The 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale subcompact crossover loses trim levels and gains a special edition for its second model year.
Alfa is compressing the lineup from three trim levels to one, although it is keeping three major option packages. The Veloce Package adds Brembo brakes, dual exhaust, aluminum shift paddles, and dual-mode suspension. The Active Assist Package includes additional driver aids, and the Premium Package adds perforated leather seats, cooled front seats, a driver memory system, and hands-free power tailgate.
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale
A Tributo Italiano special edition also joins the lineup, with a body kit, Italian-flag styling details, 20-inch wheels, and a mix of features from the various option package. Alfa is also launching Tributo Italiano editions of the Giulia sedan and Stelvio compact crossover in what the automaker calls its first global special series. The Tonale Tributo Italiano will be a “limited-production model,” but Alfa did not say how many would be built.
The Tonale is a close relative of the Dodge Hornet, but unlike the Dodge it’s only available as a plug-in hybrid. The powertrain combines a 1.3-liter turbo-4 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission with a 90-kw (120-hp) electric motor and 15.5-kwh battery pack. Total system output is 247 hp and 347 lb-ft of torque, with an estimated 33 miles of electric range.
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale
The Tonale arrived for the 2024 model year as the first new Alfa in five years, reaching downmarket into territory where the automaker once feared to tread. It’s now the entry point to Alfa’s admittedly small U.S. lineup, positioned below the Stelvio and Giulia.
Alfa has since launched an even smaller crossover called the Junior (originally Milano, but the name had to be changed due an Italian legal issue) for Europe. Alfa has said the Junior won’t come to the U.S., but a report earlier this year indicated it was rethinking that decision.