2025 Alfa Romeo Milano EV revealed

The 2025 Alfa Romeo Milano has been revealed overnight, introducing the Italian brand’s first battery-electric vehicle and a long-awaited replacement for the MiTo hatch that was dropped from sale back in 2018.

Also serving as a replacement for the discontinued Giulietta hatch, the new Milano small SUV will slot in below the Tonale in Alfa Romeo’s line-up and is expected to arrive in Australia during 2025.

European sales begin in the second half of this year.

Reviving a classic nameplate, the new-age Milano has emerged with brash front-end styling that incorporates a bold reinvention of the famous Scudetto styling.

Instead of sporting chrome horizontal bars or even a mesh grille, the Milano arrives with a cut-out grille that features the 113-year-old brand’s trademark cross and snake logo.

Below the new shield is a larger horizonal air dam with a further two air dams that are thought to help vent the front wheel-arches, in a bid to reduce drag.

The P-shaped headlights, meanwhile, feature sharp C-shaped LED light elements, while at the rear the Milano is said to reference the legendary Giulia TZ with its chopped Kamm tail-effect design that also includes a large light bar linking the lamp clusters.

Like the Giulietta hatch, the small SUV will feature a pair of hidden rear door handles that are tucked away within the rear C-pillars.

Inside, there’s a 10.25-inch infotainment system that’s angled towards the driver and a cowled 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, with both capable of being customised.

The infotainment also includes real-time traffic and a battery and driving style monitor which helps the nav provide a route that includes charging stops along the way.

There’s also a ChatGPT-powered ‘Hey Alfa’ onboard assistant.

Heavily-bolstered Sabelt sport seats and a pair of large turbine-style vents all emphasise the sportiness of the cabin.

As well as making it sporty, designers are said to have focused on providing as much cabin space as possible both for occupants and luggage, with the Milano offering what’s claimed to be the largest boot in the segment (400L).

From launch, Alfa Romeo will sell two versions – the Elettrica, which gets a 115kW front-mounted e-motor, and a more powerful 177kW Veloce.

Both are front-wheel drive and draw energy from a 54kWh battery that’s compatible with DC charging up to 100kW and provides for a range of up to 400km with the smaller motor.

Alfa’s first mass-produced EV takes less than 30 minutes for a top-up from 10 to 80 per cent.

New tech offered in the Milano includes Level 2 autonomous adaptive cruise control and the option of a 180-degree camera that works with a semi-autonomous auto-park feature.

Based on the same Stellantis STLA Small platform (formerly known as the e-CMP architecture) that underpins the Jeep Avenger, Fiat 600 and other models in the group, the latest Milano measures in at 4170mm long, 1780mm wide and 1500mm tall.

When it arrives, Alfa says the Milano – which could quickly become the brand’s best-selling model – will deliver both “best-in-class driving dynamics” and “guarantee quick cornering with a high level of grip”.

Helping achieve this, the Milano is said to be the lightest in its class and will boast an “optimal” weight distribution.

Developed by the same team that developed the Giulia GTA, the sportiest Veloce version gets quicker steering and sports suspension that sits 25mm lower to the ground compared to the Elettrica.

There’s a front and rear anti-roll bar and wide 380mm front disc brakes with four-piston callipers, while traction is maximised by a Torsen limited-slip differential and 20-inch wheels wrapped in high-performance tyres.

Like other Alfas, the Milano gets the car-maker’s DNA drive mode selector that includes a Dynamic mode to sharpen the steering and throttle response.

There’s also an Advanced Efficiency setting to maximise range.

In Europe, Alfa Romeo will sell a launch edition dubbed the Milano Speciale Elettrica that includes an 11kW onboard charger, 18-inch alloy wheels, faux leather and cloth seats, leather steering wheel and electric massage seats. There’s also eight-colour ambient lighting.

Three option packs will also be available: a Technology pack that adds adaptive cruise, gesture tailgate, LED Matrix headlights, connected nav and virtual assistant; a Premium pack that introduces vinyl-fabric massage seats, ambient lighting and aluminium pedals; and a Sport pack that includes Sabelt Alcantara-covered sport seats and a body kit.

A faster and higher-powered Quadrifoglio version is expected to launch down the track.

In 2025, some markets will also offer a hybrid version that combines a 100kW 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with a small 21kW electric motor that is packaged within the six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Built at the same factory in Poland as the Jeep Avenger, Alfa Romeo is banking on the new Milano to account for around 40 per cent of its global volume when it goes on sale later this year.

Following confirmation that the Jeep Avenger will be launched in Australia in the second half of 2024, the Alfa Romeo Milano is expected to follow next year, with full details and pricing to be announced later.

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