“I don’t want to become an SUV brand even if the world is switching to SUVs,” Imparato added. The Giulia will reintroduce a number of design cues from historic Alfa Romeos, most notably together with the abrupt ‘Coda Tronca’ rear finish. Nonetheless, it should stay a totally fashionable proposition.

Design boss Alejandro Mesonero-Romano warned: “We have to be careful how much inspiration we take from the past. As designers, a little like chefs, the aim is to mix classic ingredients into a ‘new sauce’ that today’s generation will respond to.”

The new Giulia will substitute the present automotive on the road at Stellantis’s plant in Cassino, Italy, the place it should be a part of the following Alfa Romeo Stelvio and the Maserati Grecale.

A brand new Maserati Quattroporte, additionally primarily based on the STLA Large construction, had been scheduled to enter manufacturing at Cassino subsequent 12 months, however this has been postponed till 2028 for additional improvement and price reductions.

In the meantime, Alfa Romeo is ready to increase its line-up considerably with ambitions of worldwide progress. Its first series-production electrical automotive, the Milano SUV, is due in sellers in a matter of months, and the new-generation Stelvio will observe subsequent 12 months.

An electrical Porsche Cayenne rival is due in round 2027, and senior executives have prompt it might be joined by a number of area of interest fashions, following the launch later this 12 months of the £1.7 million, extremely restricted 33 Stradale supercar.