Alfa Romeo said goodbye to 2024 with a “best of” video that included a little wonder towards the end. The company appears to have brought the LED taillights for the next generation of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, which is expected to debut in mid-2025.
The continuous LED strip takes the shape of the iconic Scudetto grille and covers a giant tailgate component. Interestingly, this is the first time Alfa Romeo has used the triangular pattern, which looks like a radical evolution of the taillight graphics of the outgoing Giulia and Stelvio.
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Besides the full-width taillights, we also have a hint about the front end of the upcoming SUV. Starting with the Junior that debuted earlier this year, all Alfa Romeo models will feature a shorter version of the Scudetto grille with 3D graphics inspired by Alfa’s emblem.
As design chief Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos showed, Alfas in the long term will also abandon the offset placement of the license plate, which is required by pedestrian protection regulations.
The next generation of the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio will ride on the STLA Large platform which already underpins the new Dodge Charger. While company officials have only mentioned fully electric powertrains, given the current state of the industry, it is safe to assume that the Italian company will also offer versions with combustion engines, likely with some sort of hybrid assistance.
Earlier this year, former Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato warned that the electric version of the Stelvio could produce only 986 horsepower (735 kW/1,000 horsepower), making it one of the most powerful SUVs on the market.
According to the latest reports, the new Stelvio will debut in summer 2025, with the mechanically-related Giulia following in 2026.