Alfa Romeo Junior with Alejandro Mesonero

Our exclusive interview with Chief Alfa Romeo designer Alejandro Mesonero- Romanos on the new Junior.

[@fpeverini]

The more I look at it , the more I like it.

[@alfattitude]

That’s the general feeling.

[@zagatolinoj9991]

A very interesting video and a beautiful car. I ordered one, but the Ibrida. :-)

[@alfattitude]

Awesome! Congratulations first of all, and yes, maybe the Ibrida offers the best of both worlds atm.

[@diegodiegito7248]

my next car !

[@alfattitude]

Nice one! What colour?

[@diegodiegito7248]

@@alfattitude rosso brera!

[@tecnomania1986]

Very good video!

[@alfattitude]

Thank you! Much appreciated!

[@batowel]

Really insightful. Great designers put so many efforts in every aspect of car design. Being able to deliver a monologue about each line of a car is a testament to how much the design is flesh out. Bravo.

[@alfattitude]

Thank you so much. Indeed, they make it seem easy but there’s is a huge amount of tears, sweat and hard work going on behind the curtains. That’s what makes it even more frustrating to hear people dismiss it with a simple “it’s a reno/pug/kia/whatever”.

[@jimparsons9961]

Please bring this to the USA 🇺🇸 Please!!

[@alfattitude]

Never say never… 🤞

[@chrisobrien5492]

It doesn't have an I.C.E. It is NOT an Alfa. You won't bring back the Alfisti with this.

[@Ronnet]

Very narrow minded view on what makes an Alfa. Did you watch the reviews where they're testing how it drives? Looks like it has a spirit to it that is typically Alfa. Making Electric cars fun to drive is a smart way to differentiate from the rest of the EV market.

[@andreasausmuc]

Looking so much forward to change from my Giulietta - in which I've enjoyed flawless 200.000km - to the Junior IF there's enough room in the back seats.

[@alfattitude]

Giulietta is a superior class, with Tonale as the SUV equivalent. But go give the Junior a try yourself and see how it’s like.

[@andreasausmuc]

@@alfattitude Yeah - I know! But pricewise the Tonale is another league than the Giulietta 😢

[@eminzeynali6325]

Plus the brake lights, almost directly from the third generation Spider. Nice Easter egg from the designers

[@alfattitude]

As Alejandro said, no exact reference given because Alfa never had a car of this class. But nice little hints here and there.

[@ashley5130]

BRING IT TO THE USA this will be perfect for NYC city roads $35k or $40k max and i will buy this also they must make a hybrid version!!!!!!

[@klaverro]

Nice successor for MiTo and Giulietta. Appreciate this car more and more (I recently saw it in real life). Good and interesting interview with the designer. (p.s.: delete the background music next time. It distracts from the conversation and does not meet accessibility requirements)

[@alfattitude]

Thank you so much! Also grateful for the “technical” input, as we’re only starting with proper video production, will tone the music down a notch for the next one. What do you mean by accessibility requirements?

[@klaverro]

@@alfattitude about accessibility requirements: A video may not meet W3C standards if there is background music while someone is speaking for several reasons: Clarity and Understandability: Background music can interfere with the clarity of spoken content, making it difficult for people with hearing impairments or auditory processing disorders to understand what is being said. Distraction: For individuals with attention disorders, background music can be distracting, making it harder to focus on the spoken content. Assistive Technologies: Assistive devices like hearing aids and cochlear implants may struggle to separate speech from background noise, reducing the effectiveness of these technologies. Cognitive Load: Background music can increase cognitive load, making it more challenging for people with cognitive disabilities to process and understand the information1. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) recommend avoiding background audio or providing a way to turn it off to ensure that the content is accessible to all users. For more detailed information, you can check W3C Multimedia Accessibility FAQ and the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative at w3.org

[@antoniosamfilochios1329]

I do not like Suvs but I like this and would consider buying it. Great design.

[@jimmyhughes1180]

Great work mate you're a natural 🍀🍀I think this might be the ideal city car for me. Going to put a deposit down on an Elettrica 280 Veloce as soon as it's available in the UK

[@piersandromannino4109]

But why they didn’t use the digital cluster of the Giulia/tonale . It fills the cannocchiale and is not a square display. Also the key fob I would have used a different one instead to use the Peugeot/citroen one with the Alfa logo, same for the dna button. Overall I like it but I wish there will be a more powerful hybrid version.

[@ezrafigueroa5424]

It is modern and traditional at the same time. Can't wait to see the upcoming Stelvio and Giulia. I'm in the USA... when, when, when is it arriving???

[@alfattitude]

Stelvio next year, Giulia the year after.

[@sungreenhighperfomance8005]

simplemente espectacular sera un exito total que belleza y que motores tiene con unos grandisosos caballos de fuerza 😍😍😍🥰🥰

[@haghima]

The infotainment screen, is located too much low, i guess.....

[@alfattitude]

Not ostensibly low.. 🤔

[@user-tr2mq4kq1s]

What do we know about the Q4 version?

[@roalvarez]

Seeing this car has me intrigued... ...what crazy stuff are they going to try to make the next Giulia also look like a SEAT?

[@alfattitude]

Why would you say that? Does this one look like Seat to you? We’ve heard it compared to different brands until now but even Seat is a first. 🫠

[@roalvarez]

@@alfattitude what I said is confusing because I'm including Cupra when I say SEAT. Something about this car's design language looks like a cross between a Peugeot and a Cupra to me. I admit that it's highly subjective, and I drive a Giulia Quadrifoglio, so the fact that I would have liked them to go in a completely different direction might play into it. :)

[@alfattitude]

@@roalvarezto that I can say it’s a car of the moment… hopefully it will sell well enough to allow Alfa to express more of its people’s Italianess.

