Alfa Romeo Tonale (Or How To SUV With An Italian Accent)

[@VIDJACK]

Great review - as always. I had a Stelvio for about 5 years and had literally NO problems with it. Even I was surprised. I finally parted ways with it because the dealer/service infrastructure wasn’t nearly as reliable as the car.

[@alliejr]

Yeah I know what you mean. It’s not necessarily that they are poorly built, more questionably engineered- such that if something does go wrong, it becomes unrepairable (e.g. having to pull the engine to change water pump and timing chain).

[@johnkimbell1093]

Informative, convivial, and invariably entertaining. Proud to have Tom as a fellow Northwesterner!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Wow, thanks John. Very generous!

[@kmoss3851]

I appreciate this Tonale review, much more fair than some others who dismissed as the toenail. Thank you, Martin and Tom! The quality of your videos is amazing. It helps me enjoy the PNW in general and Seattle specifically, all in 4k.

[@fortniteharambe]

4k, wet and gray. (I'm a resident who needs a SAD light)

[@juanmansfield529]

¡Gracias!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Thanks Juan!

[@waltmario7282]

Tom, Thank you for useful and no BS reviews. You are credible in my books for car reviews with relevant information. I watch all your postings. 😊

[@jrschoenberger]

Thanks! I always save your videos to watch Sunday mornings with coffee. Always the best. Love the factoids, history, and logo-tidbit stories!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Glad you like them! That sounds like nice routine. Thanks for the support!

[@randallbrown8346]

Thanks!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Thanks Randall!

[@tonywong9105]

Thank you, Tom and Martin! Big fan of PHEVs here (I currently own Kia Sorento PHEV and Hyundai Ioniq PHEV), so this Italian PHEV package is quite appealing to me putting questionable reliability aside.

[@baldheadlogic]

Thank you Martin & Tom. Consistently informative…Well done…..

[@chileshemubanga3594]

Love the Tonale,as a matter of fact iv always loved Alfas.

[@animeking801]

I would just like to say that I concur with the footnote at the beginning of this video - playing your videos on my living room TV at 4K is quite the visual experience! Thank you for all of your dedication Tom 🤌🏾🙌🏾 much love to Martin for all of his dedication as well!

[@jimcabezola3051]

Mahalo, Martin Campbell! We can't have these videos without you and Tom!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Well, at the time when I called it the "tone-al" it had just dropped and there were no resources like YT videos and such to reference. My calls and emails to FCA (at the time) went unanswered and I had to post the video. I had actually tracked it three different ways. I lost. These things happen.

[@krifferb1980]

Thanks to Martin. Very well done as always. Off topic perhaps but I would love to see some content about rain sensing wipers. My very limited experience with them hasn't left a positive impression (Toyota and GM). They seemed to have no rhyme or reason to the logic. I wonder if there are some companies who do this better or worse than others. How well does the vehicle sense and clean a windshield on a car that's been sitting out in the rain? The toyota system often had false positives in infinite delay but then there were also times that, while raining, it seemed out to lunch and very nearly created a dangerous situation. The northwest seems like the ideal place to test this feature. Just a thought. Keep up the excellent content, I've yet to see one of your videos that I didn't enjoy.

[@d.j.j.g]

Thank you, Mr. Campbell! And sincerely!

[@haldunkel4080]

Thank you Martin…

[@citibear57]

Thank you, Martin Campbell! You too, Tom 👍 👍

[@alperboz1]

Teşekkürler.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Thanks! You're in Turkey?

[@Dunwelll]

Thanks Martin!

[@michaelarch3779]

Excellent as always, you have a loyal follower in Australia!!!!!

[@2151abell]

Does nothing for me personally, but I love all your honest reviews Tom. Thank you.

[@montymackenzie9900]

Thanks for the as always for the informative and as always witty review. A small request for those of us who live in the metric world. While the TP pack is more or less understandable - especially since you pointed out the size being similar to a carry-on suitcase, any reference to cubic feet leaves me perplexed and occasionally going to the web to translate into liters which is pretty universal outside of the US of A. Subtitles would more than suffice. Same goes for car dimensions, as the olde world or Asia have smaller roads and much smaller parking spaces which can be a make or break matter for many, i.e.,, here in Japan.

[@CaptDnaDonut]

Thank you Martin! 😊

[@TheCarGuru]

Great review as always. Tom. Haven't seen any "toenails" here in person just yet 😂. In all seriousness- I love the soundtracks you chose for this video.

[@Mojo522]

Martin! What's up, bro? Thank you so much. I hope you and your loved ones are all doing well.

[@TalismanPHX]

Thank you Martin & Tom. I have a lot of reliability concerns with Alfa Romeo and Chrysler/Dodge.....😢

[@frod70]

Thank you, Martin

[@polarbear-lv5dj]

Entertaining review, ride quality (softness for wife is an issue) wonder if that can be addressed? Thanks

[@genzigzag]

I'm going to wait for the Toe-Nale track focused sibling the Hang-Nale Quadrifoglio

[@jody024]

The Dodge Hornet, in an Italian suit.

