2024 Alfa Romeo Milano: Heritage name returns – well, actually...

April 16: Milano name banned, Junior name announced

In surprise news, the Italian government has banned the Milano name, leaving Alfa Romeo to go with its section-favourite option: Junior.

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April 11, 2024: Milano revealed!

Alfa Romeo turns a new page in its style book with today's reveal of the Milano compact SUV, launching in Europe soon with petrol and electric options. Australians will get a look at it too – in late 2025.

December 15: Alfa Romeo Milano name confirmed for baby SUV

The 2024 Alfa Romeo Milano light SUV will debut in April, the brand has confirmed.

Joining the existing Giulia sedan, Stelvio mid-size SUV and Tonale small SUV in the Italian brand's line-up, the Milano will ride on Stellantis’s 'E-CMP' architecture shared with the Jeep Avenger, Fiat 600e and Peugeot E-2008.

An all-electric powertrain will be offered at launch – a first for the Alfa Romeo brand – while a more affordable 1.2-litre mild-hybrid petrol will likely be available in select markets.

The Milano name is derived from the city of Milan in Italy where Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910. The Alfa Romeo 75 was sold as the Milano in North America between 1985 and 1992.

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“With the arrival of Milano in 2024, Alfa Romeo completes a line-up capable of meeting the desires of all our enthusiasts and much more. Milano is intended as a symbolic ‘welcome back’ to all our Alfisti fans,” said Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato.

“As owners of the Giulietta and Mito, they have been waiting to confirm their love for Alfa Romeo. It also serves as a ‘welcome’ to anyone looking for a unique sporting experience in this segment and the distinctive beauty of Italian design.”

Our earlier story, below, continues unchanged.

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September 12: This is Alfa Romeo's first EV!

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Images of Alfa Romeo’s forthcoming city SUV, which will be smaller than Tonale and debut as the Italian brand’s first EV, have leaked online.

Known internally as ‘the kid’, the new model will be Alfa’s smallest model since the Mito supermini and will share the same e-CMP platform as the Jeep Avenger.

The leaked images were published on Instagram and come months ahead of the small SUV’s official reveal, confirmed for the first half of 2024 – a long way out from today.

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The images show Alfa’s smallest model will carry the brand’s classic V-shaped front grille, along with a sleek, twin-element headlight design.

The front and rear overhangs are impressively short, too – which will translate to great interior space – and there’s plenty of nice detailing like heavy creases in the bonnet and black detailing around the C-pillar and rear light bar.

Alfa is yet to give the new SUV an official name, although it has confirmed it won’t be called ‘Brennero’ as some European reports have previously suggested.

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Will Alfa Romeo's electric SUV come to Australia?

For now, so far out from its unveiling, it's unclear whether the model will make its way to Aussie showrooms.

Alfa Australia told Wheels today that while it “would be great”, an official confirmation of the SUV’s Aussie plans will come closer to its 2024 reveal.

Alfa’s spokesperson also cast doubt over the authenticity of the leaked images:

“The alleged pictures of the next Alfa Romeo model are not official contents. Given the huge interest in Alfa Romeo, that we are proud of, it’s not uncommon to see “very high-standard design exercises” and speculation on the web. The new Alfa Romeo model will be presented in the first half of 2024. Stay tuned!”

What we do know about the upcoming model is that it will be closely aligned with its Stellantis stablemate, the Jeep Avenger. The pair will share the same platform and will be roughly the same size, which is around 4.1 metres long and 1.8 metres wide. For easy local context, the Toyota Yaris Cross is 4.18 metres long and 1.76m wide.

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Expect not only EV, but a hybrid too

It’s believed the Alfa SUV will debut first as a pure EV, using the same 54kWh battery and 115kW e-motor as the Avenger, which offers 400km of driving range on the stricter WLTP test cycle.

A mild-hybrid petrol engine is also tipped to be offered globally – although it’s unclear which powertrains will be available in Australia, should the new model make its way Down Under.

How much will Alfa's electric SUV cost?

Local pricing is equally unclear, but it’s fair to speculate the electric version of Alfa’s baby SUV would be similar to the Jeep Avenger, tipped to land around the $60-70K mark. (That will put it in the ballpark of the upcoming Hyundai Kona EV and Renault Megane E-Tech.)

We’ll keep you posted with further updates as Alfa’s new model gets closer to launch but for now, let us know what you think. Do you like the styling? And will a small SUV help Alfa secure some much-needed volume here in Australia?

Alex Inwood

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