RE: Alfa Romeo's first EV is exactly what you'd expect
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Am I the only person who thinks the front resembles a Saab, albeit one with a stupid grille insert?
I'll bet an Internet pint that gets phased out with the face-lift.
As a left-field option: Jeep Avenger has more coherent styling and a performance version would be on-brand. I don't think Stellantis are up for that, though.
I'll bet an Internet pint that gets phased out with the face-lift.
As a left-field option: Jeep Avenger has more coherent styling and a performance version would be on-brand. I don't think Stellantis are up for that, though.
t they had to photograph it in the dark. 
swisstoni said:
stevemcs said:
An electric Alfa, what could possibly go wrong.
Well I’d hope there’d be a lot less to go wrong than in an ice Alfa.There’s really no excuse for an unreliable EV, so you might think that niche brands like this ought to do better than before, with unreliability or expensive maintenance a thing of the past.
the comments on any new car are 95% nonsense on PH as there not old sheds or 2nd hand or not cheap enough on the monthlies so vast majority of PH commenters are not in the market, or indeed the target, yet say they should have done this or that or they hate its looks, but these people will still never buy them...there are always a few sensible posts amongst the sea of nonsense, but its hard work. this bit is is not aimed at you toni as you usually make intelligent comments.
the car looks ok for what it is in the segment its in, but will live and die on the costs, and likely will die as wont be as cheap as the asians (nor the saturation given the dealer network in the UK) or non germans, but lacks the brand snobbery for 95% of joe public who would rather have a small premium german. Such is the ubiquitousness of the small electric merc 'suv', always driven incredibly poorly. But then the Uk is not an important market for AR, hence the constant empty promises about expanding/improving dealers.
I would actually try this as a runaround/citycar if it drove ok as it looks a bit different and quirky which is needed in the segment and price within reason isn't a factor, however i'm a small minority, and its will never sell in volume.
the styling is an improvement on the huge missed opportunity of the tonale, and to a lesser extent stelvio which are quite generic and ugly in the metal.
Well I do like it. I like that it tries to do something new with the detailing: the wheels that evoke a cloverleaf instead of the traditional teledial, the front lights that in my view evoke the snake in the logo, the logo itself proudly visible in the grille… Starting from a Mokka, it deserves an 8 out of 10.
As for the electric part, well it’s meh. But let’s remember that the Tonale is appalling, and heavier despite not being electric.
As for the electric part, well it’s meh. But let’s remember that the Tonale is appalling, and heavier despite not being electric.
The frustrating thing is not that Alfa is making an electric SUV, it’s that the styling apes just about everything else in this segment.
Sharp slashy lines, black “contrast” roof (why? Why must everything have this)..
And then you have the squared-off front and rear, the emphasis on multiple headlights as a point of distinction…
it’s everywhere. There’s nothing distinct or attractive on this. Alfa has so much design heritage to draw on. It should look over at Maserati, where they’re not afraid to have a sense of brand DNA about their visual design. You might think it’s a bad example, but visually the Grecale is handsome and still looks Maserati.
Sharp slashy lines, black “contrast” roof (why? Why must everything have this)..
And then you have the squared-off front and rear, the emphasis on multiple headlights as a point of distinction…
it’s everywhere. There’s nothing distinct or attractive on this. Alfa has so much design heritage to draw on. It should look over at Maserati, where they’re not afraid to have a sense of brand DNA about their visual design. You might think it’s a bad example, but visually the Grecale is handsome and still looks Maserati.
Sigh...
Alfa or not can we just ban articles about bland electric sedans and SUV's, etc etc.?
It's like when I take my son to Cars and Coffee, for some reason bland BYD's, Telsla's and similar turn up. Oh yippee, a bland mass produce car generally in white...Son is 4 and doesn't even turn his head which tells you everything. Sure might be a good daily but that's not really what this sites about.
Alfa or not can we just ban articles about bland electric sedans and SUV's, etc etc.?
It's like when I take my son to Cars and Coffee, for some reason bland BYD's, Telsla's and similar turn up. Oh yippee, a bland mass produce car generally in white...Son is 4 and doesn't even turn his head which tells you everything. Sure might be a good daily but that's not really what this sites about.
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