All through last month, we’ve been getting information on the Alfa Romeo Tonale, an all-new Italian crossover sure to have loads of style. The concept version was stunning when we first saw it in 2019, and the teasers we’ve been provided with since then have indicated that it would retain most of its original styling elements, while images leaked later in the year reinforced the idea that it would be quite a looker. But then the crossover was delayed because the brand’s new CEO wasn’t happy with what he saw. But now that’s all in the past, has the production-spec Tonale lived up to its billing? Take a look for yourself.
All through last month we’ve been getting information on the alfa romeo tunnel an all-new italian crossover sure to have loads of style the concept version was stunning when we first saw it in 2019 and the teasers we’ve been provided with since then have indicated that it would retain most of its original styling elements while images leaked later in the year
Reinforced the idea that it would be quite a looker but then the crossover was delayed because the brand’s new ceo wasn’t happy with what he saw but now that’s all in the past has the production spec tunnel lived up to its billing take a look for yourself we’ll let you mull over the styling yourself while we unpack the powertrain offerings of which there are
Two the first is the fev q4awd which arrives with a six-speed automatic transmission and a 1.3 liter turbocharged four-cylinder alongside a 15.5 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that feeds a 90 kilowatts electric motor this system produces a best-in-class 272 horsepower it’s also capable of an all-electric range of 30 miles alternatively there’s the q4awd
This offers a 2.0 liter turbo 4 mated to a 9-speed automatic transmission this also boasts a best-in-class rating this time for its standard horsepower rating of 256 horsepower you also get 295 lbft of torque while stop start technology helps the unelectrified powertrain improve emissions each version of the suv will be equipped with three driving modes dual
Power slash dynamic natural and advanced efficiency these are pretty self-explanatory but something that may take some time to fully understand is the decision to offer a strange kind of world exclusive the tunnel becomes the first car on the market equipped with a non-fungible token nft digital certificate uniquely linked the tunnel nft certifies the car upon
Purchase then evolves to represent its use during the car’s life cycle with major benefits in terms of protecting residual value this is a mainstream alfa romeo so preserving as much value as possible in the used car market is surely a good idea dot as a stalantis product the tunnel comes standard with uconnect 5 infotainment software on a 10.25 inch touchscreen
Display a 12.3 inch driver info display is also included as our over-the-air updates standard wireless apple carplay and android auto wireless charging and in-vehicle amazon alexa in terms of safety adaptive cruise control traffic sign recognition dynamic cruise control and forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection are
All standard blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert driver attention assist rear seat reminder and lane keep assist functions are also thrown in level two autonomy with stop and go is optional beyond the mainstream highlights the tunnel boasts a design penned by the design studio at centro style alfa romeo measuring 178.3 inches in length with
A width of 72.4 inches it shouldn’t be tricky to park alpha says that it was designed for the young metropolitan and dynamic customer yet it displays callbacks to earlier alphys most notably with the gt line running from the rear to the headlights which is intended to remind onlookers of the gilead gt junior of the 1960s the 8c competizione is also supposed
To be referenced here with familiar features like the trilobo inspired headlight design and skededo grille shield the headlights are full led units intended to call to mind the gorgeous sc zigado or the 1991 prodio concept car the taillights follow a similar design but that’s about all we know colors and will options will surely be revealed soon this should
Be far more than just a pretty pavement hopper alpha promises sports car-like impeccable dynamic behavior proven by the best weight distribution and the most direct steering in its segment 13.6 to 1 ratio brembo supplies four piston brakes while mcpherson suspension with frequency selective damping shock absorbers further enhance handling optionally active
Suspension with electronically controlled damping is also available alpha romeo will offer three variants of the tunnel at launch sprint t and veloce it’s unclear if any of these trims will be exclusively mated with one engine or the other but we’ll give our impressions on each soon the 2023 tunnel hits north american showrooms early in 2023 we’ll provide
Pricing and other pertinent info as it becomes available you
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The All-New 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale By RMD CAR