Stellantis final summer season confirmed plans for the launch of a plug-in hybrid by its Dodge model in 2022, and now now we have the primary spy photographs of a prototype.

The automobile is a compact crossover to be referred to as the Dodge Hornet, and it is set for a debut late this summer season.

The prototype confirms rumors that the Hornet is definitely a twin to the just lately revealed 2023 Tonale compact crossover from fellow Stellantis model Alfa Romeo. Variations seem like restricted to the internals of the headlights, in addition to the grille and entrance fascia remedies, and the wheel patterns. We’re more likely to see some totally different parts within the cabins of every automobile, too.

The platform is similar setup underpinning Jeep’s Renegade and Compass. It is not clear what powertrain(s) the Hornet will obtain, however we all know the plug-in hybrid powertrain within the Tonale consists of a 1.3-liter turbocharged inline-4 driving the entrance wheels and an electrical motor driving the rear pear, with the 2 energy sources delivering a mixed 272 hp. The Tonale has additionally been introduced with a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 that makes 256 hp. It is doable we see each powertrains additionally supplied within the Dodge.

Curiously, Dodge beforehand used the Hornet title for a sizzling hatch idea from 2006. The title dates to the Hudsons of the Nineteen Fifties and was transferred to American Motors Corp. after the corporate was fashioned out of the 1954 merger of Hudson and Nash-Kelvinator. AMC was finally acquired by Chrysler in 1987.

Dodge in 2022 may even showcase an idea for an electrical muscle automotive due in 2024. The electrical muscle automotive might be based mostly on one in all 4 battery-electric platforms that Stellantis will use for future fashions throughout its 14 manufacturers, together with an electrical Ram 1500 which may even be previewed by an idea this 12 months. Keep tuned.