Alfa Romeo News

Alfa Romeo Australia has bid farewell to the Giulietta small hatchback with the release of the limited Edizione Finale

Alfa Romeo is one of the oldest and most evocative car brands in the world, but it also might be the most troubled.For many, the idea that it can be Italy's answer to BMW is laughable, because for more than a generation the brand has been a shadow of its

Alfa Romeo has lifted the point of entry to its Australian Stelvio range with the new Sport variant priced from $69,450 before on-road costs, a $3550 jump over the previous entry-level mid-size Italian SUV.However, the new Sport grade adds a raft of advan

Everyone loves a good comeback story. And in the automotive world everyone has a discontinued car they’d love to see make a comeback.

Stellantis appears to be ready to accelerate its plans for electrifying the classic Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands.Motorsport publication, The Race, reports Alfa Romeo may quit Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 season and make the switch to the all-electric Formula E category. And if not with Alfa Romeo, it could be Maserati on the Formula E grid as Stellantis looks to improve the electric credentials of its famous Italian brands.The report comes just weeks after former Peugeot CEO Jean-Philipe Imparato took the reins at Alfa Romeo as part of the Stellantis merger. Imparato is both a racing fan and an EV advocate and was key in Peugeot’s Le Mans return with a hybrid hypercar. He is on the record saying all motorsport needs to be electrified if it’s to be worthwhile for car makers as customers begin switching to EV road cars.Formula E is set to introduce new ‘Gen3’ regulations for the 2022-23 season, with more powerful cars with faster charging thanks to 800-volt batteries. These rules are not only designed to make the racing more exciting by renewing manufacturer interest in the category as a test bed for future technology.Alfa Romeo has been noticeably slow in making the switch to EVs, especially compared to new partners Peugeot and Citroen; which already offer a range of electrified models in Europe. By contrast, Alfa Romeo’s first hybrid is due this year, the new plug-in Tonale small SUV. Its maiden all-electric model is not set to arrive until 2022, when a yet-to-be-named compact SUV, using Peugeot technology, slots beneath the Tonale.Maserati has already revealed plans for an overhaul of its entire range with electric versions of all of its new models, including the MC20 sports car. The company has developed an all-new modular electric powertrain dubbed, Folgore (Italian for lightning), that features three electric motors and an 800-volt electrical system.While entering F1 has helped Alfa Romeo establish itself on the global market, sales of the Giulia and Stelvio remain slow. A switch to Formula E could help set the brand on a new path as it launches its first electric models.Whether Stellantis chooses Alfa Romeo or Maserati to lead its Formula E program its clear the brand is charging into an electric future both on the road and racetrack.

The world got a new automotive juggernaut this week.It took more than a year but, the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Group PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) was finally completed, immediately making it the fourth largest car company in the world.

Mercedes-Benz has once again emerged as the most popular premium brand in Australia, notching 29,455 (-7.9%) new vehicle sales in 2020 that is also enough to catapult it into the overall top 10 list.In a surprise though, it wasn't the GLC SUV (5799, -14.4

Welcome to another instalment of 'Sales losers we love!' - our occasional look at the cars, SUVs and pick-up trucks we, as professional road-testers, appreciate more than what their meagre sales figures suggest.This time around, we take a look at an under

Alfa Romeo Australia "pushing" to bring the hardcore Giulia GTA to local showrooms as the new flagship in its mid-size sedan line-up.Speaking to media at the launch of the updated Giulia line-up, Alfa Romeo director of product strategy Guillaume Drelon sa

Alfa Romeo believes its leaner, more valued-packed Giulia mid-size luxury sedan will be a better competitor against the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, BMW 3 Series and Audi A4, but will not be drawn on sales expectations.For the first 10 months of th