Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV Blue

As Alfa Romeo’s first step into electrification the Tonale will be available in two levels of hybridisation, up to and including a full plug-in version capable of travelling meaningful distances on battery power alone. This will join the range later, the one we’ve driven here the ‘regular’ hybrid capable of short bursts of electric drive for improved fuel efficiency but still powered mainly by the petrol engine. If you’re buying as a company driver the plug-in will be worth the wait for the tax incentives. Private buyers may meanwhile find the regular hybrid more cost effective to buy and easier to run, without the hassle of needing to plug it in. In an interesting move Alfa Romeo is also giving owners the option to create a Non-Fungible Token as a certificate to record things like mileage, usage and servicing history. More usually traded as digital assets in the art and crypto world, this innovative use of NFTs in an automotive context could, in theory, help protect the equity in your Tonale and reassure future buyers you’ve looked after it properly, helping resale values.