Forget Robinhood, Invest In This Fantastic Alpine GTA Study By Ex Renault, VW And Genesis Designer

This is an independent design study from Arseny Kostromin and is not related to or endorsed by Alpine. Many thanks to Arseny for letting us share his work! Be sure to check out his Instagram and professional website.

If you haven’t yet heard, Alpine will be on the Formula 1 grid this year. And while the pessimistically disposed will say it’s merely an exercise in branding on Renault’s part, the possibility of future F1-inspired tie-ups with their road cars is a scintillating prospect.

This personal design study in the form of very detailed illustrations from former Volkswagen, Renault, and Genesis designer Arseny Kostromin, could be a precursor to such an event. Dubbed the Alpine GTA, this render sets out to show what the result of combining Formula 1 expertise with Alpine’s rich design heritage could look like.

Kostromin is an industrial designer with his own automotive design studio in Berlin called “Arseny Kostromin Design”. Aside from work at VW, Renault and Genesis, he was a part of the creative team responsible for the exterior styling of Koenigsegg’s Gemera.

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Based around the proportions of the rear-engined Berlinette, the study measures 4115 mm in length, 1826 mm in width, and 1100 mm in height. The packaging is designed from the outset to be low to the ground, with the driver placed in such a way that allows for a compact and lightweight cabin.

The interior features raw carbon fiber and black leather trim. A floating dashboard holds the instruments and a handful of switches. “My focus was to keep [the interior] as mechanical as possible to emphasize the driving connection,” says Kostromin.

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For the exterior, Kostromin has used as much Alpine design language as possible, ensuring that it’s an instantly recognizable shape. The body is placed on top of a functional aerodynamic floor and diffuser, splitting the design in two. Upfront are two LED daytime running lights positioned on either side of the central spine, forming a connection to Alpine’s past designs. The carbon fiber splitter reinforces the performance-first nature of the study.

The rear too is dominated by aero performance, with a large-profile wing making up for what Kostromin describes as a “diffuser that is compromised by engine layout.” The back end is finished off with a titanium Akrapovic exhaust, the mouthpiece of what would be a very vocal air-cooled flat-six engine by Gordini.

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Speaking to Carscoops, Kostromin elaborated on the process behind this captivating design study. “I was trying to tell a deeper story with this one. It took roughly three months, on and off… Somehow, I feel that the story is finally complete now.”

But will we ever get to see the Alpine GTA in the metal, perhaps as a one-off? “I just have to find an investor and build it in real life,” says Kostromin. I know I, for one, hope he does.

Renderings Arseny Kostromin