Renault begins marketing the Alpine A110
- Alpine was a French brand of sports cars, whose models were manufactured in Dieppe (Normandy) between 1955 and 1995. The peak of production was reached in 1972 with a volume of 1,481 cars produced in the year. In total, 26,841 cars were manufactured in this plant over a period of 40 years.
- At the end of 2017, the Renault group will launch the new Alpine A110 coupe, which perpetuates the style of the Alpine coupes of the 60s and 70s. This C-segment coupe, manufactured at Dieppe's historic Alpine site, at around 5,000 units per year, is the first new model of the brand that disappeared in 1995 and was resurrected this year.
- It will try to capture some of the customers of sports coupes like the Porsche Cayman, Toyota GT86, Nissan 370Z or Subaru BRZ. If the success of this coupe is confirmed, Alpine could become the Premium brand of Renault, as Infiniti is for Nissan, and other products could then be added. There is talk of a SUV based on the coupe and even a four-door sedan. Alpine could eventually offer a range like that of Porsche, but it would probably take about ten years to do so.
- The Alpine Coupe A110 is equipped with a turbo petrol engine of 1800cc developing 250hp. Its weight is limited to 1,100 kg thanks to the use of aluminum for its structure and bodywork. Its length is 4.18m, its width is 1.80m.
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