lisknik
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New 2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: name confirmed for Alfa's SUV - http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/alfa-romeo/86302/alfa-romeo-suv-2016
Alfa's SUV to be called Stelvio
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lisknik
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Interesting point tbh.
I am forgetting Alfa used to make vans, and military jeeps mind................
Oh and just seen this -
[video=youtube;Tq6AArHRvw0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq6AArHRvw0[/video]
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They are not the worst though. I didnt think the 156 and the 159's did too badly on the depreciation front. I managed to get my first 156 on lease for the money as a mondeo. I bought it from the lease company for a steal at the end of the lease and then part exchanged against another 156 18 months after that. Part ex value was £350 more than i had paid for it.
Where's the logic in that statement? So FCA need a £30-40k SUV but not a £60-70k one?
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How many SUVs are available for 30k and how many at 70k?
When you look at the lower bracket there's some tough competition, Ford Kuga, Mini Countryman, Honda CRV etc all good quality cars but when you hit the 70k there's Land Rlver and Porsche and they are in a league of their own, no Chrysler car can compete in terms of ability.
They are relying on badge whereas the Alfa can compete in a field where they prob lead in terms of "badge" and a decent motor.
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That picture makes it look too weak....Prefer the picture on the Autoexpress page........No issue with Alfa building a small SUV.....Lets face it they seem to sell like hot cakes still so why not.
I guess part of it is that I am more of a Maserati person than an Alfa one. I don't believe there is any more desire amongst the UK car buying public to buy into Alfa than Maserati but the lower price point will help. Maserati can be a relative failure but still sell acceptable quantities of cars whereas for Alfa the unit sales need to be a lot higher. As Porsche and Land Rover have shown, you can make massive unit margins on expensive cars whereas cheaper cars need much higher volumes to be economic.
Lets see how it plays out and how much FCA are prepared to subsidise the two brands from mainstream profits.
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It is certainly an odd looking thing!
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Stelvio would have been a better name for the 4C.
I don't like the idea of either Alfa or Maserati (or inevitably/eventually Ferrari..) doing an SUV, but you only have to look at what the sales have done for Porsche to see that it makes sense, and I'd rather they made an SUV that sold a lot to enable funding the sort of things I like than struggle financially and disappear...
Chris
I don't like the idea of either Alfa or Maserati (or inevitably/eventually Ferrari..) doing an SUV, but you only have to look at what the sales have done for Porsche to see that it makes sense, and I'd rather they made an SUV that sold a lot to enable funding the sort of things I like than struggle financially and disappear...
Chris
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I saw the new Bentley SUV today. Oh. My. God. That thing is hideous!