Best Sports Car on sale? ALPINE A110S 1st Drive

[@JoeAchilles1]

Thanks for watching as always! I'm hoping to continue bringing you some content through lockdown, lets get through winter together ❤️

[@lanand9397]

60k is way too much

[@BM_PAZ]

It would be great to see more cars like this on the road. Imagine a world where drivers opted for fun instead of chasing 0-60 times.

[@markfurlonger9356]

Agree 100%. I suppose the good news is that there isn’t much room left in the 0-60space. When you consider a family sports saloon is now doing high 3’s.

[@trisbonky]

Definitely. The whole vag huge power, huge weight trend doesn't interest me. If I could sell the wife and kids, I would defo buy one of these😂

[@carpediem1140]

Yes! And I bought it ... the A110S. So fantastic to drive! Every minute smiling and getting goosebumps ... WONDERFUL! 👌🏽

[@Magezzz]

Most cars I see on the road are eco warrior cars I wish more people were bothered about getting cars like this

[@chrismatthews7009]

Agree but.... Any car aimed at fun should surely offer a manual option!

[@carpediem1140]

Hey! I own an A110S ... and tell you: Forget about anything else 😁 Test drive an A110 or A110S and then write something again about these wonderful sport cars! Everything is so different and far away from Alpine ... 😁😁😁 Addicted! 👌🏽

[@owennato]

Mate you’re such a legend..your reviews are so so honest. I bought a 5 series purely on your opinion. Take this statement to BMW UK😂

[@carl-johannilsson4882]

Great video..! I’m 6’6 and drove the Alpine A110 Legende without the bucketseats. No problem with the headroom in that car. The salesrep told me it’s about 4 cm more headroom in that version. Best regards Carl from Sweden

[@Franzino]

4 cm more headroom in The Légende...? We have a Légende and when I compared seat height with a A110 Pure / S / PE I was under the impression that the seats could be equally low (if you put the fixed bucket seats in the lowest position => with the bolts).

[@carl-johannilsson4882]

@@Franzino I actually jumped between a Legende and a A110S (with bucket seats in the lowest position), and it’s clearly more headroom in the Legende. If the difference is 4 cm or maybe less I’m not sure, but that’s what I was told. Either way, congrats for owning this magic piece of machinery..!

[@rafazuchniak6628]

I had just reserve A110 Legende GT...after test drive there was nothing else... speed, elegance, fun, class, rare...fantastic car :-)))

[@SChapps]

4:22 isn’t that Harry Metcalfe’s favourite bend?

[@Stefan-yw7ce]

Well spotted 😄

[@gianlucaantoniocamilleri1966]

Yep..... That's what I thought as well..... He trashed his 182 Trophy round there like a go kart

[@SteveBUK73]

Thought that too! 😃

[@JerryFlint6]

Charlbury Road.

[@Steve24_7]

Geez at every camera angle you show with this car, it honestly looks like the quickest thing I've seen on any of the videos. Wow, this thing just looks fast! Some camera angles it almost looks so quick to believe, almost like it's a floating car from the future lol. Nice car man 👍

[@predsjednikvlade]

Hi Joe, very nice video :) I also had the opportunity to drive the same model here in Germany near Frankfurt some months ago for one whole day, and I have to say that I agree with your verdict on the car. It is a funky, fun car, but not for anyone and not for every day use, since it is quite small and impractical and quite hard on bad and slow roads. For the track on the other hand - it's great - the faster you drive it, the better it gets. For the tight corners it is the perfect weapon. I personally found the car quite decent even on the highway sections and also not to noisy. It is also very stabile at the speeds over 250 km/h, very stabile on the brakes as well. To the engine sound - I did found it very interesting at the beginning of my test, but later on, it became a bit to much for me. Personally I think that I would go with the pure or with the Legende GT version - yes, a bit less power, but much more subtle suspension set up for the every day's use. It really ist a special car, this A110... And the cool thing about it, it is quite rare, and it can be customized here in Frankfurt, in order to make it even more special. Regards & keep going with the great videos of yours.

[@josht717]

Man, I wish we got this car in the USA!

