Its 1973 home market price – 46,800 Francs – was almost double that of the Renault R12 Gordini at 19,200 Fr, and was still substantially higher than the top-spec R17TS at 24,600 Fr and R15TS at 18,500 Fr. 2017, Manosque • asphalt 116.80 km • Other years. The A110, however, had overcome most of these barriers via proper production runs by the time the A310 began competition within the rally circuit. The new Alpine Renault A310 sets new standards for small-engined sports cars.’, Not everyone was impressed; German magazine Autorevue described it as ‘too underpowered for an enthusiast car and not luxurious enough for a luxury car.’. The NACA ducts up front were gone and the rear lower panel was now blacked out, with new light units. For some the Alpine A310 is an acquired taste, for others it is ‘jolie laide’ and for others again it’s just plain ugly. Bon cadeau valable 12 mois sur + de 70 dates. As to Gaston Juchet’s contribution, that is only a guess on my part. The nub of the problem seems to sit with the fact that this new Alpine car was originally planned around the 3 litre V8, which – to best of my knowledge – was cancelled during the development of the A310. If Alpine had edged slightly ahead of the fibreglass-bodied Lotus, it was still lagging behind the rear-engined Porsche. de Michelin Ladoux. I must stress that these suggestions are at best tentative. And when I consider these earlier Juchet pieces, the coupe at top rendered in 1969 and the van beneath in 1970, it appears that this crucial final addition to the Alpine was the direct contribution of Gaston Juchet himself. If it was more power and even wider flares you wanted, then you needed to find yourself the 270+ hp Group 5 version. A hefty dose of negative camber plus short suspension travel and an unfeasibly low centre of gravity endowed the coupé with unrivalled ability on snaking asphalt. It’s a common occurrence, owner Andrew Jones later tells me. Designated the VC model, it had a 1,798cc engine that was unfortunately never an option for the road cars. You can see it suffered from its small engine displacement, like Lotus in those days. Using A110s, the Alpine team won the World Rally Championship in 1971, and the car continued to notch up national titles for its various drivers through to 1975. Though the Trident was publicised as a Fissore creation, it appears that Fiore might not have actually been an employee of the carrozzeria, but rather a freelancer. The A310 did not share in the benefit of this dual personality, due large in part to the greater heft it carried around to begin with. Elles révèlent les dimensions généreuses des disques ainsi que des étriers de frein de couleur orange. You did a great job of explaining how Porsche introducing a 6 caused competitors to up their game. Most significantly, that distinctive front end was revised to a four-headlight arrangement, divided by body panelling which sported the Renault logo. The A310 was the next modern interpretation of the A110. Feel free to post your story when tuning this unique car. Towards the end of 1953, Michelotti and Allemano had delivered another little coupe to Rédélé. The A310’s shape had translated well into the 1980’s and the narrow-bodied version of the GTA was able to boast a Cd of .28. Comments (0) Overview; Reviews (1) Discussion; Game Version: 1.22 Controller Type: Game Controller Vehicle Manufacturer: Alpine Performance Points: 400 PP Max. Renault had been approached by industrialist Zark Reed who wanted to build fibreglass 4CV-based cars for the US market. Any of you guys want to take a Renault R8S in p/ex? The facts, analysis and with pictures – all on a little known marque. The Alpine factory’s most successful racing car which bettered any original Renault product at … In 1922 Jean was the firstborn to Emile and his wife Madeleine Prieur. It really is staggering, yet feels utterly benign – on a twisty mountain pass, I can imagine few cars being more inspiring. Probably explains why I like 205 GTIs as well. Aerodynamicist Marcel Hubert (bottom right) had been hired by Rédélé in 1962 primarily to work on their racing efforts starting with the M63, and would continue with the marque until 1982 as a crucial member of the team. The A310 was the next modern interpretation of the A110. Also of significant note is that another of these “weakling” 5’s took second place in the 1979 Tour de Course, driven by Ragnotti once again. Now I will think of some of the pictures above. After completing studies in business and economics in 1946, Jean found himself at Renault on a work placement program where he distinguished himself with his strategic input, catching the eye of CEO Pierre Dreyfus. For 1996, Renault would be referring further back into the Alpine heritage. This is the most understated puzzle piece of this whole article. It was much closer to the A310, but bearing a