Alpine A110 R Teased With Monitor-Targeted Upgrades

Alpine will host a number of premieres at totally different places world wide subsequent month. The French efficiency model will attend the 2022 Paris Motor Present the place it would show a brand new idea that presents “a brand new stage within the model’s transformation.” Earlier than that occurs, Alpine can even unveil a brand new efficiency model of the A110 sports activities automotive and the agency has simply launched the primary teaser photographs.

Referred to as the A110 R, the brand new car will characterize probably the most track-focused variant of the French coupe designed for “outright efficiency and breathtaking sensations on the monitor and on the highway,” in response to the official announcement. Alpine describes it as a “utterly new mannequin,” although we’re most definitely coping with a extra hardcore model of the prevailing A110, which was totally refreshed early this yr.

The R within the title, Alpine says, stands for radical. The press launch explains this new mannequin will likely be lighter, sharper, and extra excessive in comparison with the usual A110. It is going to be impressed by motorsport and can take the flagship place throughout the A110’s vary. It is going to be extra appropriate to be used on a race monitor, although it would stay totally highway authorized.

The primary teaser photographs of that new car trace at a number of the efficiency upgrades the A110 will obtain. These appear to incorporate a brand new aerodynamic package deal, new wheels, new bucket seats, and upgraded suspension elements. There’s no phrase concerning the output of the Renault Megane RS-sourced turbocharged 1.8-liter gasoline engine which sits between the 2 axles.

As a reminder, the four-cylinder mill generates 300 horsepower (220 kilowatts) and 251 pound-feet (340 Newton-meters) of torque, which represents a lift by 12 hp (9 kW) and 15 lb-ft (20 Nm) over the pre-facelift mannequin. We are going to know the whole lot concerning the A110 R model this coming weekend when Alpine will unveil the track-focused variant in the course of the Suzuka F1 Grand Prix in Japan. A European debut is scheduled for later in October in the course of the 2022 Paris Motor Present the place the sports activities automotive will share the stage with Alpine’s new idea.