Alfa Romeo Junior debuts with a Milano flair & 240 e-horses
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Alfa Romeo has taken the wraps off the ‘Junior’ (also known as ‘Milano’ dependent on the sector) subcompact crossover SUV. It is presently the brand’s smallest providing on sale, with rates in Italy starting at €39,500 (including VAT). But regrettably, that cost is for the base model Elettrica—which is at the moment not readily available to purchase. What is offered to purchase at the moment, however, is the €41,500 Elettrica Speciale. There’ll also be the Elettrica 240 Veloce to decide on from in the coming days, and further down the line, a delicate-hybrid variant will also be part of the lineup.
As mentioned, at launch, the Junior/Milano will be presented as an all-electrical SUV. It is designed on Stellantis’ e-CMP2 system that also underpins a bunch of other models together with Peugeot e-2008, e-208, Opel Mokka-e, Corsa-e, Jeep Avenger EV, Fiat 600e, DS 3 E-Tense, and of training course, the Lancia Ypsilon. Indeed, the people at the Alfa Romeo Centro Stile have performed a fantastic occupation in the styling office. Detect that the shots showcase two unique variants with the one particular featuring a classic-design and style grille & symbol the wheel designs are also distinct. Both equally products, however, attribute complete LED matrix headlights with 3+3 light-weight signatures.
The Elettrica 240 Veloce rides on 20-inch alloy wheels though the other two variants journey on 18-inch ones. This vary-topping model also features sports suspension with a 25 mm decreased journey height, extra sporty front & rear anti-roll bars, 380 mm front discs—gripped by 4-piston monobloc calipers, and a Torsen minimal slip differential. For individuals interested to know the proportions, the Junior steps 4.17 metre (4,170 mm) extended, 1.78 metre (1,780 mm) large and 1.5 metre (1,500 mm) tall, with a wheelbase of 2.55 metre (2,550 mm). Check out out a lot more photographs listed here.
The cockpit seems sporty, particularly this darkish-themed Elettrica 240 Veloce variant with purple accents and crimson contrast stitching. The entrance seats (Sabelt) you see right here are portion of the optional Sport Pack, but the standard seats wouldn’t be that shabby. Other crucial highlights involve a 10.25-inch digital cluster and a 10.25-inch touchscreen, ChatGPT-primarily based digital assistant, 400-litres of luggage area (claimed to be largest in the section), a 360-degree camera program, and of study course, level 2 autonomous driving tech such as a semi-autonomous parking system.
Relocating on to the juicy bits of the tale, the all-electric powered variations of the Junior boast two electric motors, supplying 115 kW (156 metric hp) in the Junior Elettrica and 176.5 kW (240 metric hp) in the Junior Elettrica 240 Veloce. In the a lot less impressive variant, the 54 kWh battery pack is estimated to offer 410 km (255 mi) of selection in the WLTP cycle, or 590 km (367 mi) in the city cycle. The battery pack can be DC rapid-charged with up to 100 kW.
As for the delicate-hybrid variant referred to as the Junior/Milano Ibrida (availability is dependent on the industry), a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine (Miller cycle) is mixed with a 21 kW (28.5 metric hp) electrical motor built-in into a 6-velocity DCT. The method output is 100 kW (136 metric hp). The Ibrida will also be provided with the Q4 all-wheel-drive system.
