The Alfa Romeo Giulia will live on, but it’ll have a very different look in its next generation.
That’s according to Alfa Romeo and Maserati’s recently appointed CEO, Santo Ficili, who told French publication L’Argus the new Giulia – due in 2026 – will have “a new design and a new type of bodywork”.
This is understood to involve a more crossover-type look.
The next Alfa Romeo Giulia could resemble, in concept at least, the Peugeot 408, DS No. 8 and Citroen C5 X also produced by Stellantis – think a fastback design with a slightly higher ride height than a traditional sedan.
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Current Alfa Romeo Giulia
It isn’t expected to move to an entirely SUV-like silhouette, however, as it’ll be preceded late in 2025 by a new-generation Stelvio.
The Alfa Romeo range will expand upwards with a new flagship SUV in 2027, but Mr Ficili ruled out plans to resurrect what previously served as the brand’s entry-level model: the Giulietta hatchback, which ended production in 2020.
That will leave the Alfa Romeo brand with only a quintet of crossovers – or at least crossover-style models – unless it ends up introducing another sports car, as executives have previously expressed a desire to do.
The next Stelvio and Giulia will be underpinned by Stellantis’ STLA Large platform, which underpins the new Dodge Charger, Jeep Wagoneer S and the upcoming Jeep Recon.
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DS No. 8
“We have changed things [compared to the American STLA Large] but the origin is the same. And Stelvio will be the first Stellantis model in Europe to use it,” Mr Ficili told L’Argus.
The use of STLA Large should also see the Giulia grow in size, with Stellantis having previously confirmed vehicles on this platform will measure between 4764 and 5126mm long, and 1897 and 2030mm wide, with wheelbases ranging from 2870 to 3075mm.
The outgoing Giulia measures 4643mm long, 1860mm wide and 1436mm tall, and rides on a 2820mm wheelbase.
The new Stelvio will launch with electric power, but Mr Ficili said: “We are also working on hybrid versions.”
Stellantis Europe CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato told Auto Express in October 2024 that the Giulia could also be offered with more than just electric power, too.
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Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack
STLA Large is a “highly flexible, BEV-native” unibody platform that will also be used by Maserati and Chrysler.
It can support front-, rear- and all-wheel drive configurations with combustion-powered models offering either transversely or longitudinally mounted engines.
Electric versions will offer either 400-volt or 800-volt electrical architectures, with batteries ranging from 85 to 118kWh, claimed 0-100km/h acceleration times as low as the two-second range, and range of upwards of 800km for sedans.
The dual-motor all-wheel drive Dodge Charger Daytona produces 370kW of power and 547Nm of torque as an R/T, and 500kW/849Nm in current flagship Scat Pack guise – the latter shading the outputs of the twin-turbo V6-powered Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, which pumps out 375kW and 600Nm.
A more powerful electric Charger Daytona is expected, but before then Dodge will introduce a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre ‘Hurricane’ inline six-powered version this year, called the Charger Sixpack.
This powertrain would appear to be a logical fit for the next Giulia Q.
