Taking its name from the symbols of Italy, as in Stelvio, Alfa Romeo Tonale will be the symbol of the transition to the new era for the brand with its technical side.
With the new planning put into practice, Alfa Romeo, which we expect to officially enter the electrification period, will be much more active in the next four years. As we expected, Tonale was the first move of the Italian manufacturer, which will come up with a plan to introduce a model every year until 2026, with the new year. After the leaked images hours ago, the compact SUV model, which is now in higher resolution with its official introduction, will compete with important competitors such as BMW X1 and Audi Q3. Carrying the badge of the brand’s first model offered with a rechargeable infrastructure option, Alfa Romeo Tonale strives to make a difference in its segment with its sporty genes. it will work.
Let’s sit in our minds; Alfa Romeo Tonale dimensions
Analyzing the interest of the concept version introduced in 2019, it can be said that Alfa has found a successful middle ground that will reach the end user, which it will put on sale by 2022. Despite the wet cake-like smoothing revisions to its design under the concept, we have full confidence that the Tonale will be a remarkable SUV. Since it is a completely new model, it is useful to put it in our minds before talking about the vehicle. In this context, when we look at the dimensions of the vehicle, we see that it has a length of 4,530 millimeters, a height of 1,600 millimeters and a width of 1,840 millimeters. One of the competitors, the BMW X1; Positioning the vehicle will be easier when we take the values of 4,447 millimeters in length, 1,598 millimeters in height and 1,821 millimeters in width.
Highlights of the design
As we mentioned in the leak details, the inspirations that salute the past in Tonale’s design will easily attract the attention of enthusiasts. The lighting group, which is one of the main elements of the face placed in the front section, carries traces of SZ, which had its traces in the 90s. It is impossible not to feel this character, which we saw in Brera, in the near future form, in the general structure of the rear section. Let’s not forget at this point that the sets can be preferred up to 20 inches in the exterior design, where the iconic rim design of Alfa also shows itself. There is a beautiful harmony of the past and the present in the details that welcome us on the cockpit side. It is pleasing to see that no concessions from sportiness are made on the steering wheel, where the earcups shout “I’m here”. In addition, the 12.5-inch driver and 10.25-inch multimedia screen will also be responsible for the experiential reflections of the current technology.
Transitioning to the new era under the hood
Tonele stands out as a model that Alfa Romeo management has great expectations for in terms of sales. Apart from the more accessible prices, which is a benefit of being in the compact segment, the abundance of engine options that will be offered under the hood of the vehicle seems to be enough to attract all kinds of users. Of course, hybrid technology welcomes us on the engine side, which makes the model a milestone for Alfa. The entry level here is the 48V mild-hybrid combination of the 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine. This engine, which comes with a power of 130 PS and a torque of 240 Nm in the low phase, has a production of 160 PS at the top. It is already a matter of curiosity how the economy-oriented working principle of this engine, which engineers have revised on Miller principle dynamics and high compression ratio, will reflect on the road. In this version, which comes with a 7-stage dual-clutch gearbox, we have to go upstairs with the 4×4 button in Tonale, which can only be preferred with front-wheel drive.
In a top combination where the rechargeable hybrid experience comes into play, the preference for the gasoline engine is towards the 1.3-liter MultiAir. With the high-capacity electric combination, which we know from the Jeep product range, the power value rises up to 275 PS. Among the details that should be underlined is the fact that Alfa has integrated a power increase of close to 30 horsepower into the Tonale, using the performance privilege here. With this version, which brings four-wheel power transmission, Tonale’s best 0-100 time will be 6.2 seconds for now.
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Along with the PHEV version, the model claims to offer a figure in terms of diesel engine consumption. Benefiting from the 15.5 kWh battery pack, the model, together with the larger structure used in Compass, reflects the electric driving range of Tonale in the city to 80 kilometers in the technical table. We can say that this experience, which is 60 kilometers in mixed driving conditions, is extremely functional in the city. It is also worth noting that the batteries used in this infrastructure are fully charged in 2.5 hours over the 7.4 kW source.
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“Level 2” in security technologies
When we look at Tonale’s electronic support assistants, we see that the active and passive parts of the second level quality are listed as a combination. Parallel to this, in the list; In the list, we see equipment such as smart adaptive cruise control, lane tracking, traffic sign detection, autonomous emergency brake support, collision avoidance assist (cycling and pedestrian detection), driver fatigue tracking, blind spot warning, 360-degree vision and exit control in the rear area. Prices of the Tonale family, which will be available in two different versions, Super and Ti, have not been announced yet. The family will be on the streets as of next summer, based in Europe.