Explore the Alpine A110 S with Tiff Needell

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@andrewiwm9980 2 ай бұрын

I desperately need one

@Rex_Racer 8 ай бұрын

Shame the Alpine isn’t available in the US! What a great car.

@JStryker7 6 ай бұрын

I had my hopes up with the recent spots of them testing in the US, but those seem to be dashed

@lomate1963 8 ай бұрын

Love the colour 👍🏻👍🏻

@john1703 2 ай бұрын

"In matters of taste, the customer is always right." Harry Selfridge.

@brendawg8002 8 ай бұрын

Old school Tiff review...vastly preferable to the OTT and infantile style of car reviews these days.

@andygtv 6 ай бұрын

"The car just car goes where you point it" I hope so😊

@andrewiwm9980 2 ай бұрын

You’d be surprised how stubborn some cars can be

@afrancis1582 Ай бұрын

@@andrewiwm9980Yeah, the delay as two tons of mass struggles to change direction.

@benpenagonzales6014 6 ай бұрын

I should have pulled the trigger with the 0%apr. Ended up getting a 996. Great car just old and load of problems

@txl420 5 ай бұрын

I was looking around at old R8's and 911's, although for similar money I think the Alpine is convincing me otherwise

@ajcball 3 ай бұрын

I have a 997 and considering one of these. As you said they mount up issues pretty quick!

@benpenagonzales6014 3 ай бұрын

@@ajcball yep! The joy of having a car with every nut and bolt new is great. Especially when it still has the same feeling as one of these

@juhakivekas2175 3 ай бұрын

I drive a 911 (996.1). Ive worked on it: Bilstein B16 suspension etc. Made it really work on B-roads. I dont really like new cars with all the electronics. But there is one new car that makes saliva come out my mouth. It is not Porsche, it is not Ferrari, not Beamer, ot even a Lotus which has a lot for it but then a lot against it. No, my dream new car is the Alpine A110. I believe it is the best new sports car there is. But I think they should not be going the stiffer AR-bar route in developing hotter versions because it is the relative stiffness of the bar that makes the difference between a track car and a B-road car (besides ride height). On a bumpy B-road you need independent suspension, the least amount of interconnection. That is the problem with the new Porsches. The warp stiffness is so high that on a compromised road, often twisting like a propellor the cars jump from three feet to three feet because the the ARBs create too much warp-stiffness. And for “safety” the front ARBs are made extra stiff. Do the engineers design these cars for people who want to drive them or for people who want to own them. The thing to notice is that with conventional set up with ARBs the roll stiffness goes exactly hand in hand with warp-stiffness (front and rear roll in different directions). You dont want too much roll but you dont want too much warp stiffness either. So it is a compriomise. In most European countries B-roads are neglected year by year by governments and the roads deteriorate in your eyes. Bar two sports car manufacturers every make is going for way too stiff ARBs, especially the German ones. I guess they think it is the autobahn that makes the difference. The only car I would swap my B-road optimized 996.1 is the Alpine, most likely the standard version. Imagine if you had it with manual and a three liter NA-engine. I think it would be as close to heaven we can get while alive. I have mixed thoughts about Gordon Murray but there is no way denying he knows what makes the car fun. And he could drive anything. What does he drive? An A110.

@mattb4353 8 ай бұрын

I love these cars, if only they did a manual.

@hyweljthomas 3 ай бұрын

So did I, but the paddles suit it brilliantly. Two years of joy!

@eugenux 8 ай бұрын

such a nice car and I am 120% it is a joy to drive...but, they only made them with automatic gearboxes...which is such a letdown and a real NO-NO for driving enthusiasts.

@melaniezimmermann-jv7th 8 ай бұрын

I thought the same until I test drive one... 😉

@AndyG-u5w 2 ай бұрын

Why is it a no no?