Sleek sports car will rival Porsche 911 as 'an icon of future sports cars' as part of seven-strong EV line-up
The performance-oriented APP architecture has been conceived to be as configurable as possible and will underpin a compact four-seater that Alpine bosses say will tout engaging driving dynamics to make it “an icon of future sports cars”.
Alpine marketing director Bruce Pillard said: “If all our future models are going to be electric, they’re going to be true Alpines. They will have the DNA of agility and lightness. Even if it’s an electric car with a battery inside, you’re going to feel the lightness. That’s very important.” Design director Antony Villain added: “We want to do a 2+2 sports car, and of course some time in the past we had the A310, so we will bring together these two ideas as a first intention. Our work now is to frame the [APP] platform that we’re working on, and the final design will be finished in a year and a half.”
The decision to make the A310 a four-seater comes in line with Alpine’s transformative initiative to move away from being a niche manufacturer to becoming a key volume player on the world stage.