Alpine is preparing its third-generation electric A110 at Dieppe, as the final petrol-powered second-generation A110 leaves the same Normandy production line.
The next A110 will be built on the new Alpine Performance Platform, or APP, and will also be produced at the Manufacture Alpine Dieppe Jean Rédélé. Alpine said the plant is already being retooled with new investment, production equipment and updated skills for the electric sports car.
The company wants the future A110 to carry over the same basic brief that has defined the nameplate for decades: lightness, agility and driving pleasure. This time, however, it will have to do that without a combustion engine.
The last second-generation A110 built at Dieppe is an A110 R 70, powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine.
It is finished in Alpine Blue with a black roof.
The anniversary model uses extensive carbon fibre, a 300hp engine and a performance-focused chassis.
Since Alpine’s Dieppe plant opened in 1969, it has produced 35,450 A110s. Of that number, 28,701 were second-generation cars, launched in 2017 as part of Alpine’s return to the modern sports car market.
Blue remains central to the A110 story. Alpine said more than 58% of A110s built at Dieppe were delivered in a shade of blue, including 33% in Bleu Alpine.
The petrol A110 is done, but Alpine is keeping the name alive for the electric era. The challenge now is whether it can make the next one feel as light and agile as an Alpine should.