new body particularly at the rear. Haven’t seen that example before, those widened ducts look serious. This V6 is not a sports car engine but its willingness to spin hard to its redline, pulling strongly and smoothly all the way, was as impressive as its ability to lug around in third and fourth from 1200rpm or cruise peacefully in top. The 2.6 L motor was modified by Alpine with a four-speed manual gearbox. Drive Collection a été créée en juin 2016. En parallèle, la Régie fait bénéficier Alpine du contrat de préconisation signé avec Elf ce qui permet de débloquer un budget de compétition complémentaire, tandis que Philippe Lamirault ouvre le réseau des concessionnaires Renault à la diffusion des A110 puis A310. Fiore was an English-born stylist who changed his surname – ‘Frost’ – to that of his mother – the italianate ‘Fiore’. In 1963 Porsche upped the ante, announcing a new six-cylinder engine wrapped in an attractive new body. Mangusta, I can see. The most radical departure was the A310’s Michel Beligond-styled body, its aggressively angular outline at once leaving the sensual ’60s curves of the A110 looking antediluvian. Il est tout à fait impossible de résumer l'Alpine A110 à un seul moteur, ce modèle puisant dans la banque d’organes de Renault, la Berlinette va suivre l’évolution de cylindrée de la marque au Losange qui, devant le sérieux et la motivation de Jean Rédélé, a entre-temps accordé sa confiance à la marque Alpine. Wow Don, when I clicked the post I wasn’t prepared for how detailed and in-depth it would go into all of Alpine’s history, a fantastic read! In 1976 the A310 was restyled by Robert Opron and fitted with the more powerful and newly developed V6 PRV engine. The 2.6 L motor was modified by Alpine with a four-speed manual gearbox. Alpine Renault continued to develop their range of models all through the 1980s. From that point on, the car was compromised as a thoroughbred. These sketches are taken from a French news piece on Béligond and the Alpine A310. Towards the end of its life, the standard A310 V6’s price has risen considerably. Après plusieurs tours de découverte de la piste, nous avons réalisé deux tours chrono. Renault Sport are now in the former Alpine factory where they make the fast production Renaults like the Megane RS. Plus de détails. In 1976 the A310 was restyled by Robert Opron and fitted with the more powerful and newly developed V6 PRV engine. It was important to me that my customers experienced that same driving pleasure at the wheel of the car I wanted to build.’. There was another special-bodied Alpine that some had originally presumed to be based on the A310. Le moteur quatre cylindres de 1,8 litre demeure, mais la pression de suralimentation du turbocompresseur est augmentée de 0,4 bar pour offrir de meilleures performances. The spongy seats are far softer than those of the GTA, and the narrower, oh-so-’70s cabin more inviting. Alpine may have abandoned the Col de Turini in favour of China in Your Hand, but the Dieppe firm had far from sold out. Meanwhile, Alpine redirected their focus to a road car using the 3 litre V8 Gordini engine. Roadholding was guaranteed to be spectacular with the R5 Alpine’s competition suspension at the front and the A310’s at the rear. I’ve always liked the A110, and was a huge fan of the GTA/610 styling and while I don’t dislike the A310 it never really did that much for me. 594 alpine a110 d'occasion sur le Parking, la recherche de voiture d'occasion la plus rapide du web. In 1971, a joint venture was established between Peugeot, Renault and Volvo for a large (in European terms) engine built at Douvrin in Northern France to be used primarily in each manufacturer’s senior saloon. ? According to Aaron Severson’s piece, the mid-rear engined R5 turbo came about as a Stratos-beating suggestion from Bertone, who themselves had created the Stratos. Alpine Renault continued to develop their range of models all through the 1980s. AMC added to that with Le Car. Beautiful post with great pics. Required fields are marked *. But pour moi, the light version, the fragile one, the four cylinder. The security man’s puzzled frown broadens as he peers into the ‘boot’ and discovers two and a half litres of turbocharged V6. It was available with two versions of the PRV engine, the 2,849cc, 160 hp GTA and the 2,458 cc, 185 hp GTA Turbo. An 110 is too cramped for me, and at the time the 310 was what the 928 was for Porsche: a logical step up the ladder. Hope to see it around town. Though there seems to be no conclusive proof of his authorship of the two continental models, the similarity across these three forms is marked. Both started as successful drivers then went on to create exciting niche vehicles for road and track, and by dint of their accomplishments and their agreeable, charismatic personalities, their names strike an impassioned fervour amongst