bring a sedan, make it proper D segment size. Nobody buys a Jetta in Europe anymore. Make the other C model a proper, practical C hatchback like 147 and last Giulietta were. Just lift it five centimetres if it's a must to reach the Formentor market.

Or they don't want to tell yet. Alfa leaving D segment would be sad and fatal for US existence. But in Europe almost only premium brands survive in D segment and above. Alfa must go all-in or leave it, half-baked efforts don't work.

Proper review of the Luna Rossa editions in daylight, with Junior showing the most special elements:

I guess it was posted as a "story". Should pop up on Youtube soon.

New Teaser with golden wheel and Quadrifoglio badge: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2133457220878644

Another interview with Santo Ficili, auto-translated: https://www.autorevue.at/aktuell/alfa-romeo-die-giulietta-bekommt-einen-nachfolger-vielleicht