Alfa Romeo Junior review

For the standard 154bhp car, called Junior Electtrica, it's £33,895. A heat pump is standard, but not heated seats. You do get those twin 10.25-inch screens though and 18-inch alloy wheels, plus an 11kW onboard charger, adaptive cruise control, LED lights and a synthetic leather steering wheel.

Then there’s the Elettrica Speciale with a body kit and different (still 18-inch) wheels. It adds speakers, navigation, heated electric front seats, level 2 drive assist, a reversing camera, an electronic boot lid, a reversing camera and ambient cabin lighting. At £35,695, the price step sounds like good value.

The 276bhp Veloce is a hefty £42,295. It has the sports chassis with 25mm lower suspension, that all-important limited-slip diff, a more obvious body kit and black roof, 20-inch wheels, red brake calipers, a real leather steering wheel and the epic Sabelt seats. Further options for each of the different trims will be grouped into packs, so there will be a Technology Pack, a Sport Pack and a Premium Pack.

The battery in the Veloce is, as with the other versions, a 51kWh unit. The low-power ones stretch it to 255 miles WLTP, but for the Veloce it's down to only around 215 miles, spec dependent.

Charge time is eight hours 15 minutes on a 7.4kW wallbox (which Alfa will throw in for free if you buy a Junior in the UK. Nice!) or public point. On a 100kW DC charger, it's 27 minutes 20-80 per cent. Which doesn't sound too sluggish, but remember it's a small battery and you're not taking on that much range.