2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- I expected more of the new Alfa Romeo Tonale.
I like the look, the interior finishes, the design, the tech, even the price seems okay compared to some of the alternatives out there.
But this thing has some weird idiosyncrasies, including headlights with Matrix technology that are some of the worst I've ever sampled, and the petrol-electric hybrid system teamed with an indecisive dual-clutch automatic transmission is not the best combo. In fact, it's disappointing to drive.
Its a MHEV mild hybrid, not like a Toyota Hybrid, and the fuel consumption isn't what you might expect in real-world driving.
You tell me -- would you buy one of these?
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Is it the right price?
02:59 What are the best alternatives?
04:31 Is it the right size?
06:02 Interior
10:51 Under the bonnet
12:32 Driving
16:59 Efficiency
18:01 Is it safe?
19:18 Ownership
20:08 Verdict
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Hey Matt - thanks for your great reviews. Really like the way that you profile other potential options for each car you review. Haven’t seen any other car reviews do that and it’s really useful. Keep up the great work. Cheers
Thanks very much for that. Yep, having been doing this for almost 15 years and seeing how people are drawn to comparison tests, it seems sensible to look at a car in its context.
Great review and this guy is one of the few honest reviewers left on the TH-cam.
Thanks mate!
Have the TRoc R, very impressive small suv, has all the gear plus all wheel drive, really tame around town but also brutally fast,really good drive cheers.
Thanks mate.
Thanks for the review Matt. Had many Alfas in my time. All had electrical problems. A hybrid Alfa spells trouble for me and service back up in Australia is average at best. There are better alternatives around. You want to like them, but you spend too much time getting them repaired.
I love ALFAs. At last count I have owned 8 of them and I still own a beautiful Giulia. The 1st 164 I had did have electrical issues associated with the air cond, but apart from that none of the others had anything bad associated with the electrics. The worst issue was a timing chain stretching on a 159 ... but that was a GM part ... all the ALFA parts (the head and valve train) worked perfectly.
I hear you! The potential for unhappiness exists.
I love that green paint, and the alloy wheel design. I wouldn't buy one though. But the Tiguan R yes.
If I'm going to risk having a lack of reliability , then I might as well go with my number one choice and get a Land Rover Defender.
Hahahaha fair call.
Great car, I always prefer a firmer ride and seas, .. each to there own
I’m fond of both too, but only when there’s more compliance.
Q3, X1 usual rivals, but I would go Cupra Formentor instead if going VAG.
Or you could just save yourself money and future drama and just buy Mazda CX5 or CX30 and be done with it.
100% agree. And no DCT
Some people enjoy something a bit different
I would love to disagree with you, but unfortunately you are %100 correct.
Its a head-turner. Im telling yall..People are looking everywhere I go. Italian Beauty. Good companion to my Maserati Ghibli...VOlvo display looks like from 1999s...
Thanks for the comment. Which spec did you get?
Oh perfect can you tell me how far you can drive on a full tank. I’m replacing my car only because it’s so juicy.
I remember the days as a kid in the late 70s through to the 90s when Italian cars had the handling of a Ferrari and the ride of a magic carpet. We owned many and they just drive so beautifully. Where did it all go so wrong. So sad really
It’s not the company it once was.
@@therightcar true that.
What about a cayenne or Macon?
They also sell almost the same vehicle, with some styling differences, as a Dodge in some markets which is… wild.
I know Dodge is positioning themselves as a more youthful brand, so it makes enough sense for that to exist, but Italian cars with American badges will never not be weird. It's about as uncanny as the RAM ProMaster.
Italian cars are nearly always a mix of beauty, performance, quality, idiocy, and unreliability. Years ago I owned a Lancia Beta, performance in a straight line, extraordinarily unreliable, and all over the place on twisty roads with instant rust problems the Lancia norm. I owned a Fiat 131 Mirafiore (in PNG) where rust was also a problem, but the car was a joy to drive until every single thing in the car rattled or squeaked and the car quickly, very seriously, rusted away. This Alfa looks beautiful and the interior looks great. But you nailed it in saying the car’s a bit “confused” about what it is, that’s my recollection of other Italian cars I’ve owned. I had a friend who once owned an Alfasud, off the road being repaired most of the time. Servicing costs on this Alfa are outrageous, but likely necessary in terms of what the car would need to keep it going. Buy a T-Roc. Another fair review, thanks!
