Tråd: Renault Alpine her senest i 2015

Kommende Renault/Caterham sportsvogn vil have en særskilt galliske smag; behørig at ankomme inden tre år. Renault vil lancere sin Alpine sportsvogn, for at være bygget i et joint venture med Caterham, inden tre år, at give virksomheden indtil udgangen af 2015 at afslutte projektet det begyndte for alvor sidste år.
Renault marketing chef Stephen Norman bekræftet, at bilen ikke ville tage fire år at vises, som havde været spekuleret. Han også antydede i slags karakter bilen ville have, beskriver det som ikke blød.
Det ikke vil være mere hardcore end en Mazda MX-5, sagde han. Vi vil ikke være bløde, men ikke hardcore som en Peugeot 106 Rallye. Du kan ikke forråde Alpine-DNA. Thats en tredjedel af hvad bilen vil blive.
Norman beskrevet at DNA som fransk og ikke tysk. Det skal være lys og ser anderledes ud og har et strejf af fransk dash, sagde han. Er ikke en bil til dandies, selv om. Vi ved, hvem køber: hes enten fransk eller en frankofil. Og bilen har tekniske innovation som en del af sit DNA.
Den nye Alpine vil være et rent ark design og skabe en konkurrent til Porsche Boxster og højtydende versioner af Audi TT. Det vil blive prissat på mindre end 50.000 og vil bruge en Renault motor med omkring 250bhp.
Renault kiggede alvorligt på genopliver Alpine i 2007, men recessionen betød projektet havde til at blive lagt på hylden. Da markedet havde inddrevet, var det oprindelige design anses for gammel.

Forthcoming Renault/Caterham sports car will have a distinct Gallic flavour; due to arrive within three years. Renault will launch its Alpine sports car, to be built in a joint venture with Caterham, within three years, giving the firm until the end of 2015 to finish the project it started in earnest last year.
Renault marketing boss Stephen Norman confirmed that the car would not take four years to appear, as had been speculated. He also hinted at the sort of character the car would have, describing it as not soft.
It wont be more hardcore than a Mazda MX-5, he said. What we do will not be soft, but not hardcore like a Peugeot 106 Rallye. You cant betray the DNA of Alpine. Thats a third of what the car will be.
Norman described that DNA as French and not German. It must be light and look different, and have a touch of French dash, he said. Its not a car for dandies, though. We know who the buyer is: hes either French or a Francophile. And the car has technical innovation as part of its DNA.
The new Alpine will be a clean-sheet design and create a rival for the Porsche Boxster and high-performance versions of the Audi TT. It will be priced at less than 50,000 and will use a Renault engine with around 250bhp.
Renault looked seriously at reviving Alpine in 2007, but the recession meant the project had to be shelved. By the time the market had recovered, the original design was considered too old.