Not a huge fan of being constrained to a "retro" look. It causes compromises that I don't think are needed. In fact, those older designs get emulated in large part because they weren't "retro" in their time.

With the exception of Fiats, Italian designers seem able to resist the "retro" urge. They're always looking forward. I can see a "retro" 2045 Alfa 4C coming to pass to try to capture the magic that our cars have.

 

Visually this car is a mess. Little if any competition to the 4C.

 

Well, they claim the Première Édition 1955 units were already sold, in 5 days.

 

Crazy French?

 

From any angle other than the front, I would think it's an Audi TT

 

Overall, it's way too busy a design. Too jazzy.

The attention to detail and quality look good.

 

Exterior & Interior Walkaround

 

They DESPERATELY need an Italian on the design team.

 

I like the way it looks. French designs are usually a bit quirky.

Greg

 

I would have to see it in "person". Might be OK....looks like it has some nice specs. I agree with Greg....French cars are a bit quirky...remember the Citroen DS with the air suspension...or the SM with the Maserati engine.

Bob

 

True enough. But the French give in a bit on national pride from time-to-time. The star of the Louvre is the "Mona Lisa" after all.

Speaking of French national pride, the car should be France Blue.

 

I like the Alpine A110 a lot. Since they're not coming to America, I guess I'll never see one though. I don't think I have to like my 4C any less to admire the A110. In fact, a blue A110 would probably get along just fine with the Rosso Alfa 4C in my garage. Certainly better than a Cayman.

 

... a blue A110 would probably get along just fine with the Rosso Alfa 4C in my garage. Certainly better than a Cayman.

20th century history might suggest otherwise.
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Juste read in a mag that people from Alpine were joking at Geneva motorshow about the 4C being much heavier than said by Alfa when they weighted one. Not the first time I read that, it was always by people on forums who don't know what they talk about but this time not....I read here that some of us weighted their cars and didn't have a bad surprise, so what about that rumor ?

 

Recent post by new member Gale, about just weighing his car (corner weighing, so an accurate scale, not something that's "going to be within 100 lbs or so" ;-) )
http://4c-forums.com/7-introductions/44042-2017-alfa-romeo-4c-coupe-3.html#post736354

I did a simple corner weight of a car today and results were impressive.

FL: 185kg FR: 185kg
RL: 285kg RR: 275kg

This brings total to 925kg (all the fluids + 1/2 full tank of gas, without driver), so the dry weight should be 895kg, like a factory specifies.

Of course, Alfa did the magic of quoting the "dry weight" to get the maximum effect for the car.
And that's the Euro car - ours in N. America are heavier, and the Australian one falls somewhere in between. Depends on options as well.

We'll see how close the Alpine gets to its forecast weight, when the time comes.
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Nice article

So, found this article about older brother
The Rise and Fall of Alpine Legend on Dyler.com

 

Having seen the car in white a couple of weeks ago, looks like a Gt and not a Supercar, it's too high, but the first press tests say what was expected : a great car to drive.

 

And....it tried to kill Chris Harris

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ws/2018/02/03/top-gear-stars-escape-burning-50000-sports-car-bursts-flames/amp/

 

Wow. Have to say that one feature I really appreciate about our 4Cs is that it doesn’t have a reputation of bursting into flames when the check engine light comes on.

 

Clay bar and an orbital - that’ll buff out.

I guess the Alpine truly is an exotic then. Who knew?

 

Alpine A110 catches fire and burns up during Top Gear shoot.

“engine management light” came on, and shortly thereafter, Chris Harris was made acutely aware of a problem, with The Daily Mail quoting the presenter:
“I first realised I needed to get out when I opened the door and the flames went up my arm.”

https://jalopnik.com/chris-harris-and-eddie-jordan-fled-alpine-a110-fire-dur-1822693776

That’s not very good for preproduction! Sounds like that car should have two lights:
“engine management light” and a “FIRE!” light.

 

That’s not very good for preproduction! Sounds like that car should have two lights:
“engine management light” and a “FIRE!” light.

Very funny, Tom. There’s always the risk I’m talking too soon but maybe the Alpine realised it was Renault and did the honourable thing.

 

My late father-in-law was an engineer at GM for new vehicle drive train development. He used to tell me
stories. Preproduction stage can't be rushed.....tell that to the people that rushed to put up the Hubble Space Telescope ;-)

 

Alpine A110 catches fire and burns up during Top Gear shoot.




No doubt! Seems like it goes:
Preproduction
TV car show
Public

But many cars don’t seem to get past the TV car show phase.
Just how many cars has Top Gear and The Grand Tour torched anyway?
Seems like an usually high percentage.
Furai
Zenvo
Rimac
Alpine A110

 

I remember when Porsche had a problem with self immolation not to far back. Sounds like both stole some engineering designs from the Ford Pinto ;-)

 

Or the Ferrari 458.

 

Mods I just saw this article has been covered in the “Alpine A110” thread if you want to combine this into that thread.


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this is sad....

 

Merged threads.

 

Alpine announced pre production cars tests are stopped.

 

more pics for all you morbid types....