Alfa Romeo has officially ended production of the beloved Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models. They will be missed. That said, the company is still producing other iterations of the current Giulia and Stelvio while it prepares the new models. Over the weekend at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, Alfa Romeo boss Santo Ficili sat down with our colleagues at Motor1 Italia, and confirmed the next Quadrifoglio models would both have combustion and electric power.
Ficli told Motor1 Italia that Alfa Romeo is set to "surprise you" with these new models. Our colleagues asked if these cars would use Maserati's "Nettuno" V-6—itself a development of the outgoing Alfa V-6—and while Ficili wouldn't confirm it, it seems like a real possibility.
But, we might have to wait for some time. Both the Giulia and Stelvio are moving to Stellantis' STLA Large platform, which currently underpins the new Dodge Charger and the Jeep Wagoneer S. Initially, Alfa Romeo planned for the entire brand to be all-electric by 2027, but in response to slower-than-anticipated demand for EVs, it's now working on hybrid versions of the Giulia and Stelvio.
The STLA Large platform is designed for both internal-combustion and battery-electric powertrains. But, the late addition of gas power could delay Alfa's launch of the new Giulia and Stelvio entirely. Assuming that Quadrifoglio models won't arrive at launch, that means we'll have to wait even longer still.
How long? The Stelvio launch could be pushed back from later this year to later in 2027.
