Lotus, Alpine and potentially other brands to share electric platform
Lotus could sell other automakers a version of the electric sports-car platform it is developing with Renault\'s Alpine brand. The platform will be used to underpin an electric replacement for the A110 sports coupe in 2025 as part of a wider EV makeover f...
Can’t wait to see a version of this tech in the Renault 5 ...
We could get an updated version of this legend ... ...
Actually Renault ...
.... is bringing the R5 (electric) back to life .... so the Alpine hot hatch could well be a widebody R5 ..... so Cpt Scarlet could be right 😛
Well, knowing Renault ...
... they’re capable of just bringing a paste and copy of the original R5 turbo with the same 1.4 turbo mounted behind the front seats 😂🤪
I see a couple of problems here.
Cooperation with Lotus ..... remember they started cooperation with Caterham which did not go well? And the knowledge you’re not sure what you’re driving ... a Lotus or an Alpine ? Or maybe a Lotpine or an Alptus ? With an electric motor .... 😰🥶. Second ....
They should make:
An A110 with a high power lightweight 1.6 3 cilinder, about 300 hp, mated to an electrical motor developping around 200 hp. The battery should be like the one Rimac is using, extreme lightweight for a lot of power ( and 20 times the price of a normal batt...