This is the Alfa Romeo Milano, the small SUV that aims to dramatically boost the company’s sales. Alfa Romeo, of course, is part of the sprawling Stellantis group, so this car is related to the Fiat 600, Jeep Avenger, Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Corsa. Ah, but Alfa says the Milano is a ‘handbook’ for the Italian brand, devoted “to the satisfaction of the sensory faculties”. Erm, OK.

Alfa has traditionally done that via rorty engines and characterful styling. The Milano is the first Alfa BEV, though there will be a hybrid, too, powered by a 1.2-litre, three cylinder turbo. We might get the front drive one in the UK – Alfa has yet to decide – but not the all-wheel drive iteration.

So the name of the game here is differentiation. Take those same ingredients – in this case the eCMP platform - and do something extra tasty with them. Alfa’s design team, led by Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, has certainly had a good go. The Milano is 4.1m long, 1.5m tall, and has a solid stance. The overhangs are short, the rear truncated in a way that makes references to the Sixties Giulia TZ less fanciful than first appears. There’s a new take on the ‘scudetto’ grille, which comes in ‘leggenda’ or punchy ‘progresso’ versions. The Alfa telephone dial wheels get a remix. And the 3+3 headlights are full LED matrix jobs.

The electric Milano uses a 54kWh battery pack (50.8 useable), not entirely coincidentally the same one you’ll find in the Abarth 600e and Jeep Avenger. Here, it’s available in two variants, with either a 154bhp or 238bhp power output, and a single motor driving the front wheels. Alfa claims a range of 250 miles. If TG’s Avenger experience is anything to go by, that’s likely to be closer to 200 in the real world, although we’ve seen 4.1 miles per kWh from that car.
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✅Source Afa Romio