Renault Alpine (2017)

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Renault Alpine here by 2015 | Autocar

Renault will launch its Alpine sports car, to be built in a joint venture with Caterham, within three years, giving the firm until the end of 2015 to finish the project it started in earnest last year.

Renault marketing boss Stephen Norman confirmed that the car would not take four years to appear, as had been speculated. He also hinted at the sort of character the car would have, describing it as “not soft”.

“It won’t be more hardcore than a Mazda MX-5,” he said. “What we do will not be soft, but not hardcore like a Peugeot 106 Rallye. You can’t betray the DNA of Alpine. That’s a third of what the car will be."

Norman described that DNA as French and not German. “It must be light and look different, and have a touch of French dash,” he said. “It’s not a car for dandies, though. We know who the buyer is: he’s either French or a Francophile. And the car has technical innovation as part of its DNA.”

The new Alpine will be a clean-sheet design and create a rival for the Porsche Boxster and high-performance versions of the Audi TT. It will be priced at less than £50,000 and will use a Renault engine with around 250bhp.

Renault looked seriously at reviving Alpine in 2007, but the recession meant the project had to be shelved. By the time the market had recovered, the original design was considered too old.

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New Alpine Sports car to Compete With Alfa Romeo 4C and Lotus Evora

The upcoming Alpine sports car will not directly compete with the Porsche Cayman says Renault boss Carlos Tavares.

Instead, the Renault and Alpine duo will be directly targeting the recently launched Alfa Romeo 4C and the established Lotus Evora when the two new sports cars debut in 2015.

“It would be arrogant to say we could go head-to-head with Porsche and win. But I think Lotus and Alfa are realistic targets,” said Tavares.

Additionally, Tavares then went onto confirm that both Renault and Alpine are being left enough freedom’s to ensure that the two sports cars are bespoke to each brand.

“If I put Alpine in the big washing machine of the Renault group, it will kill it,” said Tavares. “There is a certain level of commonality between the projects, but what we are being very careful to do is leave both sides freedom to express themselves.

“The two cars must not be brother and sister – they must stand on their own merits, and without too much suggestion of sharing the same parts.”

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Suceesor do Alpine A110 successor terá 280 cv

Could weigh 1,000 kg (2,205 lbs)

Renault COO Carlos Tavares has revealed some new details about the upcoming Alpine sports car.
Speaking to Autocar, Tavares said the model will compete in the new 'sub-supercar' segment with the Alfa Romeo 4C. The executive also said the model will appeal to younger drivers and well-heeled enthusiasts.

The car's styling is 70 percent complete and incorporates a number of retro touches including an "arrowhead nose", side scoops and four round headlights. Despite the old school styling, designers are trying to keep the car modern by giving it dynamic proportions.
Speculation suggests the car could be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that develops approximately 280 bhp (209 kW). It could be connected to a six-speed manual transmission or a dual-clutch EDC automatic.

Little else is known about the model but it will reportedly ride on a spaceframe chassis that is constructed out of steel, aluminum and composites. This could enable the car to tip the scales at roughly 1,000 kg (2,205 lbs).
The Alpine A110 successor is expected to be launched in 2016 and cost approximately £50,000. Only a "few thousand" are slated to be built annually.



Source: Autocar

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Alpine needs its 911 - PistonHeads

Get the first car right and the French sports car brand will grow into an empire, Renault says

The first Alpine from the collaboration between Renault and Caterham will be the brand-builder model equivalent to Porsche's 911, according to Renault's head designer.

In a conversation that revealed the scale of the ambition Renault has for the revived French sports car brand, Laurens van den Acker told us that for the first model, "We need to create the 911 of Alpine. Then we can do the Panamera and Cayman. It needs to have all the roots of the brand on which we can build."

We still don't know the spec for the car, which is slated to launch in 2016, but Renault boss Carlos Tavares did reveal that the basics have been agreed. "The layout of platform, engine and gearbox are all decided," he told us, without telling us. The first car won't chase the 911, but instead is expected to aim for the Cayman and Alfa 4C with a mid-engined coupe powered by a version of Renault's 1.6-litre turbo and mated to a faster dual-clutch gearbox. The cost will be nearer £50,000 than £30,000 as first thought. As we previously discovered in an interview with key players, including Alpine's boss, the goal is to be light and fun.

A vision of the car has already been revealed in concept form last May, but we're told the finished item will likely go deeper in its visual references to the pretty A110 of the 60s and 70s, recently chased by PH in the Monte Carlo Historique.

That's what the 'Khmer Bleu' (hardcore French Alpinists) are pushing for, according to van den Acker, and what they'll probably get. "It will be closer to the spirit of the A110," said concept car director Axel Breun.

The desire to emulate Porsche is understandable given its 'most profitable' status but, come on guys, isn't Porsche pretty much untouchable in this market? "No one is untouchable, but it takes a lot of time," Breun told us. "It took them a long time to develop the 911 into something great."