[@Franzino]

Maybe the bucket seats in your test A110S where not in the lowest position? The seats of the loan/press cars are mostly in the middle position. You can lower the bucket seats with the bolts.

[@dsummers8191]

Good video. Glad to see Alpine and recently Renault Sport offering cars to Joe Achilles for evaluation. Right now the Alpine limiting factor is the sales and service experience at main dealers. Many notches below their specialist marque competitors. In a few years time as a market develops of independent specialists the small number of these cars that make it onto UK roads will prove to be a great purchase.

[@dylanh1978]

I recognize that crossroads, great video, I really love the Alpine.

[@herbertthiebet211]

This is my absolutely fun-dream-car! Greetings from Austria, near Graz.

[@julianadams2206]

Awesome car and refreshingly different from the usual (Porsche) sports cars. Love the stripped out low weight ethos of the car. I’d love to have one in my garage one day.

[@trisbonky]

Absolutely love this car. Sounds amazing. I actually think it sounds like the McLaren flat plane v8

[@garagebaf8031]

@Davie Shaw actually there’s 0 fake sound in the A110

[@aarvin1]

Nope not at all

[@aarvin1]

Sounds like a golf sport 4 cyl

[@alexispillon1608]

@Davie Shaw Stop spreading misinformation, no fake sound in the Alpine !

[@markburton5170]

Excellent video thanks Joe. I was bowled over by the gushing reviews when the Alpine came out (including the one by Benzene) and it should have been on my shopping list for a £50k fun to drive car. I chose the M2C (as you know mine is very similar to yours, except still stock except the brakes). I preferred the quality, the 6 cylinder engine, and the practicality - the Alpine hardly has space for weekend luggage for two, which is essential for my fun car. And I wanted a manual gearbox which you cannot get in the Alpine. I had a back to back drive of a regular Alpine with the M2 and it was certainly great to drive. Like you, I had no issues with the dual clutch shift which some have criticized, and the handling, go and sound were all great. Having read how wonderful the ride is, I was surprised that I did not particularly prefer the ride to the very firm M2. If I was shopping for an Alpine it would probably be the non S version. But I have no plans to change the M2. A Cayman GTS 4.0 would appeal but at 50% higher cost and without the practicality.

[@EssexTuscan]

That's funny, I sold my manual M2 Competition to buy the Alpine. M2C a cracking car but the Alpine is so different to drive than most other performance cars.

[@EdwardTheAussie]

Your officially my favourite car youtuber!!

[@JoeAchilles1]

Thank you 👊👊

[@peterkirton4580]

Another good one Joe. I have just had the notification for a couple of items bought from control and shift which will arrive soon. Another 2000 subs since the last time I watched

[@coltoncleveringa8004]

I wish we got this car in the USA!

[@summit_detailing]

Nice review Joe. As soon as the majority of other brands wake up and stop with the 'power wars', not to mention the bigger wheels, brakes etc that go along with it to cope with the power and increase in dimensions and focus on making cars smaller & lighter the car world will be a better place. Cheers, Chris

[@jwmc9263]

Looks like you've discovered Harry Metcalfe's test track Joe. What are the road numbers of that loop he uses? Great video as always, cheers

[@TeaVR]

B4437

[@Themazcorner]

The mx-5 should have had an engine like this ... miss some grunt in mine. But there is almost no telling on how it is to drive a light car. It has to be driven otherwise its difficult to understand how awesome a light car is and what it does to the driving experience.

[@david111s]

Great video, really enjoyed it. I bought an S back in March and am loving it 👍

[@WillBrownCars]

This review is sick bro! Love the Alpine! sounds amazing!

[@einautofan6685]

Not the best, but one of the most beautiful and cutest Sportscars today! I love this car right from the start! This is combining history, heritage and modern car building standards at it's best! I wish I had 70.000 Euro for a A110S...😉

[@stevevincent1974]

Can’t believe how light this car is, great video Jo 👍

[@hadrienlf23]

Driven the S and the normal one extensively, the normal is a much nicer car and more enjoyable. The S is track focused and more lockdown on the ground like a bad ridding harsh german car, while the normal one breath the roads imperfection to a sublime level.

