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In a Car And Driver review in 2019, it put the Alpine at an inch lower and 8 inches shorter than a Cayman.
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RELATED: Venturi Atlantique: Take A Look At This Porsche-Rivalling French Car From The 90sįor 2022, the A110 has seen an update with the S model at the flagship end receiving 300hp and 250lb-ft of torque, with 4.2 seconds to 60mph and 170mph being performance stats worthy of a mention, especially considering the small 1.8-liter gasoline engine powering the car with no help from batteries – yet.Ĭomparing it with the Cayman – there are other cars like the Audi TT, BMW M2, or Toyota Supra with which it competes – it has a favorable power-to-weight ratio and is a little smaller (although not by much). Quilted leather seats and door inserts provide a retro and luxurious ambiance. Inside the modern car, accouterments aplenty compared to the 60-year-old classic, with air conditioning, digital dashboard, electronic parking brake, and reversing camera all being 21st-century additions for the A110. Here power is sent through a dual-clutch transmission with seven gears meaning you can’t stir the gearbox yourself, but it’s plenty snappy enough – it’ll pass 60mph in 4.5 seconds on its way to 155mph maximum. It does have a stiffer, lower chassis though, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The S model released in 2017 was the one with more power but retained the same 236 lb-ft of torque. Weighing in at 2,400lbs and with 250-290 hp, the Alpine is, like its sixty’s predecessor rear-wheel drive - also this time it is mid-engined, instead of purely rear-engined like a Porsche 911. Emerging four years ago and looking like a sharp version of the original A110 from the 1960s, the A110 hedged its bets on a lightweight body, petite turbocharged engine, quirky interior, and smart styling with more than a couple of cues from its namesake.