Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Will Survive After All—Quadrifoglios Too
Alfa Romeo’s Giulia and Stelvio aren’t going anywhere just yet. Stellantis has decided to extend production of both models through 2027 along with a return of the high-performance Quadrifoglio versions in 2026.
Key Points
- Alfa Romeo will keep the Giulia and Stelvio on sale through 2027, delaying their all-electric successors and maintaining the current gasoline lineup.
- Production of the 513-hp twin-turbo V6 Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio will resume in April 2026 at Alfa’s Cassino plant, with only minor updates expected to meet Euro 7 emissions standards.
- Under CEO Santo Ficili, Alfa is abandoning plans for a large flagship EV SUV and will instead focus on small, compact, and midsize models, including hybrid and electric versions of the next-generation Giulia and Stelvio.
Introduced in 2015 on the Giorgio platform, the Giulia sedan and Stelvio SUV have received only mild updates since launch. The decision to keep them around comes as Alfa Romeo recalibrates its global strategy under CEO Santo Ficili, who plans to focus the brand’s resources on smaller, more attainable models like the Junior and Tonale while keeping the Giulia and Stelvio as the upper limit of the range.
Both models will continue to use the 270-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder as the standard engine, while the Quadrifoglio versions—previously discontinued in 2024—are scheduled to return to production in April 2026 at Alfa’s Cassino plant in Italy. According to Autocar, the Ferrari-derived 2.9-liter V6 powering the Quadrifoglio models will “effectively” retain the same powertrain, suggesting Alfa has made minor adjustments to meet upcoming Euro 7 emissions standards. T
That engine currently produces 513 horsepower in standard Quadrifoglio trim.
The delay gives Alfa Romeo more time to work out its evolving next-generation strategy under Stellantis' new Chief Executive Officer, Antonio Filosa. The next-gen Stelvio, originally planned as an EV to rival the Porsche Macan Electric, is now expected to debut in 2027 with multiple powertrain options, including hybrid and fully electric configurations.
It will likely be built on Stellantis’s STLA Large platform—the same modular architecture underpinning the new Dodge Charger—which can support both combustion and battery-electric setups.
The next Giulia will closely follow, sharing much of its underpinnings and technology with the new Stelvio. Alfa previously teased plans for an electric version with up to 1,000 horsepower, but who knows if there's appetite for that kind of range-topper—Dodge recently killed the Charger Daytona SRT Banshee project that was also supposed to offer 1,000 electric horses.
All of this is a reversal of former CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato’s plan for a large, fully electric SUV, also based on Stellantis’s STLA Large platform. The project was aimed at the North American and Chinese markets, but weak EV demand and shifting corporate priorities appear to have sealed its fate.
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As a former Giulia owner , always thought that Alfa could do better than 270hp ( much better) on the base models , boring comes to mind when it comes to performance …..