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.

The production model, Nevertheless, it is expected to have a smaller displacement engine, from… Renault arsenal. It should not be excluded 1.6 turbo, with direct injection system, of Renaultsport, which will supply the new Clio RS, with performance 200 horses, while a possible alternative option is the 2-liter Turbo of the Megane Cup, with performance 250 horses.

Aimed to compete with the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster, the Renault Alpine will be launched on the European market, with a starting price estimated at 61.000 euro.

Source : autotriti.gr