Can’t help but read that as “toenail”
Come on Mat, be honest, are you bring paid by VW? You're clearly anti Alfa. Comparing it to a Yaris, really? Not sure how you are driving it, but you must be flooring it at every traffic light. I've had mine for 12 months ( not one week) and averaged 5.7l per 100. Continually trotting out old stereotypes about reliability. I had a Giuletta for 8 years and never let me down. The Tonale is specced for economy and it delivers. It is quiet, comfortable, spacious and great looking car and I'm glad that they have used styling cues from their past on their exterior and interior. I'm glad that I'm not driving a Volvo fridge or VW toaster...
I’ll be honest. I’m not being paid by anyone but TH-cam to do these reviews.
I am no anti Alfa. I’m anti bad cars.
@therightcar Great, I look foward to you incessantly reminding your subscribers to dieselgate, blown VW engines and dsg automatic failures. Something tells me that you are not going to do this. Thanks for the response.
This car does not make sense, unless the buyer wants "Euro snob" effect. I would opt for the Volvo amongst the options proposed in this video, based on after sales service reputation.
Skoda SUV everyday
👌
Citroen C5X is better
You’re damn right it is.
Unfortunately Alfa,s are a Fiat company. I wouldn't have one as a gift.😊
Ha!
You did not seem to have anything nice to say about this car. Compare to a Troc --- really??? The TRoc is half the size! Compare to an AUDI ... really?? See what spec AUDI you get for just over $50K. I have driven one of these and was not impressed (my Giulia is a much better car), but your IMO your review is not being fair to the car.
Don't be silly. A T-Roc is 4251mm long, and a Tonale is 4528mm.
If you go to an Audi dealership you'll get a Q3 for low $50k. Do it.
I wasn't impressed either. It's not great.
@@therightcar I see there is no way to change your bias. Have a look at 'carsized' and superimpose the image of a Troc and a Tonale and then come back to me and tell me they are comparable. Also for $50K with an AUDI ... is the steering wheel an extra?
Stelantis rubbish which is worse than the Volkswagen group rubbish.
Well, Matt. Congrats, this is the most wanky review that I've seen on TH-cam (first-time viewer here).
What you fail to cover is that the Australian distributors drastically limit models & options, supposedly tailoring them to their perceived buyers to minimise costs.
The Tonale is a prime example in that it is the cheapest carrot that they can dangle & gamble that the offerings are the sweet-spot.
A LARGER & way more powerful model is the Stelvio, which covers your lust for extreme performance, but it comes at a hefty price.
You were driving the specced up version with the paddles & garnishes, but it's no faster that the cheaper Ti.
You complain about the lurching while in crawl-paced traffic situations, but that wouldn't be a factor if you drove it as was intended, ie in ECO mode & drove it gently.
On the open road, if you want to overtake, you manually drop down 2 gears & flatten it, I guarantee that it would lift its skirt get the job done (past experience as an Alfa Sprint owner).
We kept that secondhand Alfa Sprint for 9 years & the only hitch we had was a CV joint rubber bellows crack, which split & leaked grease onto the exhaust. It was fixed at minimal cost on the same day.
Harking on the Alfda Sprint had a single downdraught Weber carb, was 1500cc, & no air-con (which our previous car had), but it was a joy to drive. Even my wife enjoyed driving it; it was that much fun.
Your anecdotal rant about Alfa's unreliability history can be thwarted easily by buyers of secondhand ones, checking the maintenance history. Ours would've been $11,450 NEW in '79, but we bought secondhand & didn't pay that. 😉
If I were laying down the hard cash for a Tonale, I'd skip the $1500 paint job that you jizz over & go for the Ti. For $44,000ish, I'm getting a stylish, well-engineered, economy drive with more than twice the power of the Sprint, lots of standard safety features & lots more convenient load-carrying ability.
You need to chill out.
@@therightcar Thank you for replying.
OK, so you're a 6-footer, not exceptionally tall by any standard, but you drove the Tonale for 3 weeks, knowing it was lower than most SUVs.
Yet you continued to bump your head?
That's the definition of stupid. 😉
@@therightcar It seems you deleted my last reply, so I'll give it another go.
You stated that the Tonale has a lower roofline than usual for an SUV. ✔
You're 6', which isn't exceptionally tall.✔
YET, you repeatedly bumped your head when getting in or out for the 3 weeks that you had it.🙄
Expecting a different result when doing the same thing is the definition of stupid.