With Alfa Romeo finally selling its 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C within U.S. borders after several years of delays and setbacks, it appears the Italian brand is getting its vehicle development plans into high gear. Alfa says it will launch eight fresh models by 2018, two of which will be SUVs. The first SUV will debut sometime in 2016 and compete against the likes of 2017 Audi Q5, 2017 BMW X3, and 2015 Lexus NX.
The trio will provide plenty of competition, but Alfa – under the direction of the FCA team – plans to offer a wide range of drivetrains that will cover anything from fuel-efficient gasoline and diesel versions to high-performance haulers.
Though FCA is still mum on the details, sources close to Alfa Romeo claim the SUV will be based on the Giulia sedan. According to Automotive News, European sales are likely to commence in September or October 2016 with a U.S. launch to follow about three months later.
As it is the case with all automakers that jumped on the SUV bandwagon recently, Alfa Romeo hopes the new rig will help increase its global sales. Specifically, the SUV is part of a business plan that includes eight new vehicles and global annual sales of 400,000 units by 2018. In 2014, Alfa Romeo delivered fewer than 70,000 cars.
Updated 06/28/2016: Our spy photographers caught the upcoming Porsche Panamera out for a new testing session, and for the first time they also managed to take some shots of the interior.
Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming Alfa Romeo SUV.
from Top Speed http://ift.tt/21Qo7zH
via IFTTT
0 comments:
Post a Comment