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To say that Stellantis is not doing well is a major understatement – the crucial North American market registered a 17 percent drop from January through September to less than one million vehicle deliveries!
All brands were down – including the bit Americans (Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Chrysler) – and to make matters worse, Alfa Romeo placed its Giulia sedan among the wort-selling nameplates list this year. We're ashamed to even say how many examples it delivered across nine months – just 1,724 units!
Additionally, Stellantis' brands – just like Ford Motor Company – are plagued with recalls, showcasing a poor relationship with safety and reliability. For example, the Dodge Hornet and its Alfa Romeo Tonale twin were both recalled in October because the brake pedal could 'collapse!' That's a key safety component that should never fail!
This month, a bungled remedy prompted another Alfa Romeo Stelvio recall, but in turn, yet another Alfa has made it onto the shortlist for the Car of the Year award in Europe – the fresh Alfa Romeo Junior subcompact that was initially named Milano before a major scandal ensued between the Italian authorities and the company.
Anyway, it seems that not even the introduction of new crossover SUV models is going according to plan for Alfa Romeo – which is now overtly thinking about keeping the next Giulia and Stelvio with ICE setups under the hood alongside the EV powertrain options. However, the capital of sympathy for the iconic Italian brand remains unchanged.
But there is no need to take our word for granted because we have an eloquent example of how even the parallel universes of vehicular CGI are working overtime to provide solutions thanks to members of the imaginative guild of digital car content creators. Most recently, the good folks over at car.design.trends have recently focused our attention on a hypothetical proposal for a new Alfa Romeo sports car from fish.__.ing – better known outside of social media as Yun-Joong Eo.
The young designer is currently a transportation design student at Seoultech University and an intern at Honda Japan, so he has the proper academic experience and even some first-hand automotive experience. His latest unofficial, hypothetical design project focuses on bringing back Alfa's emotional design and setting it back on track with innovative sports cars.
As such, let's meet the Alfa Romeo 'Pausa,' which doesn't want us to pause but rather advance toward something different – the sports car has classic fastback grand tourer proportions, but the styling is a bit wacky due to the split windshield and hidden A-pillars that make it look like the car a half-open zipper across the middle of the car. The sides are muscular and sporty, and the access is through rear-opening flying doors – plus, the cockpit is entirely accessible because the roof, windshield, and side windows form a canopy.
There's something interesting around the back, too. Over there, the high trunk is not necessarily the star attraction. Instead, the dual LED band spread across the width of the car forms the two halves of the classic heart shape at each end, a dedication to Alfa Romeo's once-obvious love for the world of automobiles.
Unfortunately, there are no renderings of the inside of the design project – which is this author's BA thesis project. Also, there's no hint regarding the powertrain. However, it's not hard to extrapolate – a teaser video shows the Alfa Romeo Pausa driven at full CGI speed, and there's no engine sound, just the distinctive whistle of an all-electric setup. So, what do you think?
Additionally, Stellantis' brands – just like Ford Motor Company – are plagued with recalls, showcasing a poor relationship with safety and reliability. For example, the Dodge Hornet and its Alfa Romeo Tonale twin were both recalled in October because the brake pedal could 'collapse!' That's a key safety component that should never fail!
This month, a bungled remedy prompted another Alfa Romeo Stelvio recall, but in turn, yet another Alfa has made it onto the shortlist for the Car of the Year award in Europe – the fresh Alfa Romeo Junior subcompact that was initially named Milano before a major scandal ensued between the Italian authorities and the company.
Anyway, it seems that not even the introduction of new crossover SUV models is going according to plan for Alfa Romeo – which is now overtly thinking about keeping the next Giulia and Stelvio with ICE setups under the hood alongside the EV powertrain options. However, the capital of sympathy for the iconic Italian brand remains unchanged.
But there is no need to take our word for granted because we have an eloquent example of how even the parallel universes of vehicular CGI are working overtime to provide solutions thanks to members of the imaginative guild of digital car content creators. Most recently, the good folks over at car.design.trends have recently focused our attention on a hypothetical proposal for a new Alfa Romeo sports car from fish.__.ing – better known outside of social media as Yun-Joong Eo.
The young designer is currently a transportation design student at Seoultech University and an intern at Honda Japan, so he has the proper academic experience and even some first-hand automotive experience. His latest unofficial, hypothetical design project focuses on bringing back Alfa's emotional design and setting it back on track with innovative sports cars.
As such, let's meet the Alfa Romeo 'Pausa,' which doesn't want us to pause but rather advance toward something different – the sports car has classic fastback grand tourer proportions, but the styling is a bit wacky due to the split windshield and hidden A-pillars that make it look like the car a half-open zipper across the middle of the car. The sides are muscular and sporty, and the access is through rear-opening flying doors – plus, the cockpit is entirely accessible because the roof, windshield, and side windows form a canopy.
There's something interesting around the back, too. Over there, the high trunk is not necessarily the star attraction. Instead, the dual LED band spread across the width of the car forms the two halves of the classic heart shape at each end, a dedication to Alfa Romeo's once-obvious love for the world of automobiles.
Unfortunately, there are no renderings of the inside of the design project – which is this author's BA thesis project. Also, there's no hint regarding the powertrain. However, it's not hard to extrapolate – a teaser video shows the Alfa Romeo Pausa driven at full CGI speed, and there's no engine sound, just the distinctive whistle of an all-electric setup. So, what do you think?
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