Geneva Motor Show 2017: Alpine A110 Breaks Cover!

Remember the Alpine A110 we swooned over a week ago? It's made its official debut at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. We finally have some numbers and facts to justify us going gaga over the French sportscar. Here goes. 

Let's start off with the fact that the A110 looks like a textbook sportscar. Tiny dimensions, short overhangs and two doors - the design formula couldn't have been any simpler. It is 4178mm long, 1798mm wide, 1252mm tall and gets a long 2412mm wheelbase. There's a lot that pays tribute to the original A110 as well; the four-piece headlamps, the bonnet's central 'spine' and the wraparound rear windshield do a swell job of mixing retro and modern. 

The best bit? There's purpose to the design. The flat floor and the functional rear diffuser generate enough downforce for the A110 to not have a spoiler stuck on its derriere. In case you want the number, Alpine is quick to point out the super low drag coefficient of 0.32. 

There's not much to talk about the interiors. But Alpine has this to say: "Access and egress are designed to be easy, even during everyday use. Driver and passenger space will accommodate (almost) all shapes and sizes." Features include Sabelt sports seats draped in leather (that weigh just 13.1kgs), a Focal audio system, matte carbon fibre interior trims and aluminium pedals. 

Now, let's get to the interesting stuff. The A110 is powered by a 1.8-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged motor developed by the Renault-Nissan alliance. The engine has also been fettled by the mad blokes at Renault Sport, giving it 252PS of power and 320Nm of torque. In isolation, that doesn't sound like a lot. But club those figures together with the Alpine's negligible 1080kg kerb weight and you have a true pocket rocket. The power-to-weight ratio stands at 233PS/ton, which gives you ample reason to believe the Alpine's 4.5 second 0-100kmph. 

The tiny turbo-petrol motor is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which sends power to the rear wheels. The A110 also gets three driver modes (Normal, Sport, Track) which alters the engine and gearbox settings, steering, ESC, exhaust note as well as the driver display. 

Alpine's comeback sportscar is limited to 1955 units called the Premiere Edition. Expectedly, almost all of them are sold out. Deliveries begin late this year in left-hand drive markets, and in 2018 for right-hand drive markets such as the UK and Japan. It will be far-fetched to think it'll make its way to India. But hey, never say never!

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