[@mikedstringer]

Thank you, that’s good to know 👍

[@rickdorrian975]

Hey Joe great review as always. I have a Clio 197 cup which is really cheap to pick up but is just fab for a b road blast which this car appears to improve on but I can't justify the 60k. Love it for being different though. 👍

[@audiocosmonaut3883]

So good to see your channel making amazing progress lately - hard work pays off 💯 Way to go, Joe 💪🏻

[@spyros9756]

Great Review!👌 The sabelt sport seats were probably mounted in the mid position. They can get mounted to the lowest position, as i will do it when mine arrives. Stellar car!

[@pjmoody]

Just stunning. Thank you Joe for the video.

[@geot5367]

I believe the seats can be manually adjusted for height using a tool. Great video as always.

[@simonng2077]

Yes they can. Mine has.

[@853massey]

I really don't know why, but usually 1.8 engines in general sound really good, better than some bigger ones like 2.0. My experience with 1.8L (VW) engines have been amazing.

[@russellbrown8377]

Nice review Joe, lovely little cars, would love to have a blast in one. I see you found harrys garage test track! Ive found it on google maps, will be 'testing' my old school vr6 rou d there soon!

[@carllynch8798]

Done a track day at Brands GP 3rd November there was two A110S flying around on track there got chatting to the owner of one ☝️ Lovely looking car

[@ThaBikerguyThomas]

Strange you said that, I'm also 6ft4 and love this car, and the 4C , the "baby supercars" however I was under the impression the owner of Alpine was nearly a seven footer and they developed it so he could fit? . Maybe I got my facts wrong. Does look a squeeze. But nice video Joe! Also the Cotswold scenery never fails to impress.

[@samszulman7851]

Seats can be lowered or raised with a spanner. Has 3 positions and I would imagine yours was set in the middle

[@L_J_D23]

Great video as ever Joe

[@ziggerwebdesign1704]

The seats have three seat heights and the design brief was to fit 6' 6" drivers. Most owners have the seats set to the lowest position - you should fit when that's done!

[@7725-l3g]

I like it. Think it looks cool (although i am a rally fan). As you have said drive well. Useable power by the looks of it (on normal road).

[@CarObsession]

Good review Joe!

[@JoeAchilles1]

Thanks buddy, hope you and the better half are well ♥️

[@CarObsession]

@@JoeAchilles1 I'm struggling if I'm honest, but could be worse - Mrs is doing OK, though! I hope you're well.

[@amgdev3291]

Great review again looks like a nice car from the outside not so sure about inside when your camera showed the dash and centre console nice to see a variation fo cars

[@CarToneHK]

Cars like this makes me appreciate my short height

[@audiocosmonaut3883]

Great video 👍🏻

[@adamrawlings6789]

? The aircon in the two Clio RS's i've had has worked perfectly. One was a 2013 200Lux, the other a Dec 2016 220 Trophy

[@henryhealy]

I love the idea of it. A lighweight sportscar with usable power on the road. I haven't driven one and I'm sure it drives fantastically but I personally think the looks aren't great. I'd much rather a Cayman/Boxster/M2.

[@NeilCrossley]

I'd love to own one, good mpg and good power. I get wound up by people harping on about inside storage... If you want to take more than your key and phone then to be honest your looking at the wrong car. The styling and interior look fab other than the old school clio stereo control on the steering cowling! I love watching your video's and I appreciate the honesty on all the brand's you drive. Big thumbs up from me, keep the content coming 👍🏻

[@kisilvan]

Always liked the car and the idea of a lightweight car with power such as the elise but as I'm taller than you I now know I can't fit anyhow so along with the £60k price tag I can finally rule it out.

[@MrBreakingBud]

Alpine's boss is 2 meters tall ...

[@Jay-xr3sb]

The seat goes down.

[@MitchWebb94]

There are bolts at the base of the seats so you could probably lower it!

