Compare the2025 Honda PrologueVS 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Honda Prologue 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.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Prologue are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Tonale doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

In a Vehicle-to-Vehicle Frontal Crash Prevention 2.0 test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Honda Prologue achieved a “Good” rating - the highest possible - for its performance in forward collision warning and automatic braking systems, demonstrating its excellent capabilities in preventing collisions. The Alfa Romeo Tonale has not been tested.

Both the Prologue and Tonale have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Prologue has Rear Cross Traffic Braking (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Tonale’s Rear Cross-Path Detection doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Prologue and the Tonale have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, 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 and available around view monitors.

The Honda Prologue weighs 799 to 1140 pounds more than the Alfa Romeo Tonale. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

Honda’s powertrain warranty covers the Prologue 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 9 times as many Honda dealers as there are Alfa Romeo dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Prologue’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Honda vehicles are better in initial quality than Alfa Romeo vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Honda above average in initial quality. With 45 more problems per 100 vehicles, Alfa Romeo is rated below average.

The Prologue’s optional electric motors produces 15 more horsepower (300 vs. 285) and 8 lbs.-ft. more torque (355 vs. 347) than the Tonale’s 1.3 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid.

As tested in Consumer Reports the Honda Prologue electric motors is faster than the Alfa Romeo Tonale:

On the EPA test cycle the Prologue gets better mileage than the Tonale running on electricity:

On the EPA test cycle the Prologue gets better mileage than the Tonale running its gasoline engine:

The Prologue can travel with zero emissions on a full charge for 283 to 308 miles. The Tonale has to start its internal combustion engine after only 33 miles.

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Honda Prologue higher (10 out of 10) than the Alfa Romeo Tonale (5). This means the Prologue produces up to 19.8 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Tonale every 15,000 miles.

For better traction, the Prologue has larger standard tires than the Tonale (255/60R19 vs. 225/55R18). The Prologue Elite’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Tonale (275/45R21 vs. 235/45R19).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Prologue has standard 19-inch wheels. Smaller 18-inch wheels are standard on the Tonale. The Prologue Elite’s 21-inch wheels are larger than the 20-inch wheels optional on the Tonale.

The Honda Prologue’s wheels have 6 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The Alfa Romeo Tonale only has 5 wheel lugs per wheel.

The Prologue has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Tonale doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

Having a flat tire is dangerous, inconvenient and expensive. The self-sealing tires available on the Prologue can automatically seal most punctures up to 3/16 of an inch, effectively preventing most flat tires. The Tonale doesn’t offer self-sealing tires.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Prologue’s wheelbase is 18 inches longer than on the Tonale (121.8 inches vs. 103.8 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Prologue is 3.9 inches wider in the front and 4.1 inches wider in the rear than on the Tonale.

For greater off-road capability the Prologue has a 2.5 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Tonale (8.1 vs. 5.6 inches), allowing the Prologue to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Prologue has .8 inches more front headroom, 3.3 inches more front hip room, 3.7 inches more front shoulder room, 1.4 inches more rear legroom, .9 inches more rear hip room and 2.8 inches more rear shoulder room than the Tonale.

The Prologue has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the Tonale with its rear seat up (25.2 vs. 22.9 cubic feet). The Prologue has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the Tonale with its rear seat folded (57.7 vs. 50.5 cubic feet).

A standard locking glovebox keeps your small valuables safer in the Prologue. The Tonale doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Prologue Elite has a standard heads-up display that projects speed, navigation instruction, infotainment and driver assistance information readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Tonale doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Prologue’s standard Push Button Start and Smart Entry allow you to unlock the doors from any outside door handle, open the cargo door, and start the vehicle, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. Keyless-Enter-n-Go standard on the Tonale doesn’t offer a sensor on the rear doors, so you’ll have to reach a front handle to unlock the rear door.

The Prologue Elite 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.

The Prologue is available in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The Tonale doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.

The Honda Prologue outsold the Alfa Romeo Tonale by over seven to one during 2024.