- Alpine’s first crack at an all-electric A110 weighed the same as a Porsche 718 Boxster.
- Underpinning the 2026 A110 will be a dedicated electric sports car platform.
- Alpine was initially developing this new sports car with Lotus.
An all-new Alpine A110 is in the works, and unlike the outgoing model, the next generation will be sold exclusively as an EV. While plenty of car enthusiasts will consider this as bad news, Renault Group chief executive Luca de Meo claims it’ll be lighter than a comparable ICE sports car.
The French brand confirmed work on a new A110 in mid-2023, revealing that it will spawn both Coupe and Roadster variations. Renault’s boss has revealed that the new model will be underpinned by a bespoke electric sports car platform, much like the 911.
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“Porsche has the 911 [platform] as their own, and then they use others [VW Group architectures] for the likes of the Taycan and Cayenne. You keep the heart then as very true to the brand,” he told Autocar, adding that “the next A110 will be lighter than a comparable car with a combustion engine but with no compromise in performance.”
Alpine hasn’t said how it will make the all-electric A110 so light but it’s been working on an electric sports car for quite some time. Initially, this model was going to be co-developed with Lotus but in mid-2023, the two companies decided to part ways, forcing Alpine to continue the development of the new sports car on its own. Nevertheless, it does have some experience to lean on in this field, having showcased an electric version of the current A110 in late 2022, dubbed the E-ternité.
The prototype was equipped with a similar 60 kWh battery pack to the Renault Megane E-Tech and a rear-mounted electric motor with 239 hp and 221 lb-ft (300 Nm) of torque. It may have weighed 569 lbs (258 kg) more than the ICE A110, but it was less hefty than a Porsche 718 Boxster, an impressive feat.
Alpine has confirmed the 2026 A110 will look similar to the current car, with de Meo insisting it “needs to look like” an A110.
