Skip advert
Advertisement

New 2018 Alpine A110: UK prices and specs revealed

Renault's reborn Alpine A110 arrives on sale in the UK with two trim variants - Pure and Legende

Alpine has revealed UK prices and specifications for the reborn A110, which is on sale in Britain now. 

With the launch special Premiere Edition sold out in the UK, Alpine now offers two regular versions of its Porsche Cayman fighter, with the base A110 Pure priced from £46,905 and the range topping Legende starting at £50,805.

Advertisement - Article continues below

Best sports cars on sale 2018

The Pure version is as basic and as light as the A110 gets, tipping the scales at 1,098kg. Leather trimmed seats, air-conditioning and sat nav are standard, while uprated Brembo brakes, an active sport exhaust system, and six-way adjustable seats are on the options list, as is a parking camera and parking sensors

The A110 Legende gets the six-way seats and parking assistance features as standard alongside an uprated audio system, unique 18-inch alloy wheels and aluminium finished pedals. The larger 320mm Brembo discs and the sports exhaust system are still options though, priced £936 and £1,380 respectively. Electrically folding door mirrors and an autodimming rear view mirror are both optional extras on both versions as well, priced £468 and bundled together. 

In total, Alpine offers six paint colours for the A110 - a mixture of blue, black, grey and white shades. All UK cars come with a three-year/60,000 mile warranty.

Alpine A110: Engine, weight and performance

The Alpine A110 uses a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 249bhp and 320Nm of torque. Power is delivered to the rear wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement - Article continues below

The A110 makes use of a lightweight aluminium construction, so that 249bhp figure – almost 100bhp down on that of the Porsche 718 Cayman S – translates to around 230bhp per-tonne – only 11bhp behind the Cayman S.

Advertisement - Article continues below

All the latest from the 2017 Geneva Motor Show

The lightweight construction paired with the 249bhp turbo motor means the A110 gets from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds - a tenth of a second faster than a Cayman S manual - and on to a limited top speed of 155mph.

New Alpine A110: Design and interior

Design cues from the original ‘Berlinette’ Alpine A110 are scattered onto the new car. Namely the curves which were present on almost all of the classic’s body panels, have been brought across to once again produce a car with an incredibly smooth shape. To complement this, there is a flat floor and functional diffuser, which, when paired with a low drag coefficient, helps the A110 glide through the air.

Inside, there is a mixture of leather, carbon-fibre and aluminium. The seats are single piece buckets, helping keep the occupants held firmly in place. Unlike some cars, the production A110 stays relatively true to the design of the concept car on which it is based, using the same central infotainment screen, centre console, quilted leather, and digital dash as found on the inside of the concept.  

Alpine could make an even hotter version of the A110, potentially harnessing engineering know-how from Renaultsport. The performance arm of the French manufacturer could bump the A110’s 249bhp motor up to around 300bhp.

Best sports cars on sale right now

While that might not sound like much, Renault promises the focus will be on low weight to worry the likes of Lotus. The extra power will be made possible by tweaks to the ECU and cooling system, with larger air intakes at the front and in the doors.

Other exterior changes will reportedly include swollen rear wheelarches to allow wider tyres to be fitted, boosting grip and stability. Racier alloy wheel designs will also debut, and the front end gets cross-hatched LED lights to distinguish it from the regular car.

Speaking to Auto Express back at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Renault vice-president Bruno Ancelin told us the advent of the first model will spawn further Alpine efforts. “We are working on the first car, and out of [that] we are working on the line-up,” he said.

What do you think of the new Alpine A110? Let us know in the comments section below...

Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Recommended

New Renault 5 is one of the cheapest EVs in the UK
Renault 5 Geneva - front

New Renault 5 is one of the cheapest EVs in the UK

The Renault 5 starts from just under £23k and will be available to order from January next year
News
19 Nov 2024
Best new cars coming soon: all the big new car launches due in 2024, 2025 and beyond
Best new cars coming soon - header image

Best new cars coming soon: all the big new car launches due in 2024, 2025 and beyond

These are the biggest and most important new cars headed our way, from brands including Audi, BMW, Dacia, Ferrari, Ford, Skoda and more
Best cars & vans
6 Nov 2024
Renault Embleme: hydrogen range-extender to get “next-generation platform”
Renault Embleme concept - front

Renault Embleme: hydrogen range-extender to get “next-generation platform”

First look inside Renault’s future EV as CEO Luca de Meo calls it a “masterpiece”
News
31 Oct 2024
Viva la Renaulution! Out-going Renault UK boss reveals brand's future plan
Renault brand future feature with out-going Renault UK boss Guillaume Sicard

Viva la Renaulution! Out-going Renault UK boss reveals brand's future plan

Out-going UK boss discusses laying the foundations for Renaulution
Features
29 Oct 2024

Most Popular

New cars that plummet in value can make brilliant used buys
Opinion - Vauxhall Corsa-e

New cars that plummet in value can make brilliant used buys

Editor Paul Barker takes a closer look at our 2024 Used Car Awards
Opinion
20 Nov 2024
Best used cars to buy 2024
Best used cars 2024

Best used cars to buy 2024

From city cars to large SUVs, here’s our annual pick of the star performers that’ll save you thousands when you buy them used instead of new
Best cars & vans
22 Nov 2024
New Jaguar logos unveiled as big concept reveal moves closer
New Jaguar logo 1

New Jaguar logos unveiled as big concept reveal moves closer

Jaguar has revealed its new logos and styling details ahead of its transition into a luxury EV brand
News
19 Nov 2024