Then there’s the rear suspension, which is also of a far simpler, more traditional design than you’ll find in most other small EVs, which improves the packaging at the back (hence the excellent 400-litre boot) and further reduces weight.
On top of these fundamentals they’ve also fine-tuned the steering, brakes, suspension, dampers – you name it, they’ve done it – to give the Junior a bespoke dynamic personality. One that’s chock-full of slightly old-fashioned pizazz. And being an Alfa it also happens to look sexier than most rivals, with genuine head turning looks that are enhanced by a quartet of standard fit 20-inch (on Veloce versions) alloys with unique Michelin Pilot Sport EV tyres.
Elsewhere, it has a really neat cabin – one that’s as well built as it is packaged and equipped, with a superb pair of electrically adjustable front seats, a terrific driving position and decent, if not quite luxuriant levels of space in the rear seats.
As ever there’s a big 10.25-inch central touchscreen that takes care of most main functions, yet the cabin still retains a pleasingly analogue feel to it. The main instruments still dominate the view from behind the wheel, which makes the Junior feel very much like an Alfa inside. The tech is all there but it’s presented subtly. Plus even on these pre-production cars the tech all worked intuitively and just as it should.
