Renault has announced local specifications for the 2018 Alpine A110, three versions of the sports coupe will be available starting at $97,000 plus on-road costs.
Opening the range is the A110 Pure which will sport 18-inch wheels, a one-piece Sabelt sports seats, leather and microfiber interior upholstery with carbon fibre cabin trim, Alpine Mode Selector (Normal, Sport and Track modes), climate control air conditioning, satellite navigation and LED head and taillights.
Options available to enhance the Pure variant include Brembo brakes, active sports exhaust, alternative 18-inch wheel designs, a Focal audio system and front and rear parking sensors with reversing camera.
With a starting price of $103,500 before on-road costs, the A110 Legende is touted as a “sophisticated grand tourer” the additional coin adds heated six-way adjustable comfort seats, full leather upholstery in black or brown and gloss-finished carbon fibre interior trim. The Focal audio system and front and rear parking sensors with a reversing camera become standard inclusions in the higher grade which also adds distinctive two-tone Legende wheels with two additional 18-inch wheel designs available.
Upgrades available on the Legende version include Focal Premium audio system with a subwoofer and active sports exhaust.
Available for both the Pure and Legende variants is the choice of six colour finishes and both models are set to arrive Down Under from the early part of 2019.
Launching first, however, will be the top-spec A110 Australian Premiere Edition which will be limited to 60 examples. Alpine Blue metallic paint will be the standard colour for the Australian launch.
Also standard will be high-performance front and rear Brembo bi-material brakes, active-valve sports exhaust, Sabelt one-piece bucket seats with lightweight design in leather and microfiber, 18-inch Fuchs forged wheels, rear parking sensors, blue Alpine logo in the centre of the steering wheel, blue Alpine brake callipers, aluminium brake and accelerator pedals with matching footrest and Focal audio system.
The Alpine A110 Australian Premiere Edition will be priced from $106,500 plus on-road costs and will feature an individually numbered plaque.
Powering all Alpine A110 models will be a turbocharged 1.8-litre petrol engine offering 185kW of power and 320Nm of torque. The rear-wheel drive sports car is reported to take 4.5 seconds to hit triple figures from a standing start.
Andrew Moore, Managing Director, Renault Australia, said of the Alpine A110: “With the all-new A110, Alpine has taken the core principles of agility, a lightweight vehicle and a low centre of gravity that made Alpine so successful in the sixties and seventies and reimagined them for a modern consumer. The all-new A110 vehicle is incredibly lightweight and pleasurable to drive whilst being equally at home on the race-track and touring roads.”
Deliveries are expected to begin before the end of 2018.
2018 Alpine A110 pricing (excludes on-road costs):
Pure - $97,000
Legende - $103,000
Australian Premiere Edition (60 units) - $106,500
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