The Italian brand Alfa Romeo, owned by the Stellantis corporation, published the first official photos of the Milano subcompact crossover and announced its premiere date – April 10.
The premiere of Alfa Romeo Milano will take place, of course, in Milan. Previously, namely in the 80s of the last century, the name of the legendary Italian city was borne by the North American version of the Alfa Romeo 75 sedan. It would seem that what could a gasoline sedan with the Transaxle layout have in common with a crossover, the main sales volume of which would be the electric version? The answer is breed and refined handling.
Now Alfa Romeo Milano is undergoing the final cycle of development tests at the test site in Balocco, Italy, under the supervision of a team of experienced engineers who have previously launched such beautiful models as the Alfa Romeo 4C, 8C, Giulia Quadrifoglio, Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Giulia GTA. Domenico Bagnasco is responsible for the chassis settings, Stefano Sereda for the powertrain, and Luigi Domenichelli for the overall balance of the car, he is the head of the Milano project.
Left – Luigi Domenichelli, center – Stefano Sereda, right – Domenico Bagnasco
There are no official technical details about the Alfa Romeo Milano yet, but according to the British magazine Autocar, the crossover is based on the latest evolution of the CMP platform, to which all-wheel drive has finally been “attached”. The Milano will debut as an electric car, but this crossover will also have a version with a gasoline engine, like its sister Fiat 600 and Jeep Avenger. By the way, the Jeep is also promised all-wheel drive, but in the Jeep it will be focused on improving cross-country ability, and in the Milano it will be aimed at improving road grip and increasing cornering speed.
Alfa Romeo Milano will be produced in the same place where the Fiat 600 and Jeep Avenger are already coming off the assembly line – at the Stellantis plant in the Polish city of Tychy. Milano will be noticeably more expensive than its co-platform relatives, while Alfa Romeo head Jean-Philippe Imparato, quoted by Autocar, expects that Milano will account for about 40% of Alfa Romeo's annual sales volume.
Key market Europe, of course, will be the sales outlet for Milano. Last year, according to ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association), Alfa Romeo sold 50,088 cars in Europe, which is 52.1% more than sales in 2022, but in the US last year, sales of the Italian brand, on the contrary, decreased by 15% to 10 898 pcs. (data from Stellantis), but for America Alfa Romeo is preparing a much larger, flagship crossover on the STLA Large platform.
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