[@steveberridge4648]

Just caught up with this - brilliant review - you tube needs to sort out its ad breaks however as the frequent interruptions ruin reviews like this - ads at the start then at 3.49 and 7.02. I appreciate advertising funds you tubers but maybe putting all the ads at the start of a video would make it easier to watch ! Great job though

[@m1keyw]

Surprised you found headroom to be an issue. Was the seat on its lowest setting (the buckets need to be unbolted to adjust)? I’m 6’5 and found it fine but then I’m used to a Lotus Exige so the Alpine felt roomy 😄

[@BahnstormerUK]

Great review.....where is that road !!!!!!

[@TeaPea111]

Cool car Joe 😎

[@matthewcoleman8267]

Can you tell us what the road was? I'd love to ride it on my Triumph

[@CivicMikey]

Wondering whether to chop in my BBR MX-5 (308bhp) for this ...this is definitely more special / bespoke / MR layout .. but it's a few times more expensive .. and the MX-5 is manual (heavy clutch though).

[@berndtkretschmer9784]

Did you check the 3 height adjustment position (by screws only) of the sports seats - or the full adjustable (and heated) Sabelt-seats of the Légende version ...?

[@MCJeffsy]

Joe you mention the 4C, but didn't mention anything from Lotus?

[@doug3011]

where is that road??? LOOKS EPIC

[@octaveful]

Great video but FYI you can actually adjust the height of those sits 😀

[@christianleitner24]

@Joe Achilles - The A110 GT/S or the new 2022 Audi RS3?

[@jaredeaton2995]

What do you reckon Joe, this or a 981 S?

[@SpencerPlanton]

Did you have the seat at the lowest setting? It adjusts with a set of spanners.

[@DeltaDubai03]

I wish we could see Joe drifting this car on a track, without helmet... How tall is Joe again? 😁

[@roxind]

10:00 Maybe with the seat put on the lowest position?

[@IngramCars]

Is that Harry's road??

[@AlanTomkins]

Did you have the seat on it’s lowest setting. I have a legende and a 6’4” pal and he’s nowhere near the roof.

[@AR-gk1kt]

Did you have the seat on the lowest setting? I'm 6,4" and it's still slighty too high but don't have to hunker down unless it's on the mid setting.

[@riplucyburchell4071]

Hope you get to drive Aleems Bugatti Chiron

[@MrAndrewChung]

you can adjust the seats down

[@ImLeuff]

Do you film on the same roads as Harry?

[@GTCrais]

Why do gear changes sound so weird outside of the car?

[@johnnyboy1586]

Can't understand why ist not fitted with a LSD

[@global_nomad.]

sad to hear that Alpine will become less a stand alone brand and become a sport label on Renaults - this may be their only distinct model....

[@einautofan6685]

Hmmm...🤔 Why not? If they can improve other Renault models too. I hope, there will be a more powerful A110 version too. I saw prototypes at Nordschleife, I guess there will be a road going GT4 version with 320-350hp... But a true Alpine Supercar would be amazing too...😉

[@global_nomad.]

@@einautofan6685 Renault have said that Alpine will not produce another stand alone model, maybe we will get variations on the A110 but no new car....and Clio Alpine etc instead of Clio RS

[@daysofgrace2934]

@@global_nomad. That's a shame. I felt it needed to be a touch more practical to sell. They should have gone for Boxster/Cayman market...Boot space and cabin storage is dire. Not many people can afford a 50K weekend car. A used Cayman can be your for 20K...

[@global_nomad.]

@@daysofgrace2934 still want one though...

[@daysofgrace2934]

@@global_nomad. I'm not knocking it at all. It was designed for a purpose which it has filled. I'm guessing it didn't sell in the numbers that would make another one financially viable. To be honest most of us would have guessed that. Lotus have the same problems. My wife has an Evoque so I can have Boxster.

[@Uathankicks]

ah what a beauty

[@philippedefontenoy6876]

It's a ŕéplica ?

[@opuscosmos]

Nice one

[@iantovey273]

I want one!

[@stevecade857]

Less is more with this car apart from the price. I love it as a car but I wouldn't want to own one. Not enough practical storage, interior is rather cheap and nasty compared to the german equivelent and still lacks the soul stiring howl of a six or eight cyclinder. >£60k, nice but no sale thanks. You've really got to be a rich collector to buy one. Once they get to Alfa 4C prices then they make much more sense.

