Alpine A110 Contents Introduction 4 Relaunching Alpine 6 Technical Details 8 Design and Interior 14 History of Alpine 16 Alpine in Motorsport 18 Technical Data 22 Pricing 27 Servicing & Warranty 27 3 Introduction • Alpine is back with the A110 Première Edition sports coupé • True to Alpine DNA - lightweight, agile and a pleasure to drive • Première Edition launch model fully reserved within five days • A110 Pure is driver-focused; A110 Légende has GT character Alpine returns with the all-new Alpine A110, a lightweight, elegant sports coupé. True to Alpine’s DNA, the A110 places absolute agility and driving pleasure front and centre, without compromising on everyday comfort. Designed and manufactured in France the mid-engined, two-seater coupé features aluminium construction to keep weight to a minimum and sophisticated double wishbone suspension. The A110 is powered by a turbocharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, which develops 252PS (248bhp). Like all Alpines, it’s rear-wheel drive. The first new model for two decades, the A110 marks the relaunch of Alpine. Conceived as a standalone business unit within Groupe Renault, Alpine has an ambitious long-term strategy that invokes the vision and determination of its founder, Jean Rédélé. Alpine launched its new model with the Première Edition. Limited to 1,955 examples – a nod to the year Alpine was founded – the A110 Première Edition was fully reserved within five days of going on sale in December 2016. The production series A110, in Pure and Légende trims, followed in June 2018. The A110 Pure focuses on the driver/machine connection and has a minimalist approach. Lightweight, it has 13.1kg Sabelt monocoque seats and 17-inch light-alloy wheels, resulting in the A110 Pure weighing as little as 1,098kg. Displaying the character of a GT, the A110 Légende is the more sophisticated and refined edition of the A110. Its distinguishing features include six-way adjustable seats in black or brown leather and a Focal audio system. It is in that same spirit that Alpine today competes in international endurance racing. As well as a rich heritage in building agile, Its title-winning FIA LMP2 World Endurance lightweight sports cars that are in their Championship programme showcases the brand’s element on winding mountain roads, Alpine is ambition and commitment to motorsport. Two also well-known for competing at the highest racing versions of the A110 dovetail to create a level of international motorsport. Its crowning racing ladder for Alpine customers. The A110 Cup glories include winning the 1973 World Rally can be raced in the Alpine Europa Cup, while Championship title and outright victory at the the A110 GT4 is an even faster model. Both were 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans. developed in partnership with Alpine’s racing partner, Signatech, which also runs the Alpine Europa Cup. The passion for Alpine, both within Groupe Renault and among sports car enthusiasts, is huge. Now, Alpine is back. With the new A110, the Alpine team has taken the core principles that made Alpine so successful in the Sixties and Seventies: compact size, light weight and very low centre of gravity. Such principles have been deployed/applied with modern technologies to offer a car that is an absolute pleasure to drive on country roads or on the track, but also very comfortable to drive every day. It is Alpine’s mission to become an established and permanent fixture in the sports car segment. 5 Relaunching Alpine • Alpine Vision show car presented in 2016 The initial batch of 1,955 A110 Première Editions • A110 Première Edition unveiled one year later was allocated via a mobile app, which allowed buyers to place a refundable deposit and reserve • Alpine established as a standalone business a car. Every one of those A110 Première Editions unit within Groupe Renault was reserved within five days, illustrating the • Original Alpine factory in Dieppe extended level of excitement there is for Alpine’s return and upgraded for A110 production among sports car enthusiasts. A110 Première Edi- tion deliveries commenced in continental Europe The Alpine project was announced in 2012 and early in 2018 and in right-hand drive markets in four years later, in 2016, the Alpine Vision show summer 2018. car was unveiled in Monaco. A year later, the road-going A110 Première Edition made its public Order books for the production series A110 Pure debut at the Geneva motor show. Conceived as a and A110 Légende models opened in June 2018, responsive, fast-moving standalone brand under with the app able to be used to secure a position the Groupe Renault umbrella, Alpine has its own on the waiting list. dedicated design and engineering teams. The A110 is manufactured at Alpine’s factory Now available as the A110 Pure and the