They say be careful what you wish for. This weeksince Alpine has announced a goal to enter the North American market by 2027 and sell a seven-car lineup by 2030, I understand what do they mean?. This is not the Alpine many of us wantbut that’s the Alpine we’re going to.
Backing up, the Alpine expansion is the mainstay of parent company Renault’s.”innovation plan,” which I prefer not to type than you prefer to read. The brand’s products will be 100% electric next year, reminding us that A110 as we know it today it will part ways in 2024. It will be replaced by EV around 2026.
That’s annoying, as it means we’ve completely missed the A110’s revival action, but then there’s no point in Alpine spending the money to certify a proper enthusiast car. was six years old for a whole new set of regulations. Still sucks, though.
In addition to that electric A110, Alpine will introduce a roadster variant and a new A310, which will share the A110’s platform but offer seating for four. There will also be two unnamed “D/E-segment cars” – as in the midsize and midsize class – at the end of the line. But the first Alpine products beyond the current A110 will be Renault 5-based on the A290 and GT crossover, due out in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
Now, last month A290_β The concept gave us a solid indication of what Alpine had on deck. It also looks good and is also terrible when sitting next to an A110, but then there are many cars. We’ll see if it makes it to the US in 2027. The automaker will partner with RedBird and AutoNation to establish its footprint on this side of the pond, for it allusion it will be.
In addition, we have six other cars, one of which is a crossover that will platform sharing report with Nissan Ariya. Yes, corporations need to make money and reach people where they are and all that, but something needs to be said to grow consciously and in phases. Porsche skipped the Macan and the 72 variants of the Panamera because it’s Porsche, and whatever it builds is enshrined in a long tradition of cars for enthusiasts at least in Moderate. Alpine as a brand has a long history, sure, but it doesn’t have a good track record.
As of today, Alpine is a subsidiary peddler of Renault a light, unpretentious sports car. Seven years from now, it imagines itself as a supplier of half a dozen electric vehicles of all sizes, with sporty styling. Like everyone else. On the one hand, this has always been Alpine’s destiny. On the other hand, like discovering a favorite band too late, we don’t know what the Alpine experience in its golden age would have been like.
