Alpine
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Only two teams will compete in Le Mans Hypercar's inaugural race, and only one of these has an actual hypercar.
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Alfa Romeo, Alpine, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz AMG show 2021 Formula One carsMultiple F1 race cars have been revealed ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain.
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Alpine to become EV brand, develop electric sports car with Lotus
Alpine was revived a few years ago with the A110 sports car but will now be rebooted as an EV performance brand.
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After announcing F1 entry, Alpine commits to 2021 LMP1 campaign
France's Alpine will soon be the only automaker competing at the top level in F1 and endurance racing.
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Alpine to enter Formula One in 2021
Renault will rebrand its F1 team to Alpine, signifying its commitment to its performance marque.
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Alpine A110 sports car plant under review as Renault seeks cost cuts
The historic Dieppe plant in France is one of six sites under review as Renault looks to save $2.2 billion.
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French automaker Alpine is the latest automaker to explore the potential of a sports car designed for off-road conditions.
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Gordon Murray praises Alpine A110's handling, uses it as benchmark for T50 supercar
Murray thinks the tiny, 4-cylinder sports car has the best ride and handling of anything on the market right now.
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Alpine A110 Rally is a reborn race champion from France
An Alpine rally racer is back, this time on the new A110 sports car frame.
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2020 Alpine A110S sports car dials up the power
French sports car marque Alpine has unveiled a hotter version of its A110.
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2020 Alpine A110 Sport spy shots
French sports car marque Alpine looks to be readying a hotter version of its A110.
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Alpine A110 heading to 2018 Geneva motor show in luxurious and stripped-down guises
Alpine A110 production officially kicked off last December, but the sports car builder will bring two new versions to the 2018 Geneva motor show. Alpine announced the A110 Pure and A110 Légende on Tuesday and each brings something new to the revived, Renault-owned brand. The two variants...
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“Top Gear” is no stranger to cars catching fire. There's been a number of incidents in the decades the series has been on television, and now the latest crew to do the hosting have a story of their own to tell. In this case it was the new A110 sports car from revived French brand Alpine that caught fire, with Chris Harris behind the wheel and Eddie Jordan in the passenger seat. They were driving in front of the cameras for a stunt coinciding with last month's Monte Carlo Rally when informed that flames were coming from the underside of the car. Harris immediately pulled over and...
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Alpine A110 enters production at historic Dieppe plant
It’s been a long time coming, but Alpine’s A110 is finally in production. Some readers will recall Alpine’s parent company, Renault, first announced plans for the car in 2012. It was originally to be developed alongside a similar model from Caterham, but the British firm pulled...
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Lighter, more powerful Alpine A110 Sport planned
You can file this one under forbidden fruit, because you're not going to see one Stateside. A sports car that we're already not getting has arrived and there's already talk of a hotted-up version. The Alpine A110 made its debut earlier in the year when it was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva motor show...
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Report: Alpine’s next car to be a Porsche Macan rival
Revived French performance marque Alpine launched its first car of the modern era at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show. Dubbed the A110, the tiny sports car came with a mid-engine layout and four-cylinder power, making it the ideal rival to Porsche’s 718. It seems Porsche is a brand Alpine...
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Here's what the new Alpine A110 sounds like
If you reside in North America, plug your ears, for these sounds may only be heard in person on the old continent. The angry noises coming from the Alpine A110's 1.8-liter turbocharged inline-4 engine won't be ringing out from sea to shining sea anytime soon, as the car is a Europe-only ordeal...
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Alpine promoted to Le Mans podium after Vaillante Rebellion disqualification
There’s been a shakeup in the results of last weekend’s 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans regarding the LMP2 class. The No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion Oerca 07 which placed third, thanks to the efforts of Nelson Piquet Jr, Mathias Beche and David Heinemeier Hansson, was disqualified on Monday...
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As with most things that are good in the auto industry, Americans are getting hosed. That's as true of hot hatchbacks as it is of mid-engine sports cars. For the longest time, the Porsche Cayman/Boxster twins were the only option here in North America, unless you wanted to upgrade to a supercar. Things got better when Alfa Romeo deigned to sell the 4C on our shores, but our friends across the pond still have a lot more to choose from. The Alpine A110, unveiled last week and making its grand debut this week at the 2017 Geneva auto show, is a reminder of that fact. The A110, like the Coneheads...
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Alpine reveals 718 Cayman rival, confirms A110 name
The long road to the market return of the Alpine sports car brand is almost over. It was in late 2012 that French automaker Renault announced plans to partner with British track car specialist Caterham to develop a platform to underpin a future sports car for Alpine and a similar model for...
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Historic Alpine Le Mans prototype preserved in French shed
It's hard to imagine a more romantic barn find than a dust-covered Le Mans prototype quietly sitting, waiting, in a dilapidated wood shed covered with moss in the south of France. When vintage car racer/restorer Graham Long and I first saw it on a cold, winter evening, it was as if we'd stumbled...
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2017 Renault Alpine A120 spy shots
The long road to the market return of the Alpine sports car brand is almost over. It was in late 2012 that French automaker Renault announced plans to partner with British track car specialist Caterham to develop a new platform to underpin a future sports car for Alpine and a similar model for...
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New Alpine sports car edges closer to production with reveal of Vision concept
French automaker Renault last year unveiled a concept that not only marked the 60th anniversary of its Alpine performance brand but also previewed a new sports car to be sold under the brand starting from 2017. This week, a second concept, this time better representing the production model, was...
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Patent Drawings May Depict Production Version Of Renault’s Alpine Sports Car
French automaker Renault earlier this month unveiled a new concept car that not only marked the 60th anniversary of its Alpine performance brand but also previewed a new sports car to be sold under the brand starting from 2016. Since the concept’s reveal, new patent drawings have emerged that...
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