A110 Légende, in Dieppe, northern France. Originally built by Alpine is carving its own clear niche in the sports car Alpine-founder Jean Rédélé in 1969, the Dieppe segment. The A110 is on sale in 11 markets in Europe, as site has continued to produce low-volume, high well as Japan and Australia, with further markets still to performance Renault Sport cars in recent years. be announced. It is sold through dedicated dealerships Now, Alpine production returns to Dieppe and – some 57 in Europe alone – by highly trained advisors. as part of the relaunch, the factory was heavily upgraded and modernised. Since announcing the relaunch of Alpine, the re- sponse has been huge. Even though Alpine went away for 20 years there is still so much passion and enthusiasm for it, not only in France, but all over the world, too. When the return of Alpine was announced, a design language was developed that would do justice to the original models, while also demon- strating our ambition and modernity. A technical concept was then developed – one of lightweight construction and absolute driving pleasure – that would make the new car stand out in the sports car segment. A decision was made that Alpine should be a dedicated business unit with its own designers and engineers. These very passionate and skilled individuals were to be completely dedicated to Alpine, to work closely together in agile, respon- In 2012, at the beginning of the project, a new sive teams. Alpine has also developed a dedicat- Alpine sports car was to be created from a blank ed network of dealerships with highly-trained sheet of paper. It had to be true to the DNA of advisors. Only this approach would enable Alpine Alpine – agility through light weight, very elegant to be sharp enough in front of a very demanding and a pleasure to drive. set of customers. Designers were given complete freedom to Alpine production is returning to the factory in imagine what a modern day Alpine should look Dieppe, in the very same production plant that like with very few technical constraints. This is an was used to build Alpines previously. The whole unusual approach, but is the reason for the very setup and culture there is still geared around strong design of the A110. low-volume, high-quality, sporty cars. Employee motivation is very high at Dieppe and the team there is very proud to wear the Alpine logo. A lot of thought and investment has been put into the factory - which is set up for production numbers in single digit thousands each year - to bring it up to the level Alpine requires in terms of fit and finish, consistency and quality control. Starting from a blank sheet of paper also meant engineers could create a dedicated platform. One of the big objectives for the A110 was to ‘feel at one’ – the driver should feel at one with the machine, meaning the centre of gravity and the roll centre have to be very low in the car, which is only possible with a dedicated platform. A weight target was set for the car of 1100kg, which is very difficult to achieve, and is why aluminium was used for the chassis and body. The final result, just 1098kg (1103kg for the Première Edition), means Alpine achieved its objective of making the A110 one of the lightest cars in its class. 7 Additional weight saving measures include alu- minium suspension components, very lightweight Technical Sabelt sports seats that weigh just 13.1kg each and, in a world first application, Brembo brakes that incorporate the parking brake into the main Details rear caliper. This alone saves 2.5kg. • Lightweight aluminium construction • Double wishbone suspension all round • Mid-mounted 252PS (248bhp) turbocharged engine • Absolute agility and driving pleasure combined with everyday comfort Aluminium construction Lightweight, agile and rewarding to drive, the A110 is above all else a true Alpine. Designed from a blank sheet it has been engineered to thrill and engage the driver at all speeds, prioritising driving pleasure above lap times and outright power. It does this without compromising on everyday comfort, and it can Advanced double wishbone suspension be enjoyed by drivers at all levels of experience or ability. As well as the lightweight construction, the A110 owes its agility to the all-round double wishbone suspension layout. Whereas most cars in the pre- mium sports car segment use simpler strut-type suspension systems, Alpine’s engineers favoured a double wishbone arrangement for the multi- tude of ride and handling advantages it confers. Its lightweight construction, low roll centre and perfect weight distribution allow the driver to feel at one with the machine. The aluminium chassis The first advantage is linear suspension kinemat- and bodywork form the basis for the A110’s poise ics. As the car rolls during cornering, the double and agility.