Alfa Romeo Giulia and Tonale voted “BEST CARS 2026” in Germany

• In the German “auto motor und sport” readers’ poll, the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Tonale win as top imported models respectively in “Midsize” and “Compact SUV” categories.
• The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is the second best imported Large SUV and Junior is the fourth best imported Small SUV.
   

Double victory for Alfa Romeo in Germany: at the “BEST CARS 2026” awards, readers of the German automotive magazine “auto motor und sport” crowned the Giulia and the Tonale as winners in their respective Import categories. The Giulia triumphed for the ninth time in the “Midsize” class, while the Tonale secured its win in the “Compact SUV” segment.

Nearly 95,000 readers of one of Germany’s most influential automotive magazines selected two models from the Italian brand as their personal “BEST CARS 2026”. The sporty sedan captured 22.7 percent of the votes, while Alfa Romeo's first C-SUV achieved 8.4 percent.

The Stelvio also delivered a good performance, earning second place among imported “Large SUVs” with 9.9 percent of the vote. In addition, the Junior reached fourth place among the best imported “Small SUVs”.

Alfa Romeo continues to enjoy great popularity among German customers: all four current models in the line-up recorded above-average results. The recognition obtained through these awards is reflected in the brand’s commercial momentum, with Germany standing as Alfa Romeo’s second most significant market in terms of sales.

Almost 95,000 participants took part in this year’s edition of “BEST CARS”, which auto motor und sport organized for the 50^th time. Readers selected their favorites from 480 vehicle models across 13 categories, including dedicated rankings for import brands. The official award ceremony will take place in June in Stuttgart.

Turin, 2^nd March, 2026