Alfa Romeo News

"Maybe we've known it all along?": Alfa Romeo closing in on 2024 launch of small electric car SUV to challenge Mercedes EQB and Volvo EX30

8 Dec 2023 by James Cleary

Alfa Romeo's long-running social media teaser campaign, hinting at the arrival of its new small SUV, appears to be closing in on an early 2024 reveal. Read more

Brands who are most behind the electric car curve, and what they're doing about it

9 Sep 2023 by Tom White

Some brands are riding the EV wave as sales boom in Australia, but others are left without any solid local plans - will they be left behind? Read more

Petrol-sipping swansong: Iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale reborn as modern supercar, and you can't have one

31 Aug 2023 by Chris Thompson

An Italian icon of the 1960s is back - sort of - and we don’t mean Sophia Loren. No, this is the spiritual successor to the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, and it’s called the… Alfa Romeo ...Read more

Loads of lusso! 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale Veloce steps up in price, but gains extra gear in a bid for more share against Mercedes GLA and BMW X2

2 Aug 2023 by Tung Nguyen

Alfa Romeo Australia has increased pricing for its Tonale Veloce just months after launching, but the brand has compensated the rise with more equipment. Read more

Why designing an electric car isn't as easy as it appears - but they could still save the sedan as we know it

27 Jul 2023 by Stephen Ottley

The transition to electric powertrains has provided the biggest opportunity for change since the invention of the automobile. Designers and engineers are no longer restricted by the demands of an ...Read more

Better than a BMW M, angrier than an AMG? 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelio QV models bring the noise

26 Jul 2023 by Andrew Chesterton

The MY23 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio QV models will arrive in Australia in December, with the Italian twins packing a new performance punch. Read more

Best small SUVs and crossovers arriving in 2023

20 Jul 2023 by Tim Nicholson

As SUVs and crossover continue to dominate the sales charts, you won't be surprised to learn there are a number of key new models set to arrive in 2023. Read more

Can Alfa Romeo be Italy's Tesla?

18 Jul 2023 by Stephen Ottley

Alfa Romeo will reinvent itself - again - to become an all-electric rival to Tesla by the end of the decade. ...Read more

Best hatchbacks and sedans arriving in 2023

17 Jul 2023 by Tim Nicholson

If you needed any proof that traditional passenger cars - think sedans, wagons and hatchbacks - have fallen out of favour of buyers compared with SUVs and utes, then look no further than our rather ...Read more

Best hybrid cars arriving in 2023

14 Jul 2023 by Tom White

It's fair to say the age of the purely combustion car has come to an end. This massive list of hybrids rolling out in Australia over the next year looks to change the automotive landscape for good. Read more

Best SUVs arriving in 2023

13 Jul 2023 by Tung Nguyen

Glance down your street or take a trip to your local shops, and chances are about half the cars you see are SUVs. Read more

Alfa Romeo confirms new Porsche 911 rival: Retro-inspired supercar to be petrol-powered finale for Italian brand

8 Jul 2023 by Stephen Ottley

Alfa Romeo has finally confirmed its worst-kept secret. The Italian brand will build a mid-engine supercar inspired by its famous 33 Stradale as its final internal combustion engine model before it ...Read more

Fashionably late? 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-In Hybrid pricing places it above electric cars like the Volvo EX30 and Tesla Model Y

7 Jul 2023 by Tung Nguyen

Alfa Romeo Australia has confirmed pricing for its Tonale small SUV flagship, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) officially called the Plug-In Hybrid Q4 and available in a single Veloce trim, ...Read more

Alfa Romeo updates Stelvio and Giulia for 2023 with new looks and NFT tech

11 May 2023 by Chris Thompson

Alfa Romeo Australia has confirmed pricing for what will likely be the final updates for both the Stelvio SUV and Giulia sedan before both are put out to pasture in their current, non-electrified ...Read more

2023 Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio range scores mild facelift and limited editions, but will Australia ever see them?

14 Apr 2023 by Tom White

Alfa Romeo debuts mild facelift and limited editions for its Stelvio and Giulia Quadrifoglio range, but it's unclear if we'll see them in Australia. Read more

Recharge? Toyota FJ Cruiser, Nissan Skyline, Chevrolet Camaro and other famous models that need to be re-born as electric cars

9 Apr 2023 by Stephen Ottley

As Easter is a time for renewal and re-birth, we've looked at some other nameplates we'd love to see not only make a comeback, but do so with an electric powertrain for a long-term future. Some of ...Read more

Subaru WRX, Porsche 911, Ford Mustang... the shrinking list of cars with manuals left in Australia | Opinion

26 Mar 2023 by Richard Berry

Manual gearboxes are being killed off by the soulless, unromantic savages who want a car with an automatic transmission. Which is nearly everybody. So, the car manufacturers are making hardly any ...Read more

Alpha Alfa! 2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia to return as a wicked 746kW electric car to fight the Mercedes-AMG C63 hybrid car

28 Feb 2023 by Chris Thompson

Alfa Romeo’s super sedan isn’t dead yet, as the Italian brand is currently working on developing the next generation, as well as an SUV, with electric power… and plenty of it. ...Read more

Germany falls behind China and Italy in latest ANCAP safety ratings: Five stars for GWM Ora, but just four for BMW's i4?

10 Feb 2023 by Tom White

ANCAP's latest round of safety ratings awards five-stars to GWM's Ora hatch, but only four stars for BMW's i4. Read more

2023 Cupra Formentor and Ateca supply improves, but there's a wait for the plug-in hybrid SUV

10 Feb 2023 by Tim Nicholson

If you’re after a European semi-premium SUV, but don’t want to wait months, you might be in luck - unless you’re after a plug-in hybrid. ...Read more