[@micko557]

FRONT LOOK:Between Renault Clio and Opel Corsa.

[@alfattitude]

If you squint your eyes hard enough and start crying at the corner of your eye you might see something 😂

[@michaelvecera8394]

Bring the hybrid version of this to Canada

[@alfattitude]

Who knows what the future holds 🤞

[@jomo2483]

This car made me run away from BMW. Hopefully the next Giulia will not be ruined.

[@sb917]

Alejando - too late was waiting for lat 20 years, now in my late 40's I'd rather go for dacia, and Junior - my god , Milano should be her name , despite italiano governmento plroblemo

[@alfattitude]

In fairness, Junior is a much more suitable name for the this car.

[@miracilkerpala455]

Tam bir pazarlama manipülasyomu. Opel Mokka, Jeep Avanger , Pejo 2008 ve bu.... Hepsi aynı araba...

[@alfattitude]

Not quite.

[@niklasgundersen408]

Beauty) will it come with sunroof?

[@alfattitude]

Yes, the one we filmed here had the sunroof.

[@TalkNRock]

​@@alfattitude is it openable the roof or just glass like in Qashqais?

[@WinkelHoof]

Maybe my next car but the price for the Veloce-version is the same as Tesla model 3 LR so Im not sure about the Junior…

[@vhg2599]

That is like comparing the kcal between a Big Mac and a nice steak.

[@alfattitude]

If that absolute kit for money would be the only considerent… then the Chinese would be untouchable already.

[@albertoarcudi8431]

Ho tre Alfa Romeo nel mio garage, visto che siamo in tre in famiglia. Ma questa "cosa" non ci entrerà mai.

[@vincewatson_official]

"Something very Alfa, something very human'. I think he meant to say "Something very Peugeot"

[@MateuszM-qb9kw]

These "designers" should be moved to vans section to design i.e. Renault Kangoo where nobody is interested in how the car looks. But then they would end up with 1.2 puretech hybrid which half of the time would spend in service for repairs. And the cargo space would be diminished by half because of unnecessary embossings 😂 Unfortunetely these are the people that will design next generation of stelvio and giulia - and probably they will make them as hideous Peugeots 🤮 As stelvio user - #leave_next_stelvio_alone #shame_on_you_for_renault_captur_headlights_and_scudetto_from_mitsubishi_asx #not_buying_this_crap

[@cbarber5366]

I own a Stelvio which I love but THIS does NOT make my heart race. The future seems to be platform sharing clones

[@slawomirnoske7926]

I had 145 junior, 147, Mito. Now I see boring car. With out alfa style. They put different element, with out ideas.

[@drc4332]

PEUGEOT JUNIOR

[@eminzeynali6325]

Ferrari SF-90 Junior. Ah yes, someone doesn't know this car, that's his problem

[@marekblazejewski888]

Put proper 4 cyl engine at least 150 HP and later unleashed some competitor for Golf R, Audi S3 or Merc AMG35 with 300 HP 4wd. Do you think I AM dreaming about 3 cyl Alfa???

[@Athelass]

Otro peyóóó más.....

[@alfattitude]

Even google doesn’t understand what a peyoooo is.😂

[@Athelass]

@@alfattitude Sorry, Peyooó is Peugeot😊

[@user-mc2oc6jw9q]

Stellantis needs to have a global distribution network or they will fail and this is why alfa & lancia & fiat have failed (that's also why there are ugly over priced german cars everywhere because they make german cars in china and ship them to the world)

[@ashley5130]

this interviewer is talking too much !!!!1

[@kazuakitachibana444]

ランチア イプシロンと双子の関係、日本に入ってくるのはアルファロメオだけなら残念な話。

[@MrTheunivideo]

He just gave it all away. The car was developed in a short time. Look at the overall shape of the bonnet, front fenders and doors. Its Fiat 600e. Thats why half of the car does not look like an Alfa. Then the rear doors and the back of the car looks absolutely fantastic. So the designers had to squash their ideas into a shape that already half existed. It's a mess. And is shows.

[@antoniosavio993]

Signor masoero lei non a la minima passione per un marchio come alfa se no non avrebbe accettato di camuffare una peugeot e farla passare per una yunior e poi non ci piace il pessimo 3 cilindri francese motore mal progettato

[@TheDriver1592]

c'ha le stesse portiere della 600, ma di che stiamo parlando....

[@Jz-vd5zg]

Another flop

[@andreasankara]

it is not an Alfa it is only a peugeot with a motor 1.2 3 cilinder of s..t!!!

[@fortedebole8102]

E la 156 era una fiat con motori fiat 😂

[@WinkelHoof]

Its electric.

[@alfattitude]

Would you rather have NO Alfa?! 🥹

[@andreasankara]

@@alfattitude I am Italian and if Alfa Romeo is to be a re-crowning of a Peugeot built in Poland with Chinese parts, becoming a car like any other, it has no reason to exist! For us Italians Alfa Romeo is perhaps even more important than Ferrari, but I don't think you foreigners can understand that at all!

[@alfattitude]

@@andreasankara that’s why we’re here. To be educated by the Italians’ love for Alfa Romeo. You’re not referring to the great majority buying anything else but Alfas, are you? 🫠

[@tommasosantoro5552]

Sono italiano ho buon gusto più guardo questa auto e più non mi piace non mi piace affatto tutta la linea di fiancata preferisco di molto la linea di fiancata della tonale e con questo stile di mesonero sicuramente non mi piaceranno né le nuove Giulia che Stelvio