Renault Alpine....WTF is that!?
20 September 2002, 10:20 AM
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Had a play with the strangest looking car I've seen in my life this morning. Said Renault Alpine on the back and it looked like a GT40 that met the 1980's sharp edge styling. It was very low and small with twin exit pipes. He was making some noise and puffing away suggesting he might have been trying but I'm not sure he was because I totally destroyed him...it was easier to beat than hot-hatches so I suspect he maybe couldn't be bothered with me.
Anyways, what the heck is the RA? What engine, power, stats, etc
A picture would be nice if anyone has one.
Anyways, what the heck is the RA? What engine, power, stats, etc
A picture would be nice if anyone has one.
20 September 2002, 10:21 AM
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rallysmith/lemon.html
One of these?
[Edited by Avi - 9/20/2002 10:23:47 AM]
20 September 2002, 10:29 AM
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Came across one in France at a sort of car/motorbike show, one Sunday. It said A110 on the back, and the guy who owned it said it had the Renault Gordini Turbo 1400 engine in. He reckoned it wasn't all that quick by today's standards, but in the 60's/70's it was their rally car. Certainly looked the part. When I find out how to do it, I'll post pics if anyone's interested.
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20 September 2002, 10:43 AM
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what you want is the really old ones (70's), you sort of lay down in them to drive it.
have seen them at 24hrs of ypres rally (belguim) in the historic class.
they are the nicest to look at. i believe they have a straight six lump. sound great too.
anyone got a pic?
have seen them at 24hrs of ypres rally (belguim) in the historic class.
they are the nicest to look at. i believe they have a straight six lump. sound great too.
anyone got a pic?
20 September 2002, 10:44 AM
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Looked pretty cool when that model came out, doid a N/A v6 and a twin Turbo which was pretty rapid - think fibreglass body so not much weight.
The Alpines have been around since the early 60's Using Renault mechanicals, floorpans with a rather nifty body, some of the early one are really sexy looking cars.
The Alpines have been around since the early 60's Using Renault mechanicals, floorpans with a rather nifty body, some of the early one are really sexy looking cars.
20 September 2002, 10:45 AM
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It said A110 on the back
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20 September 2002, 10:48 AM
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My old next door neighbour has an A610 Alpine, along with with Carrera 4 and some kind of Cobra thing in the garage. He chased me home one day, but I chickened out of doing a ton in a 30 limit...
20 September 2002, 10:58 AM
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The A110 is the old one sold in the 60s, not the car pictured on here. They were a reasonably succesful car in their racing class. They use Renault mechanicals, but I didn't think they did a turbo job?
After them came the A310s in the 70s. The A610 which is shown on here came in the late 80s. In the UK they are badged as Renault GTA due to copyrights on the Alpine name. There was an N/A V6 with around 160BHP plus a turbo with 210. The later ones then had 250. Not many were sold over here though.
If the one you raced looked like a GT40, it was most likely an A110, I guess the french equivelent to a Lotus Elan in the 60s.
After them came the A310s in the 70s. The A610 which is shown on here came in the late 80s. In the UK they are badged as Renault GTA due to copyrights on the Alpine name. There was an N/A V6 with around 160BHP plus a turbo with 210. The later ones then had 250. Not many were sold over here though.
If the one you raced looked like a GT40, it was most likely an A110, I guess the french equivelent to a Lotus Elan in the 60s.
20 September 2002, 11:02 AM
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Very similar to the pic but much smaller (not far of elise small) That picture is sort of like a bigger version of it. The one I saw had the same headlights but an even more wedge shaped nose and where the glass wraps round at the back the the one I saw was 80% metal work at the rear (blind spot city by the way). It also had one of those gay hard rubber spoilers with Renault Alpine embossed into it.
20 September 2002, 11:26 AM
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The Alpine A310 was the successor model of the Alpine A110. The A110 was quite well known as a winning 'Alpine-Blue Rally Flounder'; the A310 was never able to match this rally-image. However, the A310 had other qualities which one can appreciate by using it daily; it was quiet and comfortable, even though it was a 'low height' sports car. Retrospective, it may be considered as the most comfortable 'Every-Day' sports car of the 70's and 80's.
The first A310 four cylinder cars were put on the road in 1971. In 1976 the A310 V6 with the 2.7 litre PRV (a Peugeot, Renault, Volvo cooperation) engine was introduced. An other significant update happend in 1983, which included the wide-body GT version, also known as the "Group 4" (GT-4) body. In Japan it was called the "F-Pack", in Germany it received its designation as the "S".
The first A310 four cylinder cars were put on the road in 1971. In 1976 the A310 V6 with the 2.7 litre PRV (a Peugeot, Renault, Volvo cooperation) engine was introduced. An other significant update happend in 1983, which included the wide-body GT version, also known as the "Group 4" (GT-4) body. In Japan it was called the "F-Pack", in Germany it received its designation as the "S".
20 September 2002, 12:10 PM
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I don't think the one I played with was that fast. I was expecting to get gubbed but he seemed to half try and then give up. A sort of, 'why bother its a scooby' notion.
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20 September 2002, 01:59 PM
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Funny, I was watching an old TOP Gear Video just last night about Supercars. It had the A610 on it tested along with the Venturi. It was rated quite highly by old Clarky. I also remember it being tested against lots of other quick cars like the 300ZX, NSX, Porsche, etc in Performance Car about 10 years ago and it was rated very highly there as well.
20 September 2002, 02:57 PM
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The A610 would probably give you a run for your money if it was the later 250BHP model (v rare). I doubt there would be much in it either way though. Waste is not the word I would use.
The engine is behind the rear wheels which means they are rapid off the line (like 911s) but the handling needs a bit of getting used to.
From what I know the A310s were only ever about 165BHP so no chance for one of those. Could be higher performance versions about though.
The engine is behind the rear wheels which means they are rapid off the line (like 911s) but the handling needs a bit of getting used to.
From what I know the A310s were only ever about 165BHP so no chance for one of those. Could be higher performance versions about though.
20 September 2002, 03:35 PM
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165bhp is still respectable It was quite a nice looking car but not really to my tastes, certainly would turn heads (rarity more than anything I think)
