Alfa Romeo has lagged behind most European rivals, but its first wave of electric vehicles are finally about to land. Next month, we’ll get our first look at the Milano, a new compact crossover that’ll share its underpinnings with the Fiat 600e and Jeep Avenger, and the 33 Stradale supercar will also have a full EV version. Now, the brand has confirmed that all-electric successors for the current Giulia and Stelvio are on the horizon.
The new Stelvio will be unveiled in the second half of 2025, followed by a new Giulia in 2026. The cars will sit on parent company Stellantis’ STLA Large platform, a scalable box of bits designed to accept electric and combustion powertrains and rear- and all-wheel drive. The first couple of cars confirmed to use these underpinnings are the new Dodge Charger and Jeep Wagoneer S.
Alfa Romeo Milano prototype
The Alfas are set to use an 800v electrical architecture, rather than the 400v system used by the Charger. This change should allow for higher performance, faster charging and potentially lighter weight.
They’ll also mark the debut of ‘STLA Brain’, a new software architecture that will allow the cars to receive over-the-air updates; and ‘STLA SmartCockpit’, a new AI-powered infotainment interface.
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Alfa will be the first European company to produce cars on the STLA platform, with the new models set to be built at the same plant in Cassino, Italy as the current Giulia and Stelvio. So far, we only have confirmation of fully electric versions of the new models, Alfa doubling down on its intention to only sell full EVs by 2027.
That being said, when announcing the discontinuation of Alfa’s current Quadrifoglio models in the US and Canada, the brand’s North American boss, Larry Dominique, called them the final “only combustion” cars with the Quadrifoglio badge, wording that hinted at possible hybrid versions of future performance cars. Perhaps we were just reading too much into Dominique’s phrasing in the hope that the writing isn’t on the wall for petrol Alfas quite yet.
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Either way, the new Stelvio and Giulia have some big shoes to fill. The current models are some of the sweetest handling cars in their respective classes, despite their age (the current Giulia will be 11 years old by the time it’s replaced). Alfa promises that the new cars will be “fully faithful to its DNA,” and “further [raise] the bar of driving pleasure.” We’ll have to wait at least another 15 months to find out if they do.
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