Alfa Romeo’s first SUV – the Stelvio debuted only with all-wheel drive. Regardless what trim you picked, the powertrain propelled all four wheels. As the Stelvio SUV heads into its second model year of production, the Italian company is making one, distant change. According to Car and Driver, Alfa will offer the Stelvio with rear-wheel-drive.
When designing a car, there are a thousand and one good reasons to keep the doors simple. Here are ten examples chosen from when conventional car doors just weren't good enough.
Constructed by Italdesign of Turin, Italy in 1997, the Italdesign Scighera or Alpha Romeo Schighera, (which was pronounced Shigeera) was a futuristically styled concept vehicle that was fully working. Derived from the 164, the Scighera has an all aluminum body and a frame structure made of up aluminum-carbon fiber composite.
North Americans only recently got reacquainted with Alfa Romeo following a lengthy return to the continent, but only die-hard fans will know what this is. In fact, it's the brands first-ever model, the 1921 Alfa Romeo G1, and it's heading to an RM Sotheby's auction in January.
This week's snippets of automotive news cover the entire industry, from Nissan welcoming Dyson to the industry to Kia's Stonic SUV, from the lack of an Alfa Romeo Stelvio coupé to the end of the downsizing era.
Agnelli's family, the successor of the big American-Italian Fiat Company, has decided to sell it. They assure their supporters that the company is now in its best condition and they only want to rescue the company from crisis and debt.