Here's Your First Look At The New Alpine A110
After a relentless flood of teasers, Renault has finally revealed the new sports car that’ll relaunch the Apline brand. Almost.
Full details haven’t been divulged just yet - we’ll have to wait until the Geneva Motor Show for that. But we now have a couple of images to study, both of which show it looks near identical to the gorgeous Alpine Vision concept revealed last year. Plus, we know now its name: A110.
The name is an homage to the rear-engined A110 of the 1960s, one of Alpine’s most famous cars.
Unlike the old A110 though, the new one will be mid-engined. Based on what has been teased thus far plus the odd report and rumour, it’ll do 0-62mph in around 4.5 seconds, be powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged Renault engine with around 250bhp, and be a bit of a lightweight. Don’t be surprised if it tips the scales somewhere near the 1000kg mark.
It’s also expected to cost around £50,000, which puts it in Porsche Cayman and Alfa Romeo 4C territory.
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My beauty… Has been modernized…
God that’s sexy
Am I the only one who see this?
That would be very cool. However I’m afraid that the massive taxes for “powerfull” car in France make it impossible. That’s the reason why they use tiny 1.6/1.8L 4 cylinders even for their sport cars to avoid having a +6000€ taxe (that the buyer have to pay for…)
C’est bien connu, tout ce qui est marrant en France est interdit… ou taxé.
On a un des pays les plus beau du monde, et un des gouvernement les plus merdique…
Please let the standard model be sold in the U.S.
First look?
It’s 99% the same as it was 2 years ago