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Alpine A110 R70. The last round of LE A110s.
770 cars coming with classic colors, but inside this LE, a short batch of 70 cars each, in blue, white and red.
Basically, a R with its carbon parts ( aerodynamics, rims, roof , rear diffusor and side skirts, rear windscreen changed for a carbon one ), same HP and Torque ( 300 HP / 340 Nm ), specific suspension ( - 10 mm ) and carbon seats. The carbon parts of the body are painted, her, which is the main difference, and you can go for an Akrapovic titanium exhaust, as an option.
At the end of this year, the A110s will be discontinued, to let place to an EV version... No comment.
Best,
Nicolas
We you think they made " only " 30 000 cars... There was some place for many more, given the success of this car.
So true, now imagine the idea I have ....
Instead of building that A290 keep building the 'expensive' special edition A110's and develop an aluminium hot hatch that weighs around 1100 kilos.
Make it a bit less better built and put an engine with 200 hp to keep the price reasonable.
After that develop a second aluminum hot hatch the size of a Peugeot 205 with around 120 hp and a weight of 700 kilos
, I will gladly save up for one of those.
Dreaming, dreaming .... Bim
Make it a bit less better built and put an engine with 200 hp to keep the price reasonable.
After that develop a second aluminum hot hatch the size of a Peugeot 205 with around 120 hp and a weight of 700 kilos
, I will gladly save up for one of those.Dreaming, dreaming .... Bim
Absolutely not :-)
The 200 hp from a 1.4 turbo ?
The 120 hp from a 1.4 NA ?
With those kerb weights and modern engines fuel consumption at normal speeds would be amazing.
Who better than you knows that a very light car is easy on wear, tear and fuel consumption when driven in normal easy going traffic.
That 700 kilo Hot hatch would have 165 types and small disc brakes, suspension components are lighter ... etc etc ... .
Offcourse the EU would consider it too dangerous for the roads.
The 120 hp from a 1.4 NA ?
With those kerb weights and modern engines fuel consumption at normal speeds would be amazing.
Who better than you knows that a very light car is easy on wear, tear and fuel consumption when driven in normal easy going traffic.
That 700 kilo Hot hatch would have 165 types and small disc brakes, suspension components are lighter ... etc etc ... .
Offcourse the EU would consider it too dangerous for the roads.
Naahh, Caterham is fabulous I know.
But a hatchback that you can use:
In the rain
Carries 4
Grocery potential
Comfortable
Wicked fast (120 hp - 700 kilo remember ?)
Safer (a bit).
Definitely cheaper.
A lot of people would be interested, but probably not enough to make this happen :-(
It would be fabulous ! Gloriously fabulous !
Imagine lightweight 15 inch wheels, lightweight brakes, the steering would be phenomenal !
In the rain
Carries 4
Grocery potential
Comfortable
Wicked fast (120 hp - 700 kilo remember ?)
Safer (a bit).
Definitely cheaper.
A lot of people would be interested, but probably not enough to make this happen :-(
It would be fabulous ! Gloriously fabulous !
Imagine lightweight 15 inch wheels, lightweight brakes, the steering would be phenomenal !
Yes ...
That's still the one on top of my list, even before the A110.
For the moment I still have the Clio, Megane and 205XS ... so no 'room' for extra cars.
For the moment I still have the Clio, Megane and 205XS ... so no 'room' for extra cars.
Fitting finale!
It is a nice final edition for sure. As for transition to electric, the A110 as it is now was a loss leader to revive the brand. A brilliant car but they would have needed to sell at least 5 times as many to cover the costs. Still, they put the brand on the map, which should hopefully allow them to place the larger volume vehicles successfully and make a sustainable brand out of Alpine.
It has been a real challenge to give the brand a rebirth with only one car, and with such small production numbers per year. They could have made more and also different models, they would have sold all of them.
I guess making more...
Would first of all produce a higher loss. And just like with some other brilliant cars, like the first NSX, the market wasn't there for more, unfortunately. A lot of what the owners and enthusiasts appreciate about the A110 simply doesn't have mass market appeal these days.
Indeed, amico. The only thing is that there is no rear view, which can be problematic in the modern traffic.
It's fine, perfect for my prepper's garage!
Along with a Mini JCW, A GR Yaris, an Alfa Romeo Giulia... Any other forbidden fruits?