The electric Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica will be sold in Turkey for 1,549,000 TL. The vehicle also has a hybrid version.
The official statement made by Fiat Türkiye on this issue was as follows: “Alfa Romeo’s eagerly awaited sporty compact sports car “Junior” has been launched for pre-sale in Turkey. Junior, which brings together the concept of beauty in its segment with the electric age with its lines that create an emotional bond at first sight, bears the signature of Alfa Romeo Design Center (Centro Stile Alfa Romeo). Junior stands out as a unique car by bringing together the most advanced technologies in comfort, connectivity and driving dynamics with an impressive style. At the same time, it offers a sporty drive together with high comfort, while making a difference in its segment with its 400-liter large luggage volume. The 100% electric version of Alfa Romeo Junior, “Elettrica”, is priced at 1,549,000 TL; while the hybrid engine version, “Ibrida”, is priced at 1,649,000 TL. starting prices. Special hardware package for the launch The Elettrica Speciale will be offered for sale at a price of 1,699,900 TL, while the hybrid engine version, the Ibrida Speciale, will be offered for sale at a price of 1,849,900 TL. The launch special versions Elettrica Speciale and Ibrida Speciale will be available for ordering from September 13th via the Online Sales Channel “online.alfaromeo.com.tr”. Deliveries are planned to be made from October. Speciale’s that will be reserved via “online.alfaromeo.com.tr” during September as a pre-order will be gifted with a sunroof and will have a price advantage of 50 thousand TL.”
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Alfa Romeo Brand Director Özgür Süslü stated that the brand’s presence in the Turkish market will be further strengthened with the “Junior”; “Junior, which combines level 2 autonomous driving, innovative technologies and sporty Alfa design DNA with its fully electric and hybrid versions, will create a brand new excitement in the Turkish automobile market. Starting from September 13, we started to take pre-orders for the launch-specific 136 horsepower 1.2-liter 48V Hybrid engine “Ibrida” and 156 horsepower fully electric ‘Elettrica’ “Speciale” equipment levels through our brand’s sales channel “online.alfaromeo.com.tr”. We will deliver the vehicles to our customers starting in October.” he spoke.
The vehicle that will attract a lot of attention in Turkey was not originally introduced as Junior. If you missed it, its name was changed at the first stage. Alfa Romeo Milan The Italian Minister of Industry made a statement about the vehicle Adolfo Urso, “Milan” He had said that the model could not be produced outside Italy because it bore the name. The company, which decided to produce this vehicle in Poland, would have taken an illegal step in Italy if it did so.
On this subject, Urso said, “A car called Milan cannot be produced in Poland. “Legally, you cannot display signs that mislead consumers. Therefore, a car called Milano must be manufactured in Italy. Otherwise, a misleading situation will occur, which is not permitted under Italian law.” he said and found this really interesting.
That’s why the company took a step back and decided to change the name of the model to “Junior”. Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said at a press conference: “Although we believe that the name Milano meets all legal requirements, we have decided to change it to ‘Junior’ to facilitate relations with the Italian government.” He said. In Italy, there is a law against products with Italian-sounding names that are not actually Italian. Alfa Romeo’s reason for not producing the car in Italy is reportedly due to cost, It is stated that if the vehicle is produced in Italy, it will be 10 thousand euros more expensive.