--- title: "Alfa Romeo’s Flagship Sports Car Coming in 2025, But Will it be Electric?" description: "Alfa Romeo will be debuting a new flagship sports car as early as 2025 and it might be either electric or gas-powered." date: "2022-07-31" modified: "2022-07-31" authors: - name: "Nico DeMattia" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/nico-demattia" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/alfa-romeos-flagship-sports-car-coming-in-2025-but-will-it-be-electric" categories: - "Alfa Romeo News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Alfa Romeo" - "Electric Vehicle" --- # Alfa Romeo’s Flagship Sports Car Coming in 2025, But Will it be Electric? ![]() Alfa Romeo is apparently getting ready to launch a new flagship sports car, something to define the brand as it moves into the future. While the production car won't arrive until 2025 at the earliest, according to *[Autocar]()*, Alfa is said to be revealing concept version of the upcoming sports car by the end of 2023. Strangely, though it doesn't seem as if Alfa knows exactly what sort of powertrain it's going to have just yet. (*The Drive reached out to Alfa Romeo but a spokesperson declined to comment*) [Alfa Romeo ]()CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said that the initial plan was to launch a new [all-electric sports car]() by the end of the decade. However, it might actually come sooner than that, and with an internal combustion engine (ICE) instead, as per *Autocar's* report. ![]() “For the moment, I have two scenarios: full ICE or full EV,” Imparato said. He claimed that, either way, it's going to be "very exciting, very selective and very expensive.” That sounds a little bit like this upcoming sports car will be sold in limited numbers and act as a halo car for the brand. Whatever becomes of this new Alfa sports car, though, we're expected to get a taste of it next year. Alfa Romeo seemingly wants to put out a concept car, or potentially even just a teaser sketch, of the sports car in 2023. Imparato stressed that this unnamed car will match the sportiness that defines the brand. Imparato was also asked if this upcoming sports car would be reminiscent of the gorgeous and iconic Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale. “I can say yes, but I can’t say anything else." he said. That could potentially mean it will be mid-engine, just like the T33. Unless it's electric, of course. The last flagship mid-engine Alfa sports car was the 4C, which had a carbon fiber chassis and a four-cylinder engine. So it will be interesting to see if Alfa gives this new car a carbon tub as well and what sort of powertrain it ends up using. ## Author Nico is a writer and reviewer from New Jersey who probably thinks he’s a lot funnier than he actually is. His love of cars began when he was just a kid playing Gran Turismo 3, grinding out enough race wins with a Mazda Miata to save up for an in-game RUF 911. That passion for small, lightweight sports cars drove his desire to learn more about the industry, get his hands on as many cars as he could, and bring those experiences to life on the page. He cut his teeth writing about BMWs, Volkswagens, and Audis, mostly, and has owned far too many of each. He’s on his fourth 3 Series sedan, but all of his old, cheap German cars have forced him to learn more about car maintenance than his mechanical capability can handle. Too many late nights have been spent scrambling to get a car running by morning so he could get to work. For some reason, he never seems to learn that old Bimmers probably aren’t the best daily drivers. But he loves more than just old German cars. He’ll gladly drive and discuss anything with four (or even three) wheels. Cars aren’t his only passions, though. Nico is also a big nerd and loves movies, video games, comic books, and cares far too much about the New York Giants. So don’t be surprised if you see football references or dumb, obscure movie quotes in any of his car reviews. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()