The Alfa Romeo Tonale is retiring the gas engine in the US and will be a plug-in hybrid

• The Alfa Romeo Tonale will be sold in America only as a plug-in hybrid, according to a report on Automotive news of Europe.
• Alfa’s decision to drop the previously announced 2.0-liter gas engine from the American Tonale lineup is seen as an attempt to cut CO2 emissions.
• Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said earlier this week Europe the Tonale plug-in hybrid will reduce the brand’s average carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent.

The 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale was originally planned to be offered in America with two powertrains: one with a traditional gasoline engine and the other with a plug-in hybrid. However, plans have changed, just like yesterday Automotive news of Europe the company is reportedly ditching the gas-only option and selling the Tonale exclusively as a plug-in hybrid in the US market.

The news comes after Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato announced earlier this week Europe the American Tonale will now be a PHEV only. It is reported that a decision has been made to reduce CO2 emissions. Importa said the Tonale plug-in hybrid will help Alfa Romeo reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent. Europe. We’ve reached out to Alpha’s North American team for comment on the news, but have yet to hear back.

If The 2023 Tonale was introduced earlier this year, the American version had two transmission options. Plug-in hybrid with a capacity of 272 hp. is the more powerful of the two, combining a 180-hp 1.3-liter turbocharged four powering the front wheels with a 121-hp electric motor powering the rear axle. It’s the Tonale’s only powertrain now, with the previously announced 256-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.

For those disappointed by Alfa’s decision to ditch the gas-only turbo-four of the Tonale’s corporate counterpart, Dodge Hornet, is still expected to be offered with that engine as well as the same plug-in hybrid powertrain. The Hornet is expected to go on sale soon, while the Tonale is expected to go on sale early next year.

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