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The Alfa Romeo Tonale is the first model in the Italian brand's local line-up to offer connected services, which are standard across the range.
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The all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale is billed as the most technologically advanced model in the brand’s history, and it will introduce the brand’s connected services to Australia.
Called My Alfa Connect, the new net-based connected suite brings online and remote functionality via smartphone and desktop applications, and is a brand-first for our market.
Key features include remote lock and unlock of the vehicle, remote diagnostics and vehicle health checks, remote destination entry (send to the vehicle’s navigation system over the air), as well as Home to Vehicle integration via Amazon Alexa.
The full suite of features will come with a complimentary three-year subscription with vehicle purchase, with certain features to be available for a fee after the trial ends. Pricing is still to be announced.
Most of the Tonale’s rivals offer varying levels of connected functions and app compatibility, including Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
It’s unclear whether this functionality will roll out across other Alfa Romeo models, given the larger Giulia and Stelvio don’t get My Alfa Connect as part of their respective mid-life facelifts.
Stay tuned for CarExpert‘s launch review of the Alfa Romeo Tonale Hybrid, coming at 05:00 AEST on June 16.
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James is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Before joining CarExpert.com.au in 2020, James has worked at leading auto media outlets including Carsales and CarAdvice, as well as at Pulse agency for Ford Australia's communications team. In 2019 James made Mumbrella's 'Top 20 most prolific web authors in Australia' list after publishing 1,360 articles between March 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019 for CarAdvice. James is also an Ambassador for Drive Against Depression – an Australian charity whose mission is to support mental wellness through the freedom of driving and a shared love of cars.
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