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Haha, the Alpine belongs to my friend, i just drive it.
I don't think i will take any of my cars to the Green Hell, except for watching from the side of the road. I think speeds are a bit too high and the track is so long i will never be able to memorize it. Also when you crash the 'rechnung' you get will really make you feel sick. I'll stick to the small French and Belgian racetracks with my Clio RS.
My wish would be to drive a 962 Le Mans racer on public roads.
Alpine A110, what makes this car so special ?
The general knowledge people have about cars and sportscars in particular always makes me wonder if those people really want to see the real truth. When i say the words Porsche and Ferrari most people fall in awe and their eyes start twinkling. When i say...
Excellent post, Bim.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. The Alpine look great, no doubt, and it sure does perform fantastic, but I prefer the Clio, less radical. I would buy the Porsche btw, I can't help it, I love it. Best Vte
New 718 looks the business !
But the A110 is at 95% for looks and probably +105 % for driving . You can't say you'd have the Porsche before trying the A110, you could be in for a big surprise . And yes, the Clio is one of a kind.
Definitely, it looks great.
I'm pretty sure that I would fall in love with the A110 if I had the chance to drive it, it must be addictive, just for the pleasure of driving. I owned a 986 S (252hp), and sometimes a friend borrows me his 987 S (295hp). I love the Boxster concept, the ...
Time .... is the clue
In it's times the 986 and 987 were the best small sportscars you could probably buy. The 718 should have been that as well but Alpine decided to change this. The A110 has everything a Cayman has to offer except one thing, fun factor IMO is the key for the...
Hi Bim ...
Thanks for posting this excellent review of a car that I greatly admire. The A110 S with 292 ps / 215 kw will be a great improvement in performance. I have owned Alpine cars in the past and know just what a smile they put on your face !
For the revival of Alpine ....
.. it was to make sure they didn't make the same mistakes as they did in the 80-90ies. This new A110 probably has the spirit of the old one .. never tried the old one unfortunately.
Perfect Review....
I agree with everything you've said, as you know I am huge fan of Alpine cars (and Noble as well). One Day I will buy a A110S Legende version in black. I just love the brown interior. S
A110 S
The 'S' will be great if you have good roads, unlike in Belgium. I was a fan of the brown interior until i saw it in the flesh, i'd go black all the way.
Excellent article, Filip. I love your final motto a lot, and this A110 a lot. I tried a A 110 1300, you know, the vintage one, and I think I know what you mean when you say that a car is...
Full of life. 252 HP or 292 HP, the main thing is how it behaves on the road, and your article helped me a lot to have an idea on that matter. Still, I have to test it. If you have an idea, let me know! This car is slowly eating my brain. I am considering...
For you living in Paris the A110 would be the best choice i guess.
Small and light so very very nimble and direct. Perfect for sneaking thru Parisian traffic.
A lively, passionate write up on and a fund read. Thank you
Congratulations on reaching the max specs We don't see these rare birds where I live unfortunately.
Thanks !
A shame Renault and Alpine don't make it across the ocean. Well, in Japan you can buy them, apparently some people over there really like them.
Nice post - thanks
But what about a Clio V6 as a comparison point? The rear-engined one I saw a Renault club drive in the Alps: it was 50% Clio V6s and the rest were A110. They seemed to have quite some fun.
I never tried the v6.
But from what i already saw on Youtube it must be ultra-spectacular. I hope to drive one one day.
I have a feeling you will like it.
Perfect as a daily without a doubt, and cheap on fuel and maintenance. You get the fun and speed for free ;-).
I am really looking forward to trying it out at some point...
At the moment it’s not a realistic proposition (they are not sold where we live) but a recent race track experience has certainly whet my appetite for something fun. I did try the Megane RS on track though - what great fun that was 👌🏻 Thanks for your impr...
Renaultsports ...
.. are a lot of fun on track as well. I am not taking any risks with the Megane as my insurance doesn't cover track use, so the Clio gets the beating from time to time. Yes the Megane is great fun and potent, but the Alpine is in a completely different le...
Thanks for your opinion.
I could drive the car with a friend. Like it very, the noise of the engine too,although it is a bit artificial. But all in all I prefer my Cayman (6 cyl.). The shape and the engine (only 275 hp) and the noise.
Flat six !
I was pretty amazed how good the A110 sounds, i had expected it to be more artificial and boring. Your Cayman will be a collectors item soon anyway, prices on secondhand ones are steep, same counts for that little 2 liter Clio i have.
Grey for cars is not my cup of tea
Have fun with your Alpine. I follow some car news at moments, and know about Alpine. It is an old brand under the wings of Renault. I drove with a Porsche 911 gt3 at the nürburgring, so i was impressed by the performance of the car. Max 241 km/h at a poin...
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Haha, the Alpine belongs to my friend, i just drive it. I don't think i will take any of my cars to the Green Hell, except for watching from the side of the road. I think speeds are a bit too high and the track is so long i will never be able to memorize ...
What a post!!
Thank you for your thoughts and photos of your gorgeous grey Alpine. I hear great things about the car and I am a great fan of its compact dimensions. For me due to the narrow roads in the UK and the underground car parks in Malaysia, the size of a car ha...
Small car
The A110 would be perfect for your needs but since you already have the BRZ it would be stupid ( unless you are loaded) to change it. I only once tried a GT86 and it was fabulous. The engine might feel a bit short on torque and power, the 2 litre in my Cl...
Eeeks!
I am one who feels that Louis Vuitton should stick to bags and Patek should do what it does best. A Patek sports car would be as bad as a Ferrari watch! and please don't mention those Ferrari Panerais!
One would have thought
that two Italian companies might have the same mindset but maybe not!
Has Ferrari ever had a successful relationship
with a watch company? How about with GP in 90s?
Agreed on the torque on the BRZ
But in a way, it is nice to just go crazy on the accelerator, count to three (okay maybe five!!), and then feel the car go!! I have been blessed with Astons, Maseratis, AMGs, Porsches and NSXs and I can safely say that the NSX apart, I would rate the BRZ ...
I hope to meet you in Paris
within the next six months so I will try to sell Malaysia to you then
If i do a full service ...
... on my Clio RS myself i pay around 200 Euros. For top notch oil, spark plugs, filters etc etc .... . A dealership has off course a different kind of infrastructure then the Bim has ;-) .... so it would easily be more than 500 Euros in a Renault dealers...
Which proves ...
.. that the design of an old car is fabulously simple. The guy who did all the work has to make a living as well. Shame on you my friend !!!!