2026 Alfa Romeo Giulia to go on sale with electric and hybrid power
The next-generation Alfa Romeo Giulia is set to offer electric and hybrid options, with up to 986bhp and a class-leading range...
On sale 2026 Price from £45,000 (est)
Keeping your options open is one of the tried and true ways of staying ahead of the market in many situations, and it’s not different for the car industry. That might be the reason why the upcoming Alfa Romeo Giulia EV won’t be alone when it goes on sale; it’ll be joined by a new petrol hybrid option.
Indeed, a new all-electric Alfa Romeo Giulia is in the works for 2026, and it’s set to go on sale alongside a combustion-engined version, which will be assisted by hybrid power.
It’ll be based on parent company Stellantis’s STLA Large platform, which means it’ll have the same underpinnings as other upcoming models like the Jeep Wagoneer S and the Giulia’s SUV stablemate, the all-electric Alfa Romeo Stelvio.
Despite the popularity of SUVs, former Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato asserted that the Giulia will remain a traditional executive saloon. It’s expected to be launched shortly after the new electric Stelvio SUV sometime next year, and then be followed by a Porsche Cayenne-rivalling model in 2027.
Technical details are thin on the ground, but we do know that electric power will range from 345bhp for the entry-level option, to 790bhp for a more expensive Veloce and finally to around 986bhp for a performance-focused Quadrifoglio model – almost double the 513bhp output of the current V6 model. With its technical underpinnings, Stellantis claims a 0-62mph time of less than two seconds is possible.
Entry-level versions of the electric Giulia will be more powerful than the equivalent Mercedes CLA and Tesla Model 3. As for the Quadrifoglio, it’ll likely rival the upcoming electric BMW M3 and the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, which produces a huge 1020bhp.
That variant would likely get a four-wheel-drive setup, unlike the current Quadrifoglio, which is rear-wheel-drive. A hybrid variant would likely pair the Giulia’s V6 engine with either mild hybrid or full hybrid power.
Official range figures have yet to be revealed, but Stellantis claims its STLA Large platform is capable of up to 497 miles of range – and if the electric Giulia can reach those levels of efficiency, it’ll be leading the longest-range EVs on the market, including the CLA and Model 3.
The Giulia will also come equipped with 800-volt charging architecture, which means charging rates should be up there with some of the quickest.
Prices for the electric Giulia are a long way from being revealed, but they’ll likely start at a premium compared with the current petrol car. We’d predict electric versions to start at around £55,000, with hybrid versions coming in slightly cheaper at £45,000.
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