Alfa Romeo Stelvio

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Type 949, is a D-segment luxury crossover SUV that Alfa Romeo has built since 2016. It was revealed at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show and entered production at the Cassino plant at the end of that year. It uses the Giorgio platform shared with the Giulia saloon, raised by 22 cm, and takes its name from the Stelvio Pass, Italy highest mountain pass, known for its 48 switchbacks. The car shares its engines and most of its mechanics with the Giulia and uses aluminium for body panels and for parts of the suspension, brakes and engine. It sold roughly 43,000 cars in 2018, its best year, and sits above the smaller Tonale in the marque SUV range.