The Renault Alpine A110 First Appeared In 1962 At The Paris Motor Show,

I saw my first one close up when I was on a driving holiday,

photographs Renault via Piston Heads, way back in the 1980s when I was driving through France, Italy and Spain, it was just right then it has been updated many times, and here is the latest, the Alpine A110 R,

there will be just 110 built, ditching the seven-speed DCT, replacing it with a DW6 gearbox, this is a six-speed Renault dual-clutch unit, but it must be stronger as new turbo parts (compressor and turbine) means the 1.8-litre turbo is now churning out 350hp and 310lb ft.

 Alpine says at 192hp per litre and not very much mass (there isn’t a kerb weight yet, but it’s an A110), it is good for 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds, above the only view you will see of one of these on the move, as it leaves you in the dust!

the car shown at the Paris show above is in something called a ‘La Bleue’ edition, with 15 cars from the run set to be just like this, so that’s Alpine Vision Blue and Abysse Blue together in a hand-finished gradient that’s also matched to the interior, and an asking price of, €330,000, at todays rate £275,472.45 or $359,487.15, would I like one? Yes please! For a look at the full article it is here, for a look at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, have a look here, you never know there might be something else there to tempt you!