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Copyright © 2019 Alfa Romeo Owners Club | MiTo Register www.mitoregister.com Alfa Romeo Tonale Alfa Romeo’s C-Segment SUV Concept At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Alfa Romeo unveiled the Tonale concept, the first Alfa Romeo mid-size SUV plug- in hybrid. Judging by the sizing and the descripon of the electrifica- on, the Tonale is based on the Jeep Compass chassis so will have a combuson engine pow- ering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels. On baery power, it will likely have around a 30 mile range, but the clever bit is the integraon between the two motors. Likely to have the new Fiat Firefly engine at the front (as specified in the Jeep Renegade in either a 3-cylinder 999cc, 120bhp unit or 4- cylinder 1,332cc, 150bhp unit). I’m not a huge fan of smaller petrol engines, but couple those with another 90bhp elec- tric motor at the rear and you have 240bhp of fun. The Alfa DNA has been en- hanced too. "Dynamic" mode becomes "Dual Power" and guarantees the maximum out- put from the two motors. The infotainment touch screen fea- tures an E-mozione buon, which offers specific throle sengs, sharper braking and more direct steering response. "Natural" mode will find the opmal balance between the combuson engine and the electric motor. This claims to achieve everyday energy and fuel savings, but not at the det- riment of performance. The "All Weather" mode becomes "Advance E" for performance in full electric mode. It’s a concept, but indica- ons are that it’s prey close to producon for 2020 (though I suspect the interior may be slightly normalised and become a 5-seater rather than the very nice 4-seat arrangement in the concept). It’s not a MiTo replacement (which would be B-segment), but as a replacement for the Giuliea I think it is a thing of beauty, and I’d have one.
