Alpine Vision

The Alpine Vision was the show car with which Groupe Renault announced the return of the Alpine sports car brand, unveiled on 16 February 2016 in Monaco, at the home of the Monte Carlo Rally and on the Col de Turini. It combined sensual design with agility in the spirit of the Alpine A110 Berlinette and was powered by a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine built by the experts at Renault Sport. Its low weight was meant to allow 0 to 100 km/h in under 4.5 seconds, which was the target for the production model. Alpine design director Antony Villain said the concept reflected 80 percent of the style of the forthcoming road car. Renault said the production Alpine would be close to the show car in design, weight and handling, built in Dieppe, France, and on sale in 2017, first in Europe. Michael van der Sande led Alpine as managing director and Antony Villain headed design.