The Tonale Veloce is the highest of two grades for Alfa Romeo’s new compact, five-seat premium SUV.
At just over four and half metres long it’s a full five-seater but sits squarely within the small SUV footprint. Priced at $56,400, before on-road costs, the Veloce squares up to Audi’s Q3, BMW’s X1 and the Mercedes GLA.
Standard equipment highlights include dual-zone climate control, LED Matrix headlights, 19-inch alloys, 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, 10.25-inch multimedia touchscreen display, ‘Connected Services’ (through the ‘MyAlfa’ mobile app), a power tailgate, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, Brembo brakes, active cruise control, Alcantara and synthetic leather seats and a limited-slip diff.

It’s a mild hybrid, primarily powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder, turbo-petrol engine sending 118kW/240Nm to the front wheels via a seven-speed, dual-clutch auto transmission. And it’s supported by a 48-volt propulsion system built around a 15kW/55Nm electric motor integrated into the transmission.
Alfa’s official fuel economy number for the Tonale on the combined cycle is an impressively thrifty 5.6L/100km, the 1.5-litre petrol engine emitting 130g/km of CO2 in the process and the car scored a maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating from testing in 2022.
Active, crash-avoidance tech includes AEB (operating from 5.0 to 150km/h), lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise, active high beam, traffic sign recognition, front and rear parking sensors, tyre pressure monitoring, blind-spot monitoring, ‘Traffic Jam Assist’, side parking sensors and a 360-degree camera view. If a crash is unavoidable, there are six airbags onboard.
Alfa Romeo Tonale 2023: Veloce Mhev
Engine Type | Turbo 4, 1.5L |
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Fuel Type | Premium Unleaded/Electric |
Fuel Efficiency | 5.6L/100km (combined) |
Seating | 5 |
Price From | $51,260 - $58,960 |
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