It seems that the new Alfa Romeo Junior (the unsuspecting Milano) could also be found on the American market.
Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Alfa Romeo’s Tiago Guzzafame said, among other things: “We will show the Junior Veloce to our US dealers, asking if they see the potential for a small electric car in select markets, such as California and Florida.”
Although nothing has been decided yet, Alfa dealers who are eager for new products could take advantage of the opportunity.
The 4170 mm long Junior Veloce has a front electric motor with 207 kW/280 hp and 345 Nm of torque, which is enough to accelerate to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and a top speed of more than 200 km/h.
The 54 kWh lithium-ion battery provides a WLTP range of 410 km. When the battery is empty, it can be charged from 10-80% in less than 30 minutes with a 100 kW DC fast charger.
The equipment also includes LED headlights, sport-tuned suspension and 20-inch wheels, as well as an interior with dual 10.25-inch screens and ChatGPT built into the voice recognition system.
There’s also a level 2 semi-autonomous driving system that combines intelligent adaptive cruise control with a lane centering function.
Automotive News estimates that this electric crossover would cost around $42,000 in the US. This would make the Junior slightly more unique than the Tonale model, which starts at $43,845. The competition would primarily be the Tesla Model Y, which starts at $44,990 and has a range of 515 km.
Prepared by: Ivan Mitić – Autoblog.rs
Source: autoblog.rs
