Sporty in soul, compact in size and Italian style at first glance. Alfa Romeo presented the small Suv Milano while unveiling the Biscione’s new language. Available in a hybrid or electric version, the model was born from the balance between functional beauty and heritage. The new Milano is certainly no exception, as its compact dimensions – length 4.17 metres, width 1.78 metres and height 1.5 metres – encapsulate the uniqueness of the made-in-Italy design of the Alfa Romeo Style Centre led by Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, which is expressed in the balance of proportions, purity of lines and care in the quality of surfaces.
The proportions are expressed with stylistic elements linked to tradition, such as the contained overhangs, the muscular wheel arches and the iconic truncated tail, which refers to the legendary Giulia TZ. The ‘simplicity’ of Italian style, and of Alfa Romeo in particular, conceals one of the most complex creative processes in the industry: designing a car. The Milano boasts a strong identity, made up of a few traits including the legendary shield, in the Leggenda and Progresso variants, perhaps the most famous and recognisable signature in the automotive world. Helping to define its strong personality is the decisive ‘look’ of the front with the ‘3+3’ headlights and adaptive Full Led Matrix light clusters. Finally, Alfa Romeo styling is characterised by the quality of the surfaces, which create rich and harmonious reflections through strong volumetric contrasts.
The same inspiration of pure sportiness can be found inside the car where the Italian attention to every detail stands out, the use of the finest materials and the position of all the controls that are within the driver’s reach, as demonstrated by the compact steering wheel to adapt to all driving styles, and above all the instrument cluster featuring the historic ‘telescope’ design, which creates that direct visual connection that persuades you to wrap your hands around the steering wheel, start the engine, and enjoy a unique driving experience. At the centre of the cluster is a 10.25-inch fully digital TFT screen from which to access information about the car and driving technology parameters.
At the centre of the dashboard and oriented towards the driver is a 10.25-inch touchscreen, a system developed according to the logic of widgets, i.e. graphic components designed to interact intuitively with all functions and customisable with a simple drag and drop. Each user can thus create his or her own homepage, in which every feature of the car is an application.
