Next-gen Alfa Romeo Giulia to go electric; hyper Quadrifoglio confirmed

The next-generation Alfa Romeo Giulia will go electric-only with the hero Quadrifoglio to offer around 745kW of power, a new report suggests.

According to Autocar, the Italian carmaker’s CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato confirmed that the performance EV line-up will start with ‘near’ 257kW and the more powerful Veloce variant offering around 589kW, before stepping up to the hyper Quadrifoglio which will ‘likely’ shift to an all-wheel drive setup.

For context, the current 952-series limited-run and up-tuned Giulia GTA and GTAm models ‘only’ produce 402kW from a Ferrari-developed 2.9-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder petrol engine, and drives the rear wheels only.

Here's the kicker: the upcoming Giulia EV reportedly won’t be a conventional sedan, with a wagon-like shape mooted to “cover multiple segments”, looking like the Alfa “we all want”.

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All-electric Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, rendered by Theottle.

Above: Our mate Theottle has had a crack at imagining the next-gen Giulia as a sleek and streamlined electric sedan – but as these latest reports suggest, Alfa looks likely to skew further towards a design that might rival the jacked-up Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.

What's the tech?

The new Giulia is expected to be based on the Stellantis group’s STLA Medium dedicated EV platform, allowing it to offer up to 700km of driving range on the WLTP testing cycle, and an 800-volt charging architecture to top-up from 10 to 80 per cent within 18 minutes.

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Could the Grecale Folgore electric SUV offer a hint of what's to come with the new Giulia?

When will the new Giulia go on sale?

It’s unclear when the all-new Giulia EV will debut, although the company has promised to sell an electric-only model line-up by 2027.

Alfa will kick start its transition with the launch of a small SUV in 2024.

Alfa Romeo is in good company, with the Stellantis portfolio of car brands including EVs such as the forthcoming Maserati Granturismo Folgore coupe, Abarth 500e, and Peugeot 3008 SUV (which’ll also sit on STLA Medium).

Despite ramping up its electrification efforts, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has been vocal in criticising impending Euro 7 emissions mandates as ‘useless’ by distracting car brands to invest in hybrid tech in order to comply when the industry will inevitably shift to full electric propulsion.