Not to be outdone by other European brands, Alpine has come up with its own retrotastic ‘design concept’ for the Paris Motor Show that reimagines one of its old-school sports cars. And, yeah…it’s an absolute stunner.
Welcome to the Alpine A310 Vision, which, as you may have guessed, is a tribute to the rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive Alpine from the ’70s. In fact, it celebrates the original four-cylinder A310’s 55th birthday and the chunkier V6’s 50th.
We’re told, however, that this is all about “reinterpreting its spirit through a contemporary, retro-futuristic vision,” and Alpine has stated very clearly that it won’t be put into production. Shame, because this could be an incredible flagship to sit above the new, all-electric A110. We’re actually told that it sits on the same Alpine Performance Platform, too. Maybe there is hope, after all?
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We’d certainly love to see something like this on the road. There’s aluminum bodywork up top featuring flowing lines, muscular arches, ‘pop-down’ headlights, an S-duct breaking up the hood and a split rear wing with a transparent center. Neat. The black lower section is all about F1-inspired aero, with lots of chopped sections, flying winglets, and a monster diffuser out back. And check out those glorious A-shaped three-spoke wheels.
The bubble-shaped cockpit also gives us a bit of a glimpse inside, where we’re told to expect “seats with organic shapes,” “bold colors,” and “physical controls inspired by the world of Hi-Fi.”
The latter sounds particularly promising. Here’s hoping Alpine brings plenty of this Vision into its future production cars.
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
