Alpine A110 2019 in-depth review - Carbuyer

[@AaronRandolphChen]

I love the way the nose harks back to Alpines of the past. Bravo Alpine for delivering a champion right out of the box! Long live the Alpine brand and the Alpine philosophy! Absolutely compelling video!

[@remyb2154]

A lot of these comments are haters that don't appreciate the fact alpine is a very good brand and keep trash talking about how unreliable is going to be because it's Renault. Seriously people who say that are ignorants

[@christianturner2415]

FAN-BLEEDING-TASTIC

[@michalisspyridonos7572]

The French are professors in suspensions and handling!

[@matt4239]

michalis spyridonos absolutely, the Citroën DS’ self levelling hydraulic suspension comes to mind. Shame more people don’t pair together French cars with innovation.

[@mikekrg]

more like the worst in handling

[@Nanshan87]

And bad in electric/electronic

[@michalisspyridonos7572]

Valerio I have to admit that you are right.They have improved lately,we have to see the long run.

[@arhimedeparalelipiped4875]

That's why when I drove a Renault it felt like I am driving a wheelbarrow. I literally felt every pot hole, even a little ant.

[@gbej1]

If you are dying to see the interior start from 4:59

[@user-lh8ql5zr5e]

Thank's

[@JimBob_1975]

Makes me laugh how 155mph and sub 5 second 0 to 60 aren't considered particularly good. Personally I like my neck to snap when accelerating.

[@richardhoulton4016]

James Dickenson It’s not meant to be a “numbers” car. Alpine haven’t gone chasing Nurburgring lap times. The suspension is deliberately soft and “road car” oriented (like Mazda’s MX5). It’s meant to be a “fun driver’s car”...nothing else. It’s certainly not supposed to win drag races. If you want that then buy a Hellcat....or a Tesla.

[@kristianbrandt3012]

Think of it as a Lotus. Lotus are experts in making a car with modest performance seem incredibly fast and fun.

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

My personal best car of the decade

[@remyb2154]

Same

[@taylorgawn289]

I actually love this car

[@g00dfeeling]

Love this car. I was so amaized when they introduced it and I still am!

[@lightningleaf23]

Why couldn’t Renault sport engineers match Porsche anyhow? Renaults record at formula 1 is second only to Ferrari and they have competed as engine providers or as a team for years. There is plenty of know how within Renault sport

[@fxdx68]

because they know that if they were building a car better and more expensive than a Porsche nobody would buy it.... most people buy a brand and Alpine is not there yet.

[@lightningleaf23]

Marin Kustić yes that’s the issue in Britain there’s this mentality that only the Germans can produce sports and luxury cars. Whilst all the other makers produce cheap shopping cars. Don’t think it’s a huge surprise a car company at the forefront of motorsport can produce good sports cars.

[@iKozchu]

In France aswell we dont take Renault's cars as matching german cars because of finitions and plastics vibrating after some km traveled for example

[@lightningleaf23]

yndras the problem is if Renault made a car with an interior like a BMW it would cost 30,000 and people wouldn’t buy it. So they make a car with cheaper scratchy plastic and charge 20,000 but the auto reviewers complain about the interior. The fact it 10,000 cheaper and you could buy a second car with the money saved isn’t mentioned.

[@iKozchu]

Chris lightning Well usually bmw cars last longer (1997-2000's bmw could do way more km than a renault clio or whatever) so it's worth aswell. Plus they dont loose as much value as renault because of bad plastics and more fiability and everything... But yeah they are great cars for value and a lot of equipements aswell, just that they aren't on the level of german cars in terms of overall quality imo

[@ebthegt5572]

I'd consider these over getting a Porsche Cayman, any day.

[@joefattal7592]

Very Pretty from all Angles , well done Alpine

[@HassTahir]

FINALLY!!! It's now arrived in the UK!

[@kristianbrandt3012]

Light with a modest engine... So really a Lotus with a name and a fancy dress. No bad thing really :)

[@SindelCentral]

Sweet car can wait to see that they make soon

[@klasseact6663]

That initial start up!!!...then hearing James go on and on about it, GREAT🇺🇸

[@jamesj97370]

I hear the heaters are really good on these, nice and toasty 🔥🔥🔥

[@bartjestraaijer7363]

that was the demo version

[@lash9400]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@oliveryoungyt]

Right I'm convinced. I want one. Or, at least, a go in one.

[@positronicfeed]

Will it fall apart in time like any other Renault? They are kit cars in reverse.

[@ToreHansen]

This is a cool edition to the class, nice design.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Nice car, would like to drive it over Route Napoleon.

[@Countrystock]

Nice to see James is wearing his french shirt.....but no beret or onions!!?

[@reapertheunique]

Oignons? Oh, arrête, escargots sont ma raison d'être.

[@whatevernevermind5960]

& baguette 🥖

[@gregoris69]

Now want some Johnny's onion rings

[@yosegaman]

I am french and know lot of cliché about us, but onions ??? well at last you can put a baguette, fromage and vin with you in this car :p

[@AdamLeask]

Great review, I'd love to own one of these.