Alpine (pronounced Alpeen if you don't want to upset those Khmer Bleu boys) has definitely got a job on if it wants to avoid the fate of recent Porsche chaser Lotus. Let's hope Alpine's Malaysian money (via Caterham owner Tony Fernandes) is available on a longer-term basis. Alpine's task is arguably tougher than that of Lotus in that the brand has been dormant for so long. Says van den Acker, "The challenge is to somehow fill the gap of 20 years and do a product that's believable." We wish it and Caterham all the luck.

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Scoop: Alpine Reportedly Begins Field Tests of New Coupe in…Lotus Guise? - Carscoops

It's not at all unusual for carmakers to cleverly disguise their future models, especially during the early development phase when they use mules to test the platform and mechanical components. These test mules combine a body of a different model with the underpinnings of an upcoming new car, and if not always, most of the times, said body comes from the same brand or at least group (i.e. this Alfa Giulietta-bodied Jeep mule).

What's very rare is for one carmaker to hide and test a new platform under the body of a car from an unrelated company, which is what our spies claim is happening with this Alpine test mule that's wearing a Lotus Exige outfit– albeit modified with wider tracks. At this time, we cannot confirm or deny this information.

Besides the French license plates on the car, our spy photographer told us that the mule was being tested by Swedish suspension company Öhlins together with several other models from Renault Sport such as the Megane RS and Clio.

The actual production Alpine coupe that is being developed by parent company Renault and Caterham as a joint project is due to hit the market in 2016. Renault group boss Carlos Tavares has said that the as-of-yet unnamed Alpine mid-engine sports car will be similar in philosophy and possibly even pricing to the Alfa Romeo 4C. Power will likely come from a 2.0-liter turbocharged four producing somewhere around 280hp, which should be good enough for top notch performance numbers given its lightweight construction.

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Tony Fernandes sugere que do acordo Alpine-Caterham poderá resultar um crossover e um citadino

Said the Renault/Caterham Alpine will be "fantastic"

Caterham Chairman Tony Fernandes has revealed some new details about the company's crossover and city car.
Speaking with Les Echos, Fernandes said the jointly-developed Renault/Caterham Alpinewill be a "fantastic" car that the French can be proud of.
The millionaire went on to say the project has paved the way for a "great partnership" with Renault. He said he hopes to extend this cooperation to other projects including a city car and crossover.
Fernandes also mentioned his desire to create an affordable car with Renault and Dacia. The model would apparently be developed for Fernandes' Tune Group and would be targeted at customers in Southeast Asia.


Source: LesEchos.fr via LeBlogAuto

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Design do Alpine está completo

Parece que o carro não irá ter o logo da Renault.

Renault's Senior Vice President of Corporate Design has revealed some new details about the highly anticipated Alpine revival.Speaking to Motoring, Laurens van den Acker said "The Alpine design is as good as finished." This seems to contradict earlier reports that suggested the car was being redesigned because it received a "mixed reception" from potential buyers.
While he declined to comment on the rumors, van den Acker said they're keeping a low profile but the car is "still on track for 2016." The executive also revealed the model will likely eschew Renault badging as "We've been through all the scenarios, there are pros and cons for every scenario, but to give it its due it's probably best if it's its own brand."
While 2016 is still a ways off, van den Acker hinted we could get a "sneak peak" sometime in the future.

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Aliança entre Renault (Alpine) e Caterham poderá terminar

The last time we heard about the Renault-Caterham partnership, things weren’t going really well. Since the project to jointly develop a sports car started in 2012, progress was delayed by Renault’s decision to revise the initial design of its upcoming Alpine sports car. Caterham wasn’t thrilled at all with the decision, as this means its own version of the car had to be modified.However, there is more bad news: Renault and Caterham’s joint venture project may be cancelled altogether. According to a report from Autocar, the two sports cars will still launch on schedule in late 2016, but it is not clear if they will continue to share the same architecture and powertrains.

While neither Renault nor Caterham confirmed or commented on the report, tensions between the two partners have reportedly been rife since it was confirmed the project would be delayed.
The Alpine sports car has been tipped to get 280hp, with the Caterham is said to produce around 300hp. Each car has a target curb weight of 1,100kg (2,425 lbs).

Renault and Caterham set up the Societe des Automobiles Alpine Caterham (SAAC) 50:50 joint venture in 2012, with the goal of co-developing lightweight two-seat sports cars under theAlpine and Caterham brands. Under the terms of the agreement, production would take place at Renault’s Alpine plant in Dieppe.

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Gosto da parte traseira,a parte frontal é que deveria ser mais Alpine senão não deveria ostentar deste nome.

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Gosto da parte traseira,a parte frontal é que deveria ser mais Alpine senão não deveria ostentar deste nome.

