The 2015 it is the final year, to see the new Renault Alpine in production, product of the French carmaker's collaboration with Caterham, as officially confirmed.
The legendary name Alpine is revived with the… Bullet, at the latest until its end 2015, as confirmed by the head of Renault's marketing department, Stephen Norman, speaking to international media. In fact, the high-ranking executive of the French brand, gave the mark to the new model, emphasizing that: “it's not going to be any tougher than the Mazda MX-5. It will be light, special, with an emphasis on French DNA and technological innovations. The prospective buyer must be either French, either very Francophile”!

Renault engineers have completed the final platform, on which the model will step, while the design department works on the final details. The A110-50 prototype is based on the Megane Trophy and uses a V6 engine 3,5 liter, overall performance 394 of horse horses and 422 Nm of torque. A 6-speed manual gearbox and rear axle drive will be used for transmission, will become even more interesting, with the use of a sophisticated differential lock.

Το μοντέλο παραγωγής, Nevertheless, αναμένεται να έχει μικρότερου κυβισμού κινητήρα, from… οπλοστάσιο της Renault. Δεν θα πρέπει να αποκλειστεί ο 1.6 turbo, με σύστημα άμεσου ψεκασμού, της Renaultsport, που θα εφοδιάσει το νέο Clio RS, with performance 200 horses, ενώ πιθανή εναλλακτική επιλογή είναι και ο 2λιτρος Turbo του Megane Cup, with performance 250 horses.

Με στόχο να ανταγωνιστεί το Audi TT και την Porsche Boxster, το Renault Alpine θα λανσαριστεί στην ευρωπαϊκή αγορά, με τιμή εκκίνησης που υπολογίζεται στα 61.000 euro.

Source : autotriti.gr