The 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept

Another Possibly Good Example Of A Quirky Looking French Car

     For the year 2012, the French car company Renault allowed some journalists and other people to see that it was trying to create a worthy successor to the famous Alpine A110  from 1961 to 1977. This concept dubbed the Alpine A110-50 Concept has met with some development issues. Apparently Renault and their back-up company, which some journalists think is Nissan, can't seem to decide on what they want the Alpine A110-50 Concept to look like. However in 2015 journalists captured a possible Renault test car on the road that seemed to be either another concept or the last concept before production. I saw a picture of this said test car on the internet and it looks sort of like a French version of the Lotus Exige, albeit a little wider, longer, and taller. I don't know if you viewers will think that's either a good or bad thing but enough of this. Let's talk about the Alpine A110-50 Concept some more. 

     The Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept is a French supercar equipped with a 3.5 liter, 24-valve V-6 that delivers 400 hp. Hopefully the car is light enough to make that 400 hp powerful enough to make the car go fast. Top speed of the A110-50 Concept is unknown. Zero to sixty is also unknown. The engine is expected to be coupled to a 6-speed sequential gearbox, and a twin-plate clutch that the driver can control with either the clutch pedal or a paddle located on the steering wheel. 

      Renault Sport Technologies was responsible for building the car itself and gave it plenty of race car inspired technology. The A110-50 Concept is based on the Megane Trophy race car platform but the A110-50 Concept has had its bracing in the engine bay and the roll cage lowered. The wheelbase was also modified but remains similar. However the track is now wider at 1,680mm in the front, and 1,690mm in the rear. The A110-50 Concept uses 21'' wheels that have been combined with Sachs dampers that the driver can adjust for better compression and extension. The car is apparently made of carbon fiber elements.

     Since this car is still in a concept stage there is no price for the car as of now. 

     While this car isn't flashy like a Ferrari or Lamborghini it certainly has its own unique good looks.