- The original Alpine A310 was the 2+2 big brother to the ultra-lightweight A110. This concept shows it could potentially return.
- Underneath, it's running the same 500-plus-hp EV platform as the Renault R5 Turbo 3E.
- Here’s a new one: it comes with pop-down headlights.
If Citroën sets the standard for whimsy in the French auto industry with its wonderfully executed return of the cheerful 2CV, then Alpine is the country’s banner carrier for chic. The outgoing A110 is everything you could want in a sports car: mid-engined, turbocharged, and with a curb weight to rival the Mazda MX-5. For a car so light, it makes our hearts heavy that Alpine doesn’t sell any on this side of the Atlantique.
Here's another piece of dramatic French cinema that hints at what the replacement for the A110 will be like, and it could potentially join it in Alpine showrooms. Officially only a concept, it’s called the A310 Vision, and it draws on a hugely overlooked French sports car that’s celebrating a couple of anniversaries this year.
