Alfa Romeo comes with large SUV over Tonale

Earlier today we spoke with Jean-Philippe Imparato, the CEO of Alfa Romeo, who is visiting our country in honor of the arrival of the Tonale. During that candid conversation, in which Imparato explained the future plans of Alfa Romeo under the wing of Stellantis, the CEO let slip that he has concrete plans to return to the higher segment. “I haven’t told anyone that before, but since I want to be the global premium brand of Stellantis, and because everyone in the world knows our brand, I want to bring a high-end SUV to the market. How exactly are we going to shape that.” to give is still a question, but above a D-segment model (the Giulia successor, ed.) there will also be an E-segment car with very high performance.The question I asked myself: do we want to remain a European brand or are we going for the most profitable segment in the world?The answer was: we are going for the most profitable segment.With that we are aiming for models such as BMW’s X5, X6 and the 7-series. That decision was recently made and with it we can also go to growth markets like china.” When asked when we can expect that big Alfa Romeo, Imparato’s answer is succinct: “2027.”

In addition to this unveiling, Imparato also treated us to a look at drawings of the B-segment car that are planned for the summer of 2024. That was on condition that we don’t say anything about it yet, so we can’t say that it looks promising.

The entire interview with Alfa Romeo’s CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato will be published soon in AutoWeek.