their compatriots. Alpine Renault continued to develop their range of models all through the 1980s. It was based out of Alpine’s Val Druel facilities and they soon scored big, with outright victory at the 1978 24 Heures du Mans in an Alpine A442B, earning themselves a tow down the Champs Elysees. Opel/Vauxhall payback for this Interlagos prototype? Writing like yours inspires me to make mine better – I really need to work on something longer than 250 word text panels and 50 word object captions aimed at 10 year old reading audiences…. In 1957 Rédélé asked Michelotti for another coupe which was delivered in 1958, though it’s not clear whether this was intended as a Renault or Alpine proposal. The V6 even had quite a big following in Germany and thanks to the glassfibre body many an A310 has been modified to give it Group 4 looks. Its distinctive silhouette was like no other, and it also excelled as a performance vehicle. The 3 litre V8 was the combined effort of the Gordini (right), Rédélé and Renault to raise their collective game and compete at the ultimate levels including Formula One. It was also around the time of this stylistic transition that the decision must have been made to exchange the problematic 3 litre V8 with a four-cylinder engine. After outright victory in the 1950 Dieppe Rally, he again caught the eye of Renault who put him in a race-prepped ‘1063’ 4CV for the Monte Carlo Rally where he finished fourth in class. p.s. Though Prieur’s use of the backbone differed in that the central tube did not carry a driveshaft, it predated Colin Chapman’s efforts with the Lotus Elan by at least two years. On the international stage the Stratos proved to be the "ultimate weapon" making the A110 as well as many other rally cars soon obsolete. Excellent history of an – at least stateside – underappreciated marque. The contract required a master form and so this second car itself was sent to the US, almost immediately after Rédélé had taken delivery. It was actually built over an A110 chassis and engine bought directly from the factory, and intended for small-volume production. Longer, wider and taller, the shape had strong echoes of the A310, but careful attention to streamlining made it the most aerodynamic production car of its day, with a Cd figure of just 0.28. The US was critical to Porsche’s success. MOTEUR. Go for it. Thanks Don. Peter Stevens continues; ‘The other interesting job was to design an alloy wheel for the A110, Alpine Renault 5 and the A310. After the tragic circumstances of the 1955 24 Heures du Mans when 83 spectators had been killed, Béligond was commissioned to apply a softer, less combative and more celebratory tone into their famed posters – a task he accomplished into the early 1960s. The rear really demonstrates this and is helped in no small measure by the lack of seams on the one piece body. His orders brought in substantial income for this small Italian carrozzeria, and it was likely this financial heft that allowed him to get his way on the matter. It’s not as polished as the GTA Turbo, and it lacks the raw appeal of the A110, yet to my mind that makes it the perfect compromise. At its sticker price, sales were probably impacted by the fact that some buyers were waiting for the V6 version. Early coupes were very similar to the first Michelotti Dauphine proposal. Fortunately I was able to bring it back to life 5 years ago and use it as often as possible. Owners of the Alpine A110, Alpine A310, Renault 5 Alpine, 5 Turbo 1 & 2, Spider, Clio V6 and all Turbo & Renaultsport vehicles built at the former Alpine factory in Dieppe are welcome and will find photographs, literature and information relating to their cars. Like its predecessors, the A110 was offered with a range of bodies – including Cabriolet, 2+2 Coupé, and Berlinette – but, given Rédélé’s dream of a spiritual successor to the blue racers of yore, it’s unsurprising that production was heavily biased towards the latter. But it’s a bit more complex than that. The faired headlights and new greenhouse were the efforts of in-house staffers Phillippe Charles and Marcel Hubert, and the final touch of revising the rear end late in the A108’s life was the work of Serge Zuliani. The prototype had been built by Fissore, but Monteverdi claimed that he himself had come up with the shape. But that still doesn’t answer how Trevor Fiore came to be working on the A310 in the first place. The Alpine A310 was a sports car with a rear-mounted engine and was initially powered by a four-cylinder 1.6 L sourced Renault 17 TS/Gordini engine. But it does indicate an expectation that the Alpine visual language might have to move on. Though not nearly as pretty as the Michelotti efforts, the carrosserie had successfully built their little coupe in fibreglass. Featuring a tubular steel backbone chassis designed by Rédélé and his cousin Roger