P.S-O RENDER preto é do que?

Laguna.

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Entrevista ao CEO da Alpine: (traduzido para inglês com o translator, quem quiser a original em francês está aqui: Dieppe. [Interview] Bernard Ollivier : "Nous voulons faire d'Alpine une marque mondiale" « Article « Les Informations Dieppoises

[...] Where is the Alpine renaissance?

The project progresses, the car will be released as planned in 2016. was at almost exactly, ended design. We will now move into the operational phase with the research subcontractors, some of which will be Norman and near Dieppe.

Could you give us some information about this car? She is very faithful to the Alpine genes that carry the lightness, the agility. It has a fluid, pretty timeless design. It claims his lineage and is also very modern time. Braking, acceleration times: it will be a pleasure concentrated in the corners. Not a car to go fast in a straight line.

A t it a name? Not yet. The name is for the purpose. [...]

Will it have an engine derived from the Renault Nissan organ bank? The choice is stopped? Yes. We start from what exists in the group. I will not say it will not be a specific derivative ... But do not mistake the issue. For me, the point number 1 is to make a good car. And to get there, if you must take a motor Renault, Nissan and Daimler, we will.

Divorce with Caterham has raised many questions. Besides their technical, Caterham was supposed to hand the pot as part of a shared project. Renaissance Will it harder to monetize? [...] Thank you for caring about my case (laughs)! Since November 5, 2012 where they announced the revival of Alpine, there has been the strength of the brand, the passion it arouses. It was expected returns, but we never thought at this point! If today, Carlos Ghosn has validated the decision that produces this car alone, it is that there are objective elements that make us say that we should be able to do it alone. Caterham has given impetus and helped that we can announce the relaunch of the brand. This is the positive point to remember.

This divorce he will affect the final result? No, because an Alpine, it is good or it does not. Release a product at a discount would be to kill the brand.

How many units do you hope the future will be produced Alpine full year? I'd 4000-5000 per year peaks, with a life of 6 to 7 years .

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Renault adquire a participação do grupo Caterham

A Renault, de comum acordo com o Grupo Caterham, adquiriu a participação deste último na Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham, ficando assim a Renault com a totalidade do capital desta sociedade. A Renault continuará, assim, a desenvolver sozinha os futuros modelos da marca Alpine. O primeiro modelo Alpine tem o lançamento comercial previsto para 2016, tal como previsto inicialmente. O Grupo Caterham, por seu lado, manterá o desenvolvimento de um modelo desportivo para a sua gama.

Esta aquisição coloca um ponto final na parceria que tinha sido assinada em Novembro de 2012, entre os Grupos Renault e Caterham, para o desenvolvimento e produção de modelos desportivos. A « Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham » era detida em partes iguais por cada um dos parceiros. Em função das orientações estratégicas de cada um dos Grupos poderão eventualmente ser desenvolvidas, no futuro, algumas formas de colaboração entre os dois Grupos.

A « Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham » irá, em consequência, mudar de denominação, numa Assembleia-Geral que terá lugar ainda em Junho. A futura sociedade terá a designação de « Société des Automobiles Alpine »

A aventura Alpine continua

A Alpine reafirma o seu compromisso de comercializar, em 2016, a « Berlinette » do século XXI.

A Alpine, criada por Jean Rédélé em 1955, distinguiu-se sempre pela capacidade de gerar à sua volta entusiasmo e paixão pelo automóvel. Foi este entusiasmo que levou a Renault a anunciar, em 2012, o relançamento da marca Alpine e o projecto de criação de um novo automóvel desportivo, a Berlinette do século XXI, com comercialização prevista para 2016.

Desde 2013, que a marca Alpine voltou ao mundo da competição automóvel e com objectivos cada vez mais ambiciosos. Se logo no primeiro ano a Alpine obteve o título nas European Le Mans Series (ELMS), para 2014 a equipa Signatech-Alpine ambiciona ir ainda mais longe com a revalidação do título e a obtenção de um lugar no pódio nas 24 Horas de Le Mans na categoria LM P2.

A fábrica de Dieppe, o berço da marca Alpine, prepara-se já para a montagem do futuro Alpine.

Sob a direcção de Bernard Ollivier, as equipas assumem o compromisso de criar um novo modelo Alpine a ser comercializado em 2016: « Uma vez que o design exterior está definido a 90% e o design interior será definitivo ainda antes do Verão, o entusiasmo em torno do novo Alpine é crescente. Estilo, prazer e alma de desportivo são as palavras-chave deste projecto».

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Teaser:

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Estou bastante curioso para ver o resultado final. Sera concorrente do Alfa 4C ou do TT e RCZ?

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Estou bastante curioso para ver o resultado final. Sera concorrente do Alfa 4C ou do TT e RCZ?

Entre o 4C e o Cayman, segundo o director da Alpine.

