According to Autoblog Greece, the newcomer will ride on parent company Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)’s Small Wide 4x4 platform that underpins the Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X, and reportedly play the biggest part in contributing to the automaker’s target of selling of 400 000 vehicles annually.

Set to slot in below the Stelvio that makes use of the Giorgio platform that debuted with the Giulia in 2015, the yet-as-unnamed SUV will more than likely be powered by the same range of turbocharged petrol and diesel engines as the Renegade and 500X, but according to the publication, also come with a plug-in hybrid powerplant. Production is set to take place at the Pomigliano d'Arco plant that currently builds the Fiat Panda.

Expected to follow in due course, Alfa Romeo will also unveil a seven-seat SUV aimed at the Mercedes-Benz GLS, BMW X7, Audi Q7 and possibly even the Volvo XC90, which will allegedly be called the Castello in reference to the Italian word for castle, but also the Castello Sforzesco fortress located in the automaker’s home city of Milan, or even the Passo di Castello mountain pass located between Italy and Austria.