[@samszulman7851]

Actually you are on the right track. The Pure for under 50k is not just way better value but a much better road car & I can assure you, it is easy to keep as a daily drive.

[@CPMUNSEY]

Invest in a Quaife lsd and this car will be perfect 👌🏽

[@nohedes]

Like this car, just not sure it makes sense at >£60k. Cayman GTS 4.0 only 10% more...

[@xqret]

In France the Alpine cost 68K€ and a Cayman GTS 4.0 88K€. If you add some options on the Porsche the price goes up quickly. This is two wonderful cars with different philosophy !

[@nohedes]

@@xqret Yep with a price differential like that the Alpine makes more sense. The GTS comes pretty loaded here in the Uk, just need to add parking sensors, BOSE and a couple of other bits. Different cars as you say but it’s great to have a choice of excellent mid-engined petrol sports cars (get them while you can!) 👍🏻

[@SpencerPlanton]

I looked at the GTS and GT4 and went with the Alpine 110s. It’s a daily, does 45mpg, goes like stink and costs about £17k less than a Caymen with the bells added. Oh, and the Caymen drives like a bloated heavyweight after driving the Alpine!

[@daysofgrace2934]

I think this is more of a French Lotus than a Cayman...

[@samszulman7851]

Actually, it's far closer to a Cayman but with a more tactile playful character.

[@ag_ca1995]

Looks like a Porsche Cayman mixed with an Alfa Romeo 4c

[@daysofgrace2934]

Nope French Lotus Elise/Exige/VX220/Opel Speedster

[@mprinsgsxr]

Watched video purely to learn more and get your views and to support Channel but won't consider something like this over TTRS or M2. I'm just not adventurous enough 😁

[@tonyosullivan2382]

Harry metcalfe's test road.

[@johnmontgomery7232]

Love this car but not at 60k

[@carpediem1140]

Just test drive it ... I bought an A110S even over 60k (with all in) and nothing else with the same experience driving a twisted road. 👌🏽 I would even pay more if needed, because you get addicted 😁

[@EssexTuscan]

Same price as a Cayman 4 cylinder. And much better!

[@davidcollett1699]

Do like these. But for me a 4.0 gts cayman...

[@grezza3421]

Looks fantastic, I think they've missed a trick not having a diff in the car.

[@guillaumed1691]

I don't know man look at Mc-Laren, They do the same

[@MaxB00M]

@@guillaumed1691 Yes but mclaren gets away with it by using the brakes to have the same effect as a locking diff would. I think this would probably be too much wear on a car with steal brakes though

[@carpediem1140]

@@MaxB00M Same with the A110 or A110S ... also uses the brakes. My A110S is doing it like that 👍

[@simonng2077]

Doesn’t need a diff. It’s light and modest power. Like Lotus and McLaren, the designers don’t want the diff interfering with the dynamics.

[@simonng2077]

@@guillaumed1691 Yep, and Lotus. Lotus, Alpine and McLaren all use torque vectoring, which provides finer control than a standard LSD and with less weight. It is telling that the three purest sports cars don’t use LSDs....Light weight is the only way to fly...

[@markopolo9559]

Its a great car but it's T.G.H!

[@sari254]

if only it had a cute wing on the rear

[@therealtea9786]

Nicking.

[@uwewybiralla1636]

Leider sieht man im Film nicht, wie schön flach dieses Auto ist . . . ! ! !

[@b4bmm]

Wondering when's the last time you didn't like a car?

[@JoeAchilles1]

Let me know

[@faisalleeds]

Maybe Joe just tries to get access to cars he thinks will be good or entertaining to drive. That is why the channel is getting popular. No point test driving a Yaris if have no interest in it!

[@b4bmm]

@@faisalleeds For sure reviews some fantastic cars

[@dm9817587]

Needs a manual

[@thamil1365]

Best sports car on sale?? Clearly you haven't driven the new Lexus LS 500h limousine, best handling car ever of all time smh Joe, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS!!!!!!💀💀💀 I better not bump into you on the street.

[@MrBreakingBud]

lol

[@gbej1]

60 grand??!! No thanks ! There are far better options out there for that kind of money