2025 Alfa Romeo Milano revealed, confirmed for Australia: Meet Italy's sporty hybrid and electric answer to the Audi Q2, Mercedes-Benz EQA, and Lexus UX

Alfa Romeo has revealed its long-speculated small SUV, the Milano.

It is available in both 48-volt turbo hybrid and fully electric forms and rides on the same Stellantis e-CMP platform as the Peugeot 2008 and Jeep Avenger.

The Milano brings a new interpretation of the brand’s dramatic styling language to the small SUV segment.

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Milan is the hometown of Alfa Romeo and it's the resurrection of the Milano nameplate first used on what we knew as the 75 sedan in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

Alfa Romeo is promising a more performance-oriented bent for its small SUV, unlike the city-focused Peugeot 2008 and off-road skewed Jeep Avenger relations. Alfa Romeo says its driving dynamics were developed by the same team which worked on the high-performance Giulia GTA and the range will include a Veloce high-performance variant.

Alfa Romeo is promising a more performance-oriented bent for its small SUV.

The Milano will be offered with four powertrain options. The entry two grades will be plugless hybrids, which combine a 1.2-litre three-cylinder 48-volt assisted turbocharged engine with a 21kW electric motor inside a six-speed dual-clutch, to produce a combined 100kW.

Alfa says this new hybrid drivetrain will be capable of travelling fully electrically at city speeds more than 50 per cent of the time, and that it will also be available with the addition of a Q4 all-wheel drive system, although this will become available some time after its initial launch.

Alfa says this new hybrid drivetrain will be capable of travelling fully electrically at city speeds more than 50 per cent of the time.

The second two powertrain options are both fully electric, with a front-mounted electric motor producing 116kW in the standard Elettrica form, or 180kW in the top-spec performance-oriented Elettrica Veloce.

Further performance enhancements for the Veloce include a mechanical differential, “the most direct steering ratio in its class”, a widened wheel track with specific front and rear anti-roll bars, sports suspension and braking system, and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Further performance enhancements for the Veloce (pictured) include a mechanical differential.

Either electric variant comes with a 54kWh battery pack (the same as the Peugeot 2008 and Jeep Avenger) with a claimed driving range of more than 410km thanks to what the brand says is “excellent aerodynamic performance of the ‘truncated tail’ design, and the lowest weight among premium compact cars.”

DC charging speed for the electric models peaks at 100kW for a “less than 30 minute” 10 - 80 per cent charge time, while the launch variant at least will ship with an 11kW AC charger (for a roughly 4 hour charge time) off a compatible outlet.

Features a dual 10.25-inch screens for the instrument cluster and multimedia display.

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Integrated navigation and connected services with a ChatGPT-based voice assistant.

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Several interior upholstery choices are offered.

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The exterior design features many references to the brand’s past, whilst debuting a new interpretation of the 3+3 light clusters, and alternate logo designs depending on the variant.

Features include a variety of alloy wheel designs, dual 10.25-inch screens for the instrument cluster and multimedia display respectively, integrated navigation and connected services with a ChatGPT-based voice assistant, several interior upholstery choices, a high degree of active safety equipment with 360-degree parking sensors, as well as a “best-in-class” 410-litre boot capacity.

A 410-litre boot capacity.

Expect more detailed specification with a variant-by-variant list of features closer to its launch.

A spokesperson for Alfa Romeo Australia confirmed the Milano will arrive in Australia in the second half of 2025, expect to learn more about the range of locally-delivered variants, as well as their pricing and specification closer to that time.

The brand will no doubt be pleased to have a true hybrid offering in the popular small SUV segment, off the back of a slow but improved year in 2023, finishing behind Fiat, but in front of Jaguar and Maserati with 716 registrations.