[@BorlandRIP8]

Why do English car tests are always in rainy days ?

[@blackjack2150]

England cannot into sun.

[@siddheshgandhi7668]

Because it always rains in England

[@sarcodiauk2921]

There were 3 premier editions for sale when I visited 1 of the Alpine showrooms....

[@zippygundoo5852]

Love the car & the review, James

[@wakandaforever5732]

Funnely enough I still do think that if you could have a 2 seater sports car most will still choose the prestigious Porsche badged Caymen...

[@mendistudio]

Well done James, lovely unit

[@YK-fj5bj]

Diego Mendi what about the car? :-p

[@DraganBakema]

beautiful

[@adamandersson9663]

Didn't they ditch the manual because the dual clutch weight less in the end? That's what I've heard from most sources.

[@praetor47]

just PR. it would weigh roughly the same (if not less) with a manual. it probably wasn't worth the cost to R&D and produce the 2 different versions, as they want to compete with the Cayman which is sold mostly in automatic trim, and not the Miata, which is mostly manual. had they gone with the manual, this would've been my attainable dream car, but as it is, i'd rather dream about a Cayman GT4 or a 997.2 GTS 2, which don't cost all that much more, have fare better interiors, are much more practical, 6cyl NA engines, and, most importantly, a manual gearbox. and they'll hold their value really well

[@richardhoulton4016]

They ditched the manual so they didn’t have to engineer complex mechanical linkages to the gear lever and clutch pedal. Paddles (and accelerator) are “by-wire”. I doubt that a DCT would be lighter than a manual.

[@MiniEggs1999]

Always wanted one of these but never brave enough to buy the original. It is a slight shame the storage is so poor as it means it's pretty impractical for a road trip around say ..... France !

[@zynan]

Any idea of the price?

[@DILINGER0]

Lovely car, geat job for Renault, but this isn'n new. In the times where the A610 compited against the 911-964, the Renault was a great rival for the Porsche.

[@jmdhinds]

Looks good! Great review 👍

[@kevinlovescars]

Looks like a typical gta car

[@yangguan4070]

Does it comes with manual transmission?

[@freepadz6241]

Love this car.

[@williama-d6]

ridiculous boot space. how fast does it go again?

[@piraux999]

like a lotus right?

[@varmastiko2908]

Yeah, but more sophisticated for road use.

[@karlottutu]

Looks like some kind of Lotus.

[@SunnyS3506]

Quinton Wilson esq, good review

[@lephareouest1694]

Vive l'Alpine 🇫🇷👍

[@brunodahli2481]

Normandy in strength !!!

[@jwwatches1234]

Nice cool car 👍👌

[@MrCarguy2]

*INSERT GENERIC "WILL IT CATCH FIRE?" JOKE HERE*

[@HawkSea]

Better than Alpina?

[@frankmiller3oo]

price?

[@tmr_media6927]

4c fore me

[@pepelaugh4091]

4C is such a bad car imo. Alfa really fcked it up with that one. The only thing thats a plus is the looks. Italians can design sexy cars.

[@francoisthailande2440]

Máté Kovács Alfa 4C is impractical and too stiff to be used as a daily car (kinda like a Lotus Exige), and interior design isn't that sexy to me, that steering wheel is absolutely ugly.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

A modern quentin Wilson . Nice car

[@Yakaraska]

Do you think that he deliberately choose a rainy day to avoid any fire situation ?

[@stephen10.]

hundreds reporters have driven this car without problem but top gear drives it and there is a gasoline leak, it 's very suspicious , doubtfull

[@AntoineZertyty]

i want one

[@ifareaged]

he said trust me..... no sir, my mom said never to trust strangers 😎

[@commentguy7]

i thought u were gonna match your shoes to alloy wheels

[@anikroy8973]

What is the starting price of Jaguar F-TYPE 2.0L ?

[@darwinrover]

£51k

[@Kimoharoun]

The back is a beauty. Front not so much.

[@paulanderton9424]

Depreciation would be a worry for me?

[@didierlemoine6771]

none

[@eemeli6706]

Me want want much give me I just love it so much i want one now

[@knowntobehonest]

Compare them next to each other and it will show that the Boxter has a better gearbox, is more stable around the corner and with a lot more grip and has more power and better performance but also more clinical to drive.

[@arno222444]

Sorry but no, just no. gearbox, power and perf okay but for everything else I disagree.

[@Anashere_Narrnda]

It's a rwd right??

[@dsldude1152]

Was getting all excited till you said no manual.

[@lostbetrayed]

Only reason I hate this car.... We don't get anything from Alpine over here 🙄 if they were sold here I'd go buy one right now

[@isapanta]

I thought it was pronounced al-pine not al-peen

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

He tries to use the French pronounciation Al Pin

[@isapanta]

Akhyar Rayhka haha he failed then I guess 😂

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

@@isapanta its hard to speak French

[@akhyarrayhka4048]

@@isapanta arabs will say it Al-Pin

[@drone_tours]

America's will probably say Ale-ine if the car is sold in the us market

[@TheDivineicons]

Looks like a lot of fun 🤓

[@sandradavies7804]

It is!

