Compare the2024 Ford Bronco SportVS 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Ford Bronco Sport have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Alfa Romeo Tonale doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The Bronco Sport has standard Post Collision Braking, which automatically apply the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Tonale doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the Bronco Sport’s standard Trail Control allows you to creep down safely. The Tonale doesn’t offer Trail Control.

Both the Bronco Sport and the Tonale have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available rear parking sensors.

For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention system, its standard vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention system, and its standard headlight’s “Good” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Bronco Sport its highest rating: “Top Safety Pick Plus” for 2022, a rating granted to only 126 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Tonale has not been tested, yet.

Ford’s powertrain warranty covers the Bronco Sport 1 year and 10,000 miles longer than Alfa Romeo covers the Tonale. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the Tonale ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are almost 22 times as many Ford dealers as there are Alfa Romeo dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Bronco Sport’s warranty.

The Bronco Sport has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Tonale doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the truck’s engine.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Bronco Sport third among small suvs in their 2023 Initial Quality Study. The Tonale isn’t in the top three in its category.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Ford vehicles are more reliable than Alfa Romeo vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in long-term dependability. With 4 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, Alfa Romeo is rated below average.

The Bronco Sport has 4.8 gallons more fuel capacity than the Tonale (16 vs. 11.2 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

An eight-speed automatic is standard on the Ford Bronco Sport, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only a six-speed automatic is available for the Tonale.

The Bronco Sport stops shorter than the Tonale:

The Bronco Sport offers an optional full size spare tire so a flat doesn’t interrupt your trip. A full size spare isn’t available on the Tonale; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Bronco Sport’s wheelbase is 1.3 inches longer than on the Tonale (105.1 inches vs. 103.8 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Bronco Sport is 1.2 inches wider in the front and .6 inches wider in the rear than on the Tonale.

For greater off-road capability the Bronco Sport Base/Big Bend has a 2.2 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Tonale (7.8 vs. 5.6 inches), allowing the Bronco Sport to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Bronco Sport’s minimum ground clearance is 3.2 inches higher than on the Tonale (8.8 vs. 5.6 inches).

The Ford Bronco Sport may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 450 to 650 pounds less than the Alfa Romeo Tonale.

The Bronco Sport is 5.6 inches shorter than the Tonale, making the Bronco Sport easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The front grille of the Bronco Sport uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Tonale doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Bronco Sport has 2.7 inches more front headroom, .7 inches more front legroom, .9 inches more front hip room, 1.6 inches more front shoulder room, 3.5 inches more rear headroom and .8 inches more rear shoulder room than the Tonale.

The Bronco Sport has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Tonale with its rear seat up (32.5 vs. 22.9 cubic feet). The Bronco Sport has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Tonale with its rear seat folded (65.2 vs. 50.5 cubic feet).

An optional locking center console keeps your small valuables safer in the Bronco Sport. The Tonale doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Bronco Sport’s rear cargo window opens separately from the rest of the liftgate door to allow quicker loading of small packages. The Tonale’s rear cargo window doesn’t open.

Maximum trailer towing in the Alfa Romeo Tonale is limited to 2000 pounds. The Bronco Sport offers up to a 2200 lbs. towing capacity.

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the Bronco Sport’s available exterior PIN entry system. The Tonale doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system, and its SOS Call can’t unlock the doors if the vehicle doesn’t have cell phone reception or the driver can’t contact the service.

The Bronco Sport Outer Banks/Badlands has a 115-volt a/c outlet on the center console, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The Tonale doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.