• A video shared by Alfa Romeo suggests the arrival of a supercar in 2023.
• The model in question could well be the long-rumoured 6C.
• Alfa Romeo is reportedly proposing the model as a "final tribute" to the combustion engine, as the company plans to go all-electric in 2026.
Alfa Romeo, like other manufacturers across the industry, has some surprises in store for 2023. Wanting to make sure everyone knows, the company used its New Year's message on social media to give a glimpse of what's coming this year.
Posted on its Instagram account, Alfa Romeo's video asks if followers ready for 2023 - and the company is quick to reply to its question with “we are.” At which point, we see the rear light of a car.
That light’s round design is similar to that found on the sporty 4C. We don’t expect that model to return, especially since a red dash in the middle of the image in the video forms what seems to be the number 6. And voilà, speculation can begin that the expected model is the new 6C.
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Recall that last summer, Alfa Romeo boss Jean-Philippe Imparato hinted that the company might launch a supercar to celebrate the end, so to speak, of the combustion engine. Alfa plans to go all-electric starting in 2026. This supercar would be powered by the company's 2.9L twin-turbo V6 engine, the same found in the Quadrifoglio versions of the Giulia and Stelvio models.
The name 6C would be appropriate, since the 4C was powered by a 4-cylinder engine, while the 8C, which was more popular in Europe, was powered by an 8-cylinder engine.
Alfa Romeo is also preparing a subcompact SUV that will become the brand's first electric vehicle when it debuts for 2024. That model, called the Brennero, will be a close cousin of the Jeep Avenger, which will not be offered here. Christian Meunier, Jeep's CEO, told us that the Avenger is smaller than a Renegade. All of which makes it less than certain that the Brennero will even make it to the North American market.
What is coming, of course, is the Tonale, set to launch in 2023. Safe to say that model will outsell the teased supercar, which is unlikely to produced in large numbers.
Small production run or not, Alfa Romeo fans will welcome any addition at all to the brand’s minuscule vehicle lineup.