[@lowlow643]

No manual on this car ?

[@jamiep61]

Great Video Review as always

[@jonchan1297]

No cup holder either? Singular not plural?

[@pasztorzoltan4239]

Considering that that's a quite unique car I would be worried about the maintenance costs

[@PocketAces500]

Please Renault set up your dealerships in Canada and sell this sports car!

[@kiwitech7095]

Oh yeah the car that caught fire lol

[@TheDanimoca]

When the french wanna make good cars, they can.

[@DaxXx988]

That's a hilarious excuse for no manual gearbox.

[@503appie]

They also told they chose for a manual transmission to save weight.

[@MrXephone]

The problem was: with the budget, they can't do 1 good auto AND 1 good manual gearbox. They made some market research and choose to make only the automatic gearbox. That is kind of sad but, hey ! The gearbox is good so i take it !

[@DILINGER0]

Most of Cayman sold by Porsche are PDK. The demand of sport cars with manual gearbox is going down year by year. Alpine is not going to sell as many cars as Porsche does, so they must to take the best option. EDC is lighter, faster, more demanded and if you can use it as a manual gear box, is not a big problem.

[@drone_tours]

Looks like they took the day time running lights from a fiat 500

[@seven203]

Could a Alpine car share a Nissan platform ?

[@socberttrucker3598]

less power then a Honda Accord Sport, but asking price well above that of a Corvette? Gonna be a hard pass from me.

[@MrXephone]

That car is not about numbers ! If you want to show your big balls, yeah, must choose another car with plenty of POWWWWER

[@seinsmeld13]

I shut this off at 2 minutes otherwise I would have topped myself it I went on.

[@Tefloncoated]

Accent sounds put on comedy camp voice. Cars nice though

[@coreyjameshaims449]

"Al-peen" good luck getting that pronunciation to stick... Cue that whole Porche / Por'chia thing from Friends

[@derbigpr500]

The problem is the interior is all over the place with design. It's so kitchy and almost childish. Too many edgy elements, like just look at the air vents...who designed that? A blind person?

[@vikingraiders4138]

He's a bit ginger beer...

[@amanhussain2098]

It sounds like a golf r

[@markmorgan03]

Who pronounces Alpine "ALPEEN"??

[@robertcook2572]

French people

[@stephenhamer1702]

It should be half the price it is.

[@dzonibravo7867]

Like what car?

[@Aladdin5cave]

No manual transmission? WTF

[@DILINGER0]

Obvious. Lighter, faster and with this kind of car so reactive, is better to keep your hands on the wheel all the time. All (now I can't remember if there are someone) the supercars are automatic, most of the Cayman that are sold by Porsche are PDK, the 4C is automatic, most of TT are DSG.... Anyway, the gearbox can be handle fully manual but without stick and pedal clutch.

[@muhammadhuzairalbani1987]

Toyota GT86??😕😕

[@pavinhd8583]

We got our Alpine A110 2 weeks ago, check out the video on my channel

[@bereal796]

It's a beetle on steroids

[@Le_Rennais]

VA VA VOOM !

[@Mexxx65]

Who the tinkers is cared in the least how this new A110 stakes up against a Porsche Cayman 718 S ???? .... want I want to know, is how it stacks up to it's virtual twin sister the Alfa Romeo 4C .... seems to have totally been ignored by the motoring media? a Porsche is going to beat this lightweight French sportscar. every time.

[@jeromelondon3609]

Mac Sixtyfive Beat in what sense? Top speed, acceleration...? When it comes to fun and driving pleasure, it seems that the Alpine is on par or better (at least according to many reviewers)

[@ragemydream]

it's a beauty but for £52k and a boot smaller than a Honda S2000, I'll take the porsche cayman any day

[@TheOrosMPP]

But what if you are taller than 5 feet like the reviewer?

[@cmartin_ok]

Then ask Rebecca back to do a review, complete with her famed banana test

[@garylawrence3873]

won’t be delivered before Brexit

[@netweed09]

Cayman monsters it, lol

[@aidanmiller3768]

Sugar roof next fit advise victim sweep component journey pretend

[@aymanalsamaray8531]

Bad review, only talking didn’t show the dials or details about interior front and back trunk only outside far away shots!!!

[@MK-je7kz]

Show pony. It's not a proper track car, but for road use it doesn't have storage space either, which make it pretty much pointless.

[@Trophy_R]

Ooo lardedar

[@cqc64]

But the front looks ugly

[@Samosayummyyay]

Get rid of the weird circlular headlights and you'd fool me by telling me it's some random Porsche Boxster...

[@blademanx]

its based on the original

[@nemesis4785]

A dreadfully insipid review, peppered with wowee impressions and bland facts, of a great little sports car. A chirpy demeanor doth not a personality make.

[@cettejuste4398]

your late to the party