2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale - 28 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Alfa Romeo Tonale or BMW X1 M35i?
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What is it?
This is the first new model for Alfa since the Stelvio in 16
And the giulia in 2015
This Tonale sits below the Stelvio in the lineup
It’s a subcompact crossover
Shares some of its DNA with the Jeep Compass
And its sister vehicle is the Dodge Hornet
Mopar brakes
Mopar windows
Firsts
This is the first Alfa to be electrified
The Plug-in is the only version we’ll get here
European markets will get other variants
Competitors
BMW X1
Mercedes GLA
Audi Q3
Powertrain
1.3T I4
Two electric motors (front and rear)
Combined power
285 hp
347 lbft
~30 miles of electric range
0-60 in just over 5.5 seconds
Pretty quick
Very Alfa looking
Some will say it’s not full Alfa
But just look at it
gorgeous
Misano Blue is excellent and Verde
Grille
Classic Alfa Triangle grille
Every trim but Ti gets blac grille
Lights
Triple dip running lights
Just like the Stelvio and Giulia now
Full width tailbar with triple dip
Wheels & Tires
Very Alfa design with the clover
18-20 in options
If you see red brakes they’re brembos
Tiny rears
Black wheel arches
Wing mirror
Black
Italian flag design in turn signal
Zappy snake
On rear window on charger side
So driver side
Lights up at night
Exhaust
Veloce trim is only one to get dual chrome tips
Size & rear seat
6 in shorter than Stelvio
Still has more rear passenger space
5 in more than Stelvio
“Best in class interior space”
Trunk
Also more space than stelvio with rear seats up
Very similar to X1
Less than sister Hornet (battery)
Interior design
VERY familiar Alfa
Sister Hornet gets this very alfa interior as well
start/stop steering wheel
No startup noise
Heated steering wheel
Massive paddle shifters
love/hate scroller
Can only get black for leather
Silver accents are nice
Black surfaces are meh
No HUD
Weird
Drive modes
Selector here is start/stop on Hornet
Then the steering wheel is modes
DNA modes
Veloce is only one to get adaptive dampers
eSave mode
Saves battery charge
Will also recharge the car with braking
Head unit
10 in uConnect 5
Wireless acp & aa
Alexa built in
OTA updates
Excellent 360 cameras
Shutter speed is closed
Cluster
12 in digital
Nice customizability
Performance pages
Neat
Hybrid pages
Eco coaching
Wireless charger
Weird notification…why?
Alfa logo on it
Autopilot
Is good
Doesn’t change lanes for you
Hand on every 10 sec
But good
Seats
Alfa logo embroidered
Heated and cooled
Roof
Pano-ish
Towing
2000 lbs
A lot actually compared to others
Thanks to more power
Little annoyances
Blinker doesn't stay
Sounds strange
Weird spotify glitch
Rear wiper didnt turn off for like a day
Price
Starts 43k
X1 starts just under 40k
Veloce trim starts just under 50k
Exactly where the BMW X1 M35i starts
As tested 57k

[@dwnshft]

Special thanks to our Patreons for their support of the channel! Tonale or X1?

[@gbormann71]

Have you tried switching TC off on the mode selector? @PetrolPed and @StefABTV managed to get the back-end to step out on the Alfa circuit.

[@EvilBonsai]

the biscione (?) snake does NOT light up. just etched glass

[@cyclewise6926]

In. your opinion (badges aside) is this worth the extra $$ over the hornet? in other words status aside, is this really a better car, or are you mostly paying for the nameplate?

[@dwnshft]

not worth the extra money - some small things are nicer but they're marginal

[@yiwanye1221]

This would be my favoriate Subcompact car if Hornet didn't undercat Alfa... Bad for both cars' sales

[@dwnshft]

Agree

[@vincentgiordano6020]

Not reliable many complaints about the Tonale totally shutting down. Months in service and Alfa has no clue what problems are.

[@vincentgiordano6020]

Update. Alfa bought it back reimbursed me all my money. Decide to try another one again. No problems with the new. The first was an anomaly. Alfa customer service was terrific.

[@DanielCrouch-zm5ct]

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