[@denault3985]

Sharp looking SUV, but actually it's a Stellantis... Oh, I almost forgot to thank Martin Campell for his great driving!

[@polarbear-lv5dj]

Great review, wonder about ride quality. Does the d mode set a soft as possible meet a comfort ride. My ford Cmax ( after 7 years has had no issues) is noticeably more comfortable that the hornet. Any thoughts?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

The C Max was pretty cushy. I'd say no, not that soft.

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

What a sexy suv, love it!

[@AnySumptionBanter]

front and rear light design is great. but, that's where my preference ends. think they still behind what toyota does with rav4 and their prime line. Am curious if you'll get the dodge to compare and if you do, make some references back to this. enjoy your fact at the end of your videos.

[@mirceaisaila1454]

"Thank you, Martin!"

[@williamegler8771]

I looked at and test-drove one. I was tempted but the nearest dealership is an hour and a half away from me and I don't want to have to take a day off from work to get the oil changed at the dealer and waste 3 hours driving there and back. I bought a Porsche Macan instead.

[@ArthurBenetton]

Great review - it's really a pity that Dodge created the Hornet (to my understanding, much to Alfa's dismay) - this would have been the winner that Alfa needed - now it really is difficult to not see a Hornet.

[@155stw]

I love my Stelvio and also have a Hyundai Kona EV. The range of the EV is too variable. On a cold day, with heating, I lose 40% range. That crap! The Tonale seems to be a good compromise. Also, my Stelvio has been very reliable. I had a MK7 Golf, the Stelvio is definitely no worse than the Golf and drove a whole lot better despite the weight increase (Golf and Stelvio not in the same car segment).

[@itsm3th3b33]

But the Hornet doesn't have the triangle nose, does it?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

It does not

[@itsm3th3b33]

@@DrivenCarReviews Well there. That triangle accounts for the price differential. Brand cachet.

[@mikeharris7261]

Looks good but everybody don't want a plug in hybrid

[@datasickness]

What’s evil twins payroll demand? Where has he been vacationing?

[@hwmason530]

don't know why it has been mispronounced everywehre in USA. During the auto shows in Europe few years ago, it has been widely pronounced as "Tone-Know".

[@Supernaut2000]

Nice but way over $75K here in Canada! I'll pass, thanks.

[@HumptyDumptyActual]

This Dodge toenail looks good, but it's a bit pricy.

[@BSGoering]

We strongly considered one of these. Took a test drive where the salesman drove it super hard to show us how it handled in the twists, etc.. We of course drove it as well and he implored us to drive it hard and we did and we were impressed. Regardless, we didn't go with it because the dealer was somewhat unresponsive, had very little supply now/in future and we hate black interiors and that's effectively all you can get with it. I'll never understand "luxury" brands that either don't allow me to get something other than black for the interior or make their "performance" models only available in black...makes me feel like I'm buying a Nissan (sorry to offend the Nissan buyers).

[@mva6044]

I can imagine the factory workers near Naples, talking loudly and gesticulating with their hands about the good old days of Diego and if someone bothers them, shouting "domani! domani!" (tangential comment regarding the reliability bit at the end).

[@TinLeadHammer]

So, Ford Escape is a girly blob (not your words), but the Tonale suddenly has a classy Italian bodywork? Meh.

[@DesertbikerAZ]

Is it me or every time when I look at Alfa Romeos, the face looks like an owl 🦉.

[@goostrey4210]

Italian has one "L", Tom. You might want to change your title page.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Yeah, I caught that last night and it still hasn't updated...

[@goostrey4210]

@@DrivenCarReviews It has updated now. I'm looking forward to your review because the Tonale is a car we might consider (shame about the Toenail name, though).

[@DrivenCarReviews]

@@goostrey4210 At the launch of the concept (without any way to check pronunciation) called it the TONE-el. Tow-NAH-lay for the win.

[@randallsmith3073]

Gen4 rav4 knockoff body

[@tom_hoots]

Nope, not going to buy a car named Toenail. Which, of course, is what I'd have to call the thing if I bought one.

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

The nearly identical design to the Hornet is a turn off. It dilutes the Alfa Romeo brand, demonstrates an attempted money grab by management. This reminds me of GM in the 2000s.

[@atmartens]

I really want to like it… but I just can’t. No dealer network, horrible build quality, and piss poor reliability. It’s going to be hard for someone being in the luxury market to want to buy something that shares the same body with Dodge.

[@peterlekonings]

Thanks!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Are you in Sweden? Tack!

[@peterlekonings]

Yes, living in Volvo's hometown (but currently driving a Saab). Thanks for the review, I'm comparing this to an XC40, seems to be similar in size but more fun to drive.

[@jimbv2168]

Thanks!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Thanks so much jimbv2168! That's awfully generous.

[@waltmario7282]

Thanks!

[@marsgaldieri]

Thanks!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

You bet! Hope you're enjoying the reviews as much as we like making them. Thanks!