It is expected to use a derivative of the Giulia Quadrifoglio’s twin-turbocharged 2.9-litre V6, no doubt boosted to give more than the usual 520bhp.
Imparato also said the 33 wouldn’t just be a track car, but one that could still be driven every day, despite its likely price and positioning. “It could be iconic, super-sexy and recognisable as an Alfa Romeo at first sight.”
He added that it is parallel to Alfa Romeo’s core range. This has been signed off until 2027 after the return of Alfa Romeo to the black in 2021 and the first half of 2022. One model will be launched per year.
Beyond that, Alfa Romeo has presented a product plan to Stellantis until 2030, and each year of success between now and then will allow a subsequent model to be signed off.
“Each year, we will lock the next five years of the product plan with Stellantis,” Imparato said.
When asked if Alfa Romeo was planning SUVs bigger and smaller than the Tonale (pictured above), Imparato said “yes and yes”. It’s understood the smaller SUV will come next year, as an electric sister car to the new Jeep Avenger, albeit greatly overhauled with a very different set of capabilities.
The larger SUV is understood to be a replacement for the Stelvio (although it could keep that name), also electric and due around 2026.
These two will be sandwiched by a replacement for the Giulia in 2025, which will be the first model in Stellantis to be based on the group’s next-generation EV architecture.
“It has 5G and new-era technology that will bring to market something special,” said Imparato on this new platform, which will also bring a highly advanced new software suite and capability to Stellantis. The Giulia will also arrive with a 1000hp Quadrifoglio variant, he confirmed.
Beyond those models, Imparato hinted that multiple options and bodystyles were on the table, including roadsters, saloons and hatchbacks.
“With the EV switch, it opens so many opportunities for me for top hats from a design point of view,” said Imparato, in reference to how wildly different bodystyles can be built on top of common skateboard-style EV architectures.
“The best way for EV is for a Duetto, the sound of silence,” he said in a further hint at plans for a reborn Spider, something he had previously told Autocar he desired.
“It opens sedans [saloons], it opens a C-segment hatchback [a Giulietta-size car]… So many interesting things we know.”
Design boss Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos recently told Autocar that a replacement for the GTV coupé – inspired by ‘Il Mostro’, the SZ – could also be considered for release in 2026 or 2027, should Alfa Romeo’s fortunes continue to improve.
“It’s a brutal design, but such a special, impactful one – and we need to emulate it if we can,” he said.
After 2025, all core Alfa Romeo models will be electric and all models it sells by 2027 will be electric. This indicated that the Tonale will be the last Alfa Romeo launched with conventional internal combustion engines.
“Alfa will switch from zero [electrified cars] to zero [emissions] the fastest,” said Imparato.
He welcomed the switch in general to electric cars and said that there was “no plan B” for Alfa other than what he has developed.
“On questions of legislation, on global warming and the global ecosystem, there is no alternative,” said Imparato. “That’s why we want to be part of the game.”
Additional reporting by Will Rimell and Charlie Martin
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