First Drive: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a Disappointing Effort

Besides the stiff ride and the loud cabin, this compact SUV offers little Alfa-ness

Jon Linkov, Consumer Reports Autos Editor.

By Jon Linkov
Autos Editor

Updated January 31, 2024

2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale front driving — Consumer Reports' 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale

Update: Since this first drive was originally published in July, 2023, we finished testing the Alfa Romeo Tonale. Read the complete Alfa Romeo Tonale road test.

The Alfa Romeo Tonale isn’t up to the Italian brand’s standards, whether compared with the Giulia sedan and Stelvio SUV, or even Alfa Romeos of yore. It doesn’t ride well, isn’t particularly sporty, and has a variety of frustrating controls.

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Based on the same platform as the Jeep Compass and new Dodge Hornet, the Tonale is offered only as an all-wheel-drive, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and comes in three trims: Sprint ($42,995), Ti ($44,995), and Veloce ($47,495).

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Jon Linkov

Jon Linkov is the deputy auto editor at Consumer Reports. He has been with CR since 2002, covering varied automotive topics including buying and leasing, maintenance and repair, ownership, reliability, used cars, and electric vehicles. He manages CR’s lineup of special interest publications, hosts CR’s “Talking Cars” podcast, and writes and edits content for CR’s online and print products. An avid cyclist, Jon also enjoys driving his ’80s-era sports car and instructing at track days.