Cutting-edge new STLA Large platform brings “unparalleled technology flexibility”
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Stellantis has revealed an electric car platform that will accommodate batteries big enough for 500 miles of range and “extreme” powertrains allowing for 0-62mph in a mere 2.0sec.
The new STLA Large is related to the STLA Medium platform that recently made its debut under the new Peugeot e-3008.
It’s likewise “BEV-native”, but it can also accommodate hybrid powertrains and is compatible with front-, rear- and four-wheel-drive powertrains.
The platform is designed for the largest cars in the Stellantis portfolio (measuring between 4.76m and 5.13m long), which the automotive giant said will take the form of crossovers, SUVs and lower-slung cars in the D and E segments.
It will first be used for a pair of cars from Dodge and Jeep, understood to be the Charger muscle car and Wagoneer S SUV, the latter of which has now been confirmed as a global model that is likely to come to the UK – and has appeared completely undisguised in leaked images ahead of its debut (see right).
Alfa Romeo will then use the new platform for a range-topping luxury SUV in the vein of the BMW iX and an electric replacement for the Giulia saloon, both being built at its Cassino factory in Italy.
Maserati is set to launch a closely related electric replacement for the Levante SUV at around the same time.
STLA Large will underpin eight production cars – including at least one from Chrysler, which currently sells only the aged Pacifica MPV – by the end of 2026 (pictured, p11).
Importantly, claimed Stellantis, the platform “enables several segment-leading capabilities” that will play to the strengths of each brand that will use it.
Alfa Romeo, for example, will benefit from its “high-performance vehicle dynamics”, while Jeep can exploit its “trail-rated off-road driving” credentials.
Outlining the flexibility of STLA Large, Marc Issner, who has overseen the platform’s development, said it can accommodate ride heights ranging from 140mm to 287mm.
“If you want a curve-hugging, track-ready performance car, a smooth-riding luxury car or a rock-clearing off-roader, we’ve addressed these needs within the platform,” said Issner.
He added that buyers of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Maserati cars “are passionate and very diverse” and added that Stellantis’s goal is to “avoid saying no to any of their produ