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Entre o 4C e o Cayman, segundo o director da Alpine.

Não sei se será um posicionamento demasiado elitista para uma marca como a Renault (todas as anteriores tentativas de elevar a fasquia correram mal, como Grand Espace, Avantime, Vel satis), mas cá estaremos para ver. No meu entender, talvez devessem apostar num desportivo mais barato, para concorrer com o RCZ e GT86 por ex.

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Por isso,é que vem com o nome ALPINE.

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Nouvelle Alpine Renault : et si la future Berlinette ressemblait à ça - L'argus

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CEO da Alpine espera vender 3 000 unidades anualmente

Bernard Ollivier, CEO de Alpine, dio algunos detalles acerca del nuevo y esperado Alpine a los compañeros de profesión del Argus. Y es que si en un principio el futuro Alpine iba a ser desarrollado en colaboración con Caterham, el divorcio de las dos empresas ha levantando nuevas preguntas.

Al final el nuevo Alpine será un modelo 100 % Renault que proveerá las motorizaciones, el chasis y la tecnoogía. Sin embargo, no se verá ningún rombo en la carrocería ni mención a Renault. Es algo primordial si se quiere posicionar el coche como modelo de gama alta. (Y no repetir los errores del pasado...).

El diseño ya está fijado, fue poco antes de este verano, y es obra del equipo de Laurens van Der Acker. Todavía no hay filtraciones en imágenes, pero cuentan que el coche no se parecerá en nada al concept car A110-50 y que tampoco será una reinterpretación del mítico A110 original. Renault no cree en los diseños neoretros al estilo del Volswagen Beetle o del Ford Mustang para sus modelos de calle, así que el nuevo Alpine tendrá un diseño totalmente nuevo. El único guiño al pasado, serían unas ópticas delanteras circulares.

En cuanto a nivel técnico, sólo sabemos que el motor estará en posición central trasera y que la opción más probable para animar el coche será el 4 cilindros 2.0 litros turbo del Mégane R.S. Bernard Ollivier no confirmó ni desmintió esas afirmaciones, pero sí se atrevió a dar objetivos de ventas.

Alpine espera vender unos 3.000 coches al año a nivel mundial con un tercio de la producción, de entre 750 y 1.000 unidades, sólo en Francia. 3.000 coches a nivel mundial no es mucho, ciertamente, pero hay que tener en cuenta que el nuevo Alpine se enfrentará a rivales importantes de la talla del Alfa Romeo 4C y Lotus Exige, y que sobre todo se venderá exclusivamente en Europa, Japón y China. Todavía barajan la posibilidad de también venderlo en Rusia. El continente americano se quedaría sin Alpine.

En cuanto a la participación de Alpine en competición, ésta no pasa por los rallies debido a un reglamento que favorece los coches del segmento B. Bernard Ollivier confirma que seguirán compitiendo en Resistencia añadiendo que para Alpine los campeonatos GT ofrecen un gran potencial, abriendo así la puerta a un Alpine de GT4 o incluso de GT3...

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Renault quer mais modelos da Alpine

Depois do novo desportivo, derivado do Alpine A 110-50 concept, previsto para 2016, deverá seguir-se uma nova família de modelos.

A Renault anunciou que já concluiu o desenho do modelo que marca o regresso da marca Alpine. Trata-se de um desportivo que será inspirado no Alpine A 110-50 concept (na imagem) apresentado em 2012, que esteve em vias de ser desenvolvido em conjunto com a Caterham. A Renault contudo continua a acreditar no projeto e, de acordo com declarações do responsável pelo design da marca francesa à Autocar, este desportivo, que deverá ser lançado entre o fim de 2015 e o início de 2016, deverá ser apenas o primeiro de uma nova família de modelos com o selo da Alpine.

Laurens van den Acker espera que a satisfação demonstrada pelos responsáveis da Renault depois de terem visto o produto final do primeiro Alpine da era moderna seja sinónimo de novas apostas com o mesmo emblema. Para o designer, o sucesso do projeto depende da sua aceitação no mercado: “Adoramos os Alpine mas também queremos ganhar dinheiro. Vamos acertar com o primeiro modelo e depois espero conseguir fazer Alpine até ao fim dos meus dias”.

Pouco se sabe sobre o aspeto final deste novo Alpine, contudo o patrão da Renaulsport foi dizendo que o modelo – do qual se espera que ronde os 250 cv de potência - pouco tem em comum com o concept. Patrice Ratti avançou ainda que será um modelo “mais virado para o prazer da condução do que para a potência”. Recorde-se que o novo Alpine encontra-se neste momento na fase final dos testes dinâmicos, tendo sido já avistado em ação disfarçado com a carroçaria de um Lotus Exige.

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Este arrisca-se a ser dos carros mais aguardados dos últimos tempos.