2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
The Renault Alpine A 110-50, a new concept car that marks the 50th anniversary of the Alpine A110French sports car brand. Renault has created a concept car named 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50, dedicated to performance and driving enjoyment. Alpine is a Renault-owned brand which produced cars between 1955 and 1995. The 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50's design draws on the company's previous models, but has also been strongly influenced by the Renault Dezir concept car that was unveiled in 2010. and hints at a possible return of the
2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
To mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic Berlinette, Design Yann Jarsalle and Concept and Show Car Director Axel Breun reinterpreted the original design cues to include the new Renault design language introduced by Laurens van den Acker with the DeZir concept car, and which will soon be rolled out in the company's future models. The new front-end look, with the upright, confident diamond, has been adapted for this very low and wide car. The 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50 is a car of today; a bold embodiment of Renault's passion for motorsport.
2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
"For everybody on the team, it was a dream come true to work on an Alpine concept car. We wanted to put 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50 firmly in the modern day, while resonating with its heritage" - Laurens van den Acker, Senior VP, Corporate Design.
2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
Senior management figures at Renault have long suggested that the Alpine brand could return - and the 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50 uses proven technology that could easily be adapted for a low-volume production run. The concept uses the same platform as the Renault Megane Trophy race car and has a mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine that develops 395bhp. Drive is to the rear wheels, through a six-speed gearbox that uses a pedal-operated clutch and paddle shifters.
2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
"The 2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50 is very curvy, like the Berlinette, while expressing the three key words of our new design policy: simple, sensual and friendly" - Axel Breun. The efficiency of the Renault Alpine A110-50 concept car is largely generated by ground effect. At the front, a splitter hidden in the bumper generates low pressure, which results in significant aerodynamic downforce. At the rear, a diffuser accelerates air flow beneath the floor. Ground effect therefore accounts for more than one-third of the car's downforce, with the rest coming from an adjustable rear wing.
2012 Renault Sports Cars Concept Alpine A 110-50
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