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Continuity will be there but not all will like this continuity. In my opinion plan is very Euro centric, I would call it French centric. And yet they call Alfa Romeo their only Global Premium Brand important for EU, US and China market. But their strategy is totally wrong for US. I can say as much.
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It's not about all electric traction. The question is if 100% of electric motor power can be send to the wheels with 100% power of internal combustion engine? The answer is yes. This is impossible with P2 systems. Only P3 and P4 systems allow this.
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For me there is electric vs. electrification. I think that most brands should have full lineup of electrified powertrains. MHEV, PHEV, BEV. PSA guys do not agree with this. They want to kill PHEV option with almost immediate effect. In the long run they also want to kill MHEV: Then there is a question about performance or sports oriented brand. For example. How each of mentioned powertrains may affect cat's handling. I think that we may agree that BEV is still a big no for performance oriented versions. PHEV with smaller battery? It could be the answer. Ferrari went that direction with the new 296 GTB and also Mercedes is preparing a lot of PHEV models for AMG. What will happen after 2035 or 2040? Who knows but in my opinion till then both MHEVs and PHEVs make sense.
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So for example. It's OK if the all new Stelvio and Giulia are BEV only with no ICE at all? Even for US market. Hmh.
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But the question is. Which models on STLA Large will be built in Italy? Anything besides Maserati like Alfa Romeo or Lancia? Or maybe Alfa's from C and D segments will be exclusively on STLA Medium?
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Today bonnets are very high which gives more of a "tapir" look. Part of it is due to Pedestrian impact crash test. There are some technical solutions how to improve it, at least how to get shorter front overhang on a FWD car with transverse engine. One of solutions is to have engines with exhaust facing to rear so that engine could be tilted slightly to the rear. This solution was adopted by VAG on their MQB platform. This solution is also deemed as optimal by Bob Lutz who proposed it to GM and AFAIK GM adopted it last year.
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On BEV? ZF sourced electric motors.
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But internal combustion engine version will have, well, transversely oriented engine. And as we know for some time the real sports cars will have internal combustion engine.
