New Alfa Romeo Giulia: Everything we know

The new generation Alfa Romeo Giulia will arrive in 2026 and will change everything, from mechanics to styling. Here are all the previews

By: Massimo Grassi

Feb 1, 2025 at 2:12am ET

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2025 marks the tenth birthday of the Alfa Romeo Giulia, unveiled at the Arese Museum on 24 June 2015. A double-digit landing that also marks the last year of the Biscione sedan, at least in the form we know it. In fact, 2026 will see the debut of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia, which will be new in every respect.

In fact, only the name of the current generation will be retained: the rest will be completely different. Even if there are no official announcements yet, between statements and rumours we already know a lot about the new Giulia. We tell you all about it below.

Goodbye saloon

The fact that the new Alfa Romeo Giulia would abandon its classic saloon shape has been known for some time, both thanks to statements made at the end of 2023 by Jean-Philippe Imparato (then Alfa's number one) and thanks to our sources who have come across some mules during testing.

New Alfa Romeo Giulia, our render

So what shape will the next Alfa flagship have? To answer that just look at what motorists like these days: crossovers. So the next generation Giulia will have a raised trim - but not too high - on which a fastback body will rest. Indiscretions confirmed by Santo Ficili (Alfa Romeo CEO) in a recent interview with French magazine L'Argus). Part saloon, part coupé. Like DS N°8, Citroen C5 X and Peugeot 408. But with larger dimensions, for a length that should in fact exceed 4.8 metres.

So what shape will the next Biscione flagship take? The answer is to look at what motorists like these days: crossovers. So the next generation Giulia will have a raised - but not too high - chassis on which a fastback body will rest. This was confirmed by Santo Ficili (CEO of Alfa Romeo) in a recent interview with the French magazine L'Argus. It will be part saloon, part coupé like the DS N°8, the Citroën C5 X and the Peugeot 408, but with larger dimensions, for a length that should actually exceed 4.8 metres.

Beyond the general lines, the new Alfa Romeo Giulia will be radically different in every detail, from the front, with a redesigned badge, to the rear, with a triangular light signature, just as we have shown you in our exclusive renderings.

New Alfa Romeo Giulia, the front shield will have a new shape and the logo will be on the bonnet

New Alfa Romeo Giulia, the rear will have a completely new light signature

Electric but not only

The big news for the Alfa Romeo Giulia will be underneath. The platform will no longer be the Giorgio, but the STLA Large from the Stellantis Group. The platform is already used by the Dodge Charger and Jeep Wagoneer S and designed to accommodate electric, hybrid and purely combustion powertrains.

The new Alfa Romeo Giulia will therefore be electric, at least initially, just like the new Stelvio scheduled for 2025 and based on the same platform. The batteries will be 800 Volt with a capacity of between 85 and 118 kWh and ultra-fast charging up to 270 kW and a range of up to 500 miles (WLTP cycle). As for the engines, Ficili told L'Argus that the power range will be 204 to 448 PS with rear or all-wheel drive. However, we do know that the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is aiming for 1,000 PS, with 0-62 mph in 2 seconds (the time given by Stellantis at the presentation of the STLA Large).

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Hybrid powertrains will also arrive later, but there is no information about them. There could be a range extender system (where a small combustion engine recharges the battery that powers the electric motor) or an unprecedented mild or full hybrid system. No mention has been made of pure combustion, but looking at the Dodge Charger we know that a 3.0-litre petrol straight-six could find room under the bonnet.

More technology

There will, of course, be many technological innovations, from a completely rethought infotainment system (perhaps with a monitor for the passenger) to the use of artificial intelligence systems to manage info telematics, batteries and Level 2+ assisted driving systems.