New 2024 Alfa Romeo small SUV shown in leaked images

Images of Alfa Romeo's small electrical SUV person leaked up of its arrival astatine the opening of 2024 erstwhile it volition become the introduction constituent to the firm’s new-era line-up.

Serving as an indirect replacement for the Mito supermini, it was originally known arsenic the Brennero but is present confirmed to instrumentality different sanction into showrooms. 

It volition beryllium beneath the Tonale crossover successful the Italian brand's scope and beryllium based connected the aforesaid e-CMP level arsenic the Fiat 600 and Jeep Avenger. 

Alfa Romeo declined to remark connected the leaked images, which archetypal appeared connected Instagram and are present circulating much widely.

Due to measurement astir 4.1 metres agelong and 1.8 metres wide, the caller EV will beryllium the smallest Alfa Romeo since the Mito bowed retired successful 2019 - and the steadfast has hinted it volition stay the smallest car successful the range, owed to dwindling request for upmarket superminis.

Alfa Romeo’s caput of products, Daniel Guzzafame, told Autocar: “The Mito volition not beryllium replaced arsenic it was, but it volition for definite beryllium indirectly replaced by the B-segment SUV.

“The premium B-segment doesn’t exist, and astir the world, we request to capable it. With an infinite magnitude of money, resources, time? Fantastic, I’ll bash everything. But without that, I request to rationalise; I request to prime the segments that are really applicable for the basal customers successful the premium segments.

“We considered a lot. We needed to determine whether to spell 2 doors, 4 doors, truthful we made a decision, and the Mito volition not beryllium replaced arsenic it was. But we volition see. All of the satellite is evolving, tiny cars are becoming much important again.”

The caller babe Alfa – acceptable to beryllium priced astatine astir £35,000 – volition get successful enactment with the firm’s extremity of attracting caller buyers specified arsenic families and females as it looks to determination distant from being seen arsenic conscionable a “sporty brand” favoured by middle-aged men.

The as-yet-unnamed crossover volition lucifer its Avenger sibling with a scope of astir 250 miles from a 54kWh artillery and a azygous electrical centrifugal making 154bhp and 192lb ft of torque.

It volition travel its Stellantis platform-mates successful being offered besides with mild-hybrid petrol engines, though it isn't yet confirmed if this volition beryllium the lawsuit successful the UK. Either way, it volition beryllium offered solely arsenic an EV erstwhile Alfa Romeo phases retired combustion from 2027.

Guzzafame has driven a pre-production prototype and fixed Autocar his impressions. “Fantastic. I emotion it. It’s unique," helium said. "There isn't different electrical car connected the marketplace that drives that way. It’s precision. It’s what Alfa Romeo is known for.”

As for its design, it retains Alfa's characteristic V-shaped front grille and dons a bonnet and striking new headlight plan akin to that of the precocious revealed 33 Stradale limited-edition supercar.

Other defining features see a bluff ‘coda tronca’ rear end, abbreviated overhangs astatine each extremity and a bold stance - arsenic per details earlier shared with Autocar astir the aboriginal of Alfa Romeo.

Inside, the leaked images amusement a integer dashboard and instrumentality clump akin to that seen connected existing Alfa Romeo models, with a cardinal readout showing however overmuch of the car's powerfulness is going to each wheel.