My wife preternaturally understands what I’m thinking at all times. When she first hopped in the new Alfa Romeo Tonale, she asked the precise question that had been driving me nuts: ‘What makes this an Alfa Romeo?’ It’s a tough question to answer — because it requires defining what modern Alfa Romeo is. Vintage Alfa Romeo is easy to spell out; Alfa Romeos are sporty, cool-looking Italian cars with a well-earned reputation for breaking owners’ hearts with their unreliability.
