The Alpine A110 arrived on the scene back in 2018, shaking up the sports car segment with its focus on lightweight, driver-focused fun. Since then we’ve had gradually more potent iterations with the A110 S and more recently the A110 R, but now Alpine is testing an even more hardcore variant.
Our spy shots show the car is clearly based on the A110 R, with a similarly aggressive bodykit. Along with the vented bonnet, front splitter, side skirt extensions, rear diffuser and engine cowling, this test car also features a larger adjustable wing, canards on the front bumper and a new set of forged alloy wheels rather than the carbon rims of the R.
There’s a possibility this could be a special edition R, like the R ‘Fernando Alonso’ or the Le Mans edition that was released earlier this summer. The engine is likely to remain unchanged though, with a 1.8-litre 4cyl petrol turbo pumping out 296bhp and 340Nm of torque – which is enough to propel the standard A110 R from 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 177mph. We may see that top speed sacrificed for improved downforce thanks to that larger wing though.
We expect the same racy interior as the R with carbon fibre bucket seats, microfibre upholstery on the dash, door cards and steering wheel and a telemetry system to provide data for track sessions.
Despite the R costing a lofty £89,990, UK allocation was quickly accounted for so with this in mind we expect the new model to command an even greater price tag.
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