Prieur, the Berlinette gave a clear indication of the direction the marque would take – both in terms of styling and purpose. Though comparisons can be made with Porsche and Lotus, I find the most direct analogy for Jean Rédélé to be Carroll Shelby. America didn’t get the GTA because of the Maserati version of the K-Car? Deutsche Aircraft, the new purpose-driven German aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), today unveiled plans to develop the D328eco, a game-changing platform that will align the future of aviation towards a zero-emission flight objective. The Alpine A310 was a sports car with a rear-mounted engine and was initially powered by a four-cylinder 1.6 L sourced Renault 17 TS/Gordini engine. That car led to the first production Alpine, the A106, which would in turn give birth to the Dauphine-based A108. Thank you again for this superb addition to our pages. But for me it’s the four-cylinder body. ALPINE A310 CALBERSON / TEAM SLOT. The A310 is deceptively quick – it goes like stink, in fact – yet it’s wonderfully cosseting. Fiore’s place in the annals of automotive styling was firmed with his 1965-66 TVR Trident. Only 21 examples were made. It was the work of French stylist Denis Meyrignac and was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 1977. They are an amazing little car, under appreciated and understood. That same year the road cars were badged ‘Alpine Renault’ and were now available through the authorised Renault dealer network. Accounts describe his condition during the development of the new Alpine as one of increasing paralysis before he was to die in 1973. “the mid-rear engined R5 turbo came about as a Stratos-beating suggestion from Bertone, who themselves had created the Stratos.”. A winner to the end, it bowed out with its head held high. La DMC-12, c’est l’idée de John DeLorean, un américain et ancien dirigeant de General Motors qui souhaite fabriquer sa propre voiture. MOTEUR. The firm ride and gruff soundtrack are probably best sampled in small doses, and I think that it would be hard not to treat every road as a rally stage – much to the detriment of your licence. Which brings me onto the A310. The task was to design a wheel that was sufficienty smooth that the snow would not stick to it. Découvrez vos propres épingles sur Pinterest et enregistrez-les. The Alpine would have appealed only to hard-core racer-types, and that market was weakening throughout the 60s. Publications on this Supplementary Checklist are provided in PDF format. Chassis modification like the use of an A310 double wishbone rear suspension, homologated with the A110 1600SC, also failed to increase performance. That’s extremely flattering Paul. The impressive front of the early A 310’s with their six headlights, the alloy wheels, the interior, it all made it a very desirable car. Porsche and Ferrari benefitted from Max Hoffman and Luigi Chinetti who both knew how to market to the US, just as Mr K. figured it out in the late 1960s with the Datsun 1600. But I just assumed that “it was in the air”. Except for its first and last (half) years, annual production never dipped below 1,000 units. April 1973 saw the introduction of the VF series, with the Webers being replaced with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection increasing power slightly to 127 hp (95 kW) at 6,450 rpm – a changeover made to meet tightening emissions standards. It look bulbous and ungainly. I think that you have answered all of the possible questions about it. No one can beat the French, that’s Renault and Peugeot, when it comes to B-segment hot hatches. Marque snobbery? Le dessin des jantes évoque l’un de ceux en vogue sur l’A110 et l’A310 dans les années soixante-dix. In 1981, Yves Legal produced this sketch. The factory continued to release new and innovative road cars throughout the Seventies and Eighties, including the A310 V6 and the GTA. Jean took up competitive driving in a rear-engined Renault 4CV. For one, the A110 was primarily conceived as a tarmac rally terror, with the gift of high traction via it’s rear engine layout. This was not necessarily a matter of economical panel sharing; whereas the A310 body had been cast as a single piece, the GTA was to comprise a multitude of small body panels in fibreglass and plastic bonded together and to the chassis making it effectively a monocoque. The French police, or more specifically, the Brigade Rapide d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie, continued with tradition and had a small fleet of A310s; numbers quoted vary between five and seven. See more ideas about Auta, Vozidla, Francouzi. Volvo XC70 D5 DEPUIS 2005 185ch / 400 Nm : Alpine A310 V6 DEPUIS 1981 150ch / 203 Nm There is more to that story than meets the eye; if it weren’t for a very snowy 1978 Rallye de Monte-Carlo, we likely would have never seen such a beast. All were mated