Alpine show off the new A110

 

Alpine have released new images of the new A110 set to be revealed fully at the Geneva motor show next month. The small lightweight sports car is looking to take on the likes of the Porsche Cayman. The A110 takes its name from the classic Alpine of the 60’s, and the styling is clearly taking cues from the original with the large bulbous headlights and sweeping curved body.

The A110 is set to take on the Cayman, armed with a full aluminium body and experts are expecting a weight of just over 1000KG. The small lightweight sports car is making a comeback recently and Renault (who own the Alpine brand) are looking to get in on the action with the A110. Taking inspiration from the Alfa Romeo 4C and the Toyota GT86, the Alpine has smaller wheel and tyres to try to add to the drivability of the car rather than out right power and speed. The focus is fun rather the breaking records. The A110 is also expected to go on sale in mid 2018 with a price tag of just under £50,000.

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The Return of the Sports Car, Isn’t it brilliant

It’s a great time to be a driver isn’t it, there are so many great cars out there right now, and it seems we are getting a return of some truly brilliant cars, the sports cars. Sports cars have waned in popularity over the years, people are choosing to go for more practical hot hatches rather than the fun two-seaters. We saw the death of the Honda S2000 in 2009 and the MR2 gave up 2 years before that. Mazda had also appeared to stop bothering with the MX5 for a while.

But now I am happy to say the sports car is back, we of course have the fantastic Toyota/Subaru/Scion GT86/BRZ/FRS, and then we have the new MX5 next year to look forward to. We really are seeing a return of the true greats, however the Germans appear to be letting it slip the Z4 is starting to look a little tired, and the SLK has been overtaken completely, even by other cars within the Mercedes range.

The Italians are trying again as well with the Alfa Romeo 4C, which although being hilariously over priced is fantastic fun to drive. There are also rumours hovering around that Abarth may announce a new car this year based on the failed Mazda Alfa collaboration, and personally I think a modern RWD Barchetta would really energise the current Fiat line up which hasn’t had a truly fun sports car since the original Barchetta died back in 2005.

We do appear to have three top contenders for the crown of top sports car now, which has been severely lacking in recent years, the new MX5 will undoubtedly be there for Japan the Italians will wield the 4C and the Germans can bring the excellent handling of the Porsche Cayman. Three great cars for the modern era of sports cars we can only hope that the sports car doesn’t go away like it did before as they are some of the most fun cars you can drive.

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