{"id":38680,"date":"2025-05-26T09:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=38680"},"modified":"2025-05-26T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:19:33","slug":"alfa-romeo-stelvio-incredible-new-release-date-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/alfa-romeo\/alfa-romeo-stelvio-nouvelle-incroyable-rumeur-concernant-sa-date-de-sortie\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfa Romeo Stelvio: incredible new release date rumour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Alfa Romeo<\/a>product calendar announcements have often been the stuff of enthusiasts' dreams... but also of frustration.<\/strong> Just a few years ago, Jean-Philippe Imparato, then CEO of Alfa Romeo (now head of Stellantis Europe), was promising a new Alfa every year. This would be enough to give the Italian brand a serious boost, with a modernized, richer and more coherent range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, after the launch of the Tonale in 2022, we had to wait until 2024 to discover the Junior. As for what's next, it's a long time coming: all eyes are now on the next generations of the Stelvio and Giulia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timetable: Stelvio in 2025, Giulia in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Logically, according to the original plan, the Stelvio should have been presented during 2025, with sales to follow, and the Giulia in 2026. This scenario seemed to be confirmed when we spoke directly to a brand manager during the press tests of the Alfa Romeo Junior Q4. He told us a presentation of the Stelvio for late 2025<\/a>followed by a spring 2026 launch. The four models (Tonale, Junior, Stelvio and Giulia), he adds, will be launched on the market. would be present in dealerships by the end of 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in Cassino, a different discourse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But the Cassino plant, which will produce future models based on the STLA Large platform, is starting to take a different approach. A few weeks ago, the unions were talking about production of the Stelvio scheduled for mid-2026.<\/strong> This information could still be consistent with a launch date in the second half of the year. But the latest rumor to come out of Cassino is, to say the least, unexpected and even worrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production pushed back to 2027?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to insistent rumors in the corridors, production of the new Stelvio would not begin until 2027. <\/strong>The reason? Technical difficulties linked to the integration of hybrid powertrains, currently incompatible with the current version of the the STLA Large (LP3) platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This platform was designed primarily for electric 100 % models. Although it is derived from a modular base, the LP1, LP2 or LP4 variants are compatible with hybrid blocks, the version planned for Alfa Romeo would not yet be suitable for this intermediate powertrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A decision influenced by Italian legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We therefore sought to verify this rumour with a reliable internal source, and her words partly confirm this complex scenario. According to this source, the 100 % electric version of the Stelvio would have been ready for the summer of 2026, in line with previous union statements. A HEV (simple hybrid) version would have followed six months later, in late 2026 \/ early 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was changes in Italian legislation on company cars that would have changed everything.<\/strong> With even more stringent CO2 requirements (below 60 g\/km), only PHEV (plug-in hybrid) versions could now be considered. This would require a further six months of development, postponing the Stelvio's release to the summer of 2027. And Alfa Romeo, rather than releasing an electric-only 100 % model, plans to postpone the launch until it can offer the full range of powertrains, including PHEVs.<\/strong> Italy remains by far the number 1 market for Alfa Romeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another disappointment in store?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If confirmed, this would be a huge disappointment for fans of the brand. <\/strong>And a feeling of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu: Alfa Romeo would once again have difficulty keeping to its schedule, despite its stated ambitions. Worse still, it would mean that in 2026, the range would still only consist of the Junior and Tonale, and that the current Stelvio and Giulia would have to be extended a little longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should we believe these rumours? For the moment, official confirmation is hard to come by. <\/strong>But several important dates are expected in June, which could clarify the situation: the brand's anniversary, the presentation of the new CEO de Stellantis, and above all the presentation of the new \"Piano Italia\" to the Italian government. Perhaps the opportunity for Alfa Romeo to clarify the future of its range once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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