to a 5 speed manual gearbox except one VG fitted with an automatic. Only one question comes to mind: is the A310’s nose possibly the inspiration for the Vauxhall Firenza “droop snoot” introduced in 1973? All URLs listed were available through the Internet on April 7, 2010. Under the skin, the front axle balljoint mountings were changed in 1974 to silent-bloc rubber/steel bushings. The sloping rear window, which lifts up for access to the engine, limits rear vision. I have been fascinated by the A110 for a long time, as a sort of mini-Porsche 911, but the long Alpine lineage before and after the A110 is something that I knew nothing about, and I did not know even where to start looking. The origins of the Alpine name came from Rédélé’s own competition experiences. Suivez en direct toute l'actualité Auto-moto en Régions, découvrez les infos, les analyses et interview et bien plus encore avec France 3 Régions ! However the cars were required to handle pursuit tasks, and they earned spoilers front and rear. Yet despite its 40/60 weight distribution it still looked like a 5, not least when sitting beside a Gordini – as the Turbo 2 is today at a race track in mid-France. The A310 was the next modern interpretation of the A110. , Thanks Aaron. Rédélé also came to the conclusion that a lighter, more streamlined body would be an advantage. A legend had been born. The c-pillars are admittedly a handicap for the driver’s field of vision, but the shape is not entirely impractical. It appears to be a general impression of the car once all elements of the shape had been finalised and before being committed to construction of the prototype. There was also a ‘Pack GT Boulogne’ featuring the 2,849cc version of the PRV breathing through 2 triple throat Weber 46 IDA carburettors and producing 193 hp (144kW). Faster at the expense of more rear weight bias, It took Group 5 homologation (which was not FIA WRC sanctioned) to slightly better the power of a Group 4 Stratos. Renault A310 Renault Alpine A310 Simca Renault Alpine A310 Simca Grand Prix; Results and Standings The connection with the Hai is a revelation. The louvres were available very early in the A310’s life but soon fell out of French regulatory compliance probably because of rear visibility issues, which makes their presence on the police cars even more interesting. Tipping the scales with a dry weight of just 545kg (1200lb), the Berlinette had an enviable power-to-weight ratio, ensuring excellent performance, but – unlikely though it may sound – the car’s greatest virtue lay in its astonishing cornering prowess and traction. Overview; News; Season. - Page 17 Carrozzeria Fissore appears to have had no commercial arrangement at all with Alpine or Renault, neither before nor after this time. Alpine sorted the handling on the 310 simply by putting huge tyres on the rear (they’re even bigger on this car) and it seems to have worked. The A310 was the next modern interpretation of the A110. He had refused to pay Frua a design royalty for the examples being built by Fissore, and Frua took him to court. It was Roger Prieur who devised the masterstroke configuration of Alpines to be used for the next 35 years. It must have taken extensive research to write and to obtain all that photographic history. In 1954 Jean visited the US to discover for himself that the venture was a disaster. Its application can be somewhat problematic. Before delivery commenced on production models that October, there was a final change to the body; the rear lights that sat above the bumper under flush plexiglas panels on the prototype were relocated and replaced with a cluster of blister units. In 1987 the GTA was prepared for the US market with unique flip-up headlights. When exactly it was diagnosed is not clear. No more. He appears to have been a self-effacing and modest figure in the ego-driven world of the automotive stylist. In all, only 2,340 A310s were produced. I’ll be rereading this in the near future. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It just shows that size doesn’t always matter. And Renault has recently made efforts to revive it in the real world. Review of the Teamslot Renault Alpine A310 Gp.5 - posted in 1:32 scale Cars: Teamslot Alpine A310 ReviewSlotForum has never known a Teamslot release to generate as much pre-release excitement as this Alpine-Renault A310. Or as the French say: Excellent ! Its most notable results were a brace of thirds on the Tour de Corse (in ’74 and ’76) plus the French Rally Championship title in ’77, as Renault – which had taken a 55% stake in Alpine in 1973 – shifted the Dieppe company’s competition focus towards Le Mans. These appeared in studio after the A310, but the normally well-informed Vauxpedia site claims the Firenza influenced the A310, despite the A310 being seen as early as March 1971 and on the road by October that same year.