Alpine A110 | Worth the wait? | PistonHeads
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- It's been a long time since Dan put his money where his mouth was and actually bought a brand-new Alpine A110. Since taking delivery, he's been patiently running the engine in. Now, finally, he gets to open the taps and find out if it was all worth it...
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Total respect for a motoring journo, who puts his money where his mouth is.
Congrats Dan. Great choice of car. I've enjoyed the vid much more than the Lamborghini one. Keep us informed about your experience.
This is funny...today we brought our grey A110 "Legende" from the dealer to our home and at the same time this video of Dan pops up. I drove The S last week and was also impressed. The S is awesome! But for a everyday car you can't beat the Pure & Legende 👌
It seems everyone has an Alpine now, that really speaks volumes about it.
And yet I never see them around in the real world...
@@SmallBlogV8 it's not a diesel focus or golf, by sports car numbers it is the 1st sold in europe and japan this year, as of uk i dont know of the numbers but every car journalist/enthusiast seems to have one
I'm envious. Can't get an Alpine in the US.
@@tonyb8066 but you have camaro and mustang
@oahgfojsdljknsdlfw But I don't like those. Never been a fan of Corvettes, or any muscle car.
Dude, this car is gorgeous. That motor sound, French cars are so underrated. They’re so good, the design reminds me of a retro 90s/modern. The performance and lightweight sounds like it is nimble, casual drive, and very drivers car.
Must of non petrol head people think French do not know how to do a good car...
My megane 3 rs cup 265 is a masterpiece, and what do I dream of? An alpine A110.
Real petrolheads don't drool over shopping cars like Meganes. French reliability is officially the worst of any country manufacturing cars.
@@supercarsofgrimsby6953 what do you earn?
We have gt3 rs 991.1, Clio r27 and megane 3 rs 265 cup at home.
When we go on track, I can tell you that the ones with the most stars in their eyes, the best driving skills an know the most about mechanics and cars are often the ones with the little French fwd sports cars.
Let me guess, you are the type of guy that says the fwd cars are not sports cars...
@@robinmarples5198 th-cam.com/video/8dPzFUiY-tg/w-d-xo.html
@@robinmarples5198 considerably more than you.
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@@supercarsofgrimsby6953 maybe but that not the question. If you know about cars and driving you should know that a clio Williams or a focus rs mk1 are true petrol heads cars for biginers.
Here in France the Renault sport brand is a big thing and a lot of anthousiasts love it.
What an awesome car, great choice! I’m firmly in the Lotus, Alpine camp
This is the most human review I've seen about this car. Thank you. You made me fall in love with this spectatular car even more.
This is so awesome Dan. Kudos and Congrats on getting yourself into the most desirable new car available today. Wishing you many many happy and enjoyable miles!
interesting fact for alpine demand in future
the 2020 french co2 taxes on a cayman S are 20,000 euros.
On an alpine a110 they are 2000 euros.
@@highcountrypioneer3025 those morons has really lost it, they will bleed us dry
@t c The YV were initially concerned about fuel prices, not CO2 taxes; most of them can't even afford sports cars in the first place, let alone a £50,000 one. You also have to take into account the rebate system for buying new cars in France. When you buy are new car in France, you can get a rebate of up to £2000 on eco-friendly models (hybrids, electric, etc), and a penalty for cars with high CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the CO2 tax is only for new cars and fleet vehicles. So if you were to buy second-hand (like most people), you wouldn't have to pay anything CO2 taxes for a near-new Alpine of Boxster.
@@highcountrypioneer3025 Soon the French will have to pay taxes at birth to breath
how does that make sense?
20 000€ for a 28 000€ 2020 gt86, yep
Please keep us posted every couple of months! Great car, have fun with it. At least you put your money where ur mouth is...
The perennial smile says it all. Congratulations and enjoy !!
Really enjoyed that video. Well done, real life case of our passion. Personally, this was one of the best reviews of the year.
What a beauty! I hope you enjoy every minute of it.
Congrats on your new fun car! Must be nice to have it featured in such a well made video!
I wish it was distributed in the US, this car is special.
Well done! These are great little cars! It’s fantastic that it handles well because its light and therefore responsive.
I would be very excited to watch my own car travel down a production line; what a treat!
Fantastic video and love the enthusiasm Dan!
I do love Dan. Especially when there's a French 69 involved
It sucks that we can't get this in the U.S. I would love to test drive one.
It is the future.
This car is way too good for socially backward countries.
@@samharper5881 so why is it offered in Europe?
@@samharper5881 If rotting teeth, unintelligible dialect, and having a muppet for prime minister are what it takes to be socially adept....I'm fine with being what you call "socially backwards"....at least we are trying to kick our muppet from office...
Congrats on the new ride! Great vid! Greetings from South Africa !
Great purchase Dan!! Have fun!
Very interesting to get such a personal view of your own car. Great stuff 👍🏻
Well done Dan. Love the discreet spec.
Congrats Dan, lovely car! Definitely on my list of cars to try to own one day
Love the spec Dan. Looks better as you say without the “fripperies”!
It is very pleasant to see and listen to a new owner talking about his passion for his new car. I can understand it when it comes to the new Alpine. I probably couldn't afford to own one; but an Alpine from the first period (from the 80s)...Maybe soon....
Congratulations on your new machine! For the exact reasons you give in this video, this is the only new car I would consider.
My dad, who drove an original Alpine in student rally events in the late 1970’s, bought a 110. This car just brings a smile to everyone who drives it (including me) in a way that no other car does.
Nice review and congrats! I also had mine recently and is very very happy😊
Awesome, congrats!! Love the colour, love the wheels!
Another great video Dan 👍🏼
I've never driven on but they obviously drive brilliantly as they have looks that would even challenge a mother's devotion. A nice, simple review.
Congratulations Dan! Great choice.
Dan is THE presenter! I love the way he presents the cars. That is why I ordered a Mustang Bullitt at the end...
Awesome video, great and genuine A110 endorsement, if only these cars were available in the US. This car would be awesome in the Cali canyons, or my local Ozark twisties. Exhausts are the mainstay of the aftermarket, that is a minor fix! Glad to see no flask of tea in this video, this car needs a driver who swigged French Roast before hitting the twisties. Was lucky enough to visit the Renault show store in Paris this year, but no time to go to the suburbs and visit an Alpine dealer, would liked to have seen an A110 in person.
Car suits you perfectly! Well done!
Smart and enviable choice, Dan. Well done! I think you spec'd yours perfectly. As an owner of your car's spiritual brother from another mother, a 981 Cayman, I salute you. Looking forward to the day they might sell the A110 in the states. I would be seriously tempted to make the switch. I would really be interested in knowing how yours holds up to spirited driving, so please post a follow up ownership video after you put some more miles on the clock.
It's beautiful. Enjoy, sir!
I absolutely love these, I would one of these over lots of other cars! Dan is very similar to me, not fussy about interiors likes the basic principles of driving. 😎👌
HUGE Congrats Dan~~!!!!
I love that area, some great drives and scenery.
Always like the Alpine A110, first got to see one at Goodwood, but it's the lightness of the car coupled with RWD which are the real selling points of the car for me, have fun.
Congratulations on owning one!
Great driving car...I have one on order but am still keeping my Evora 410 much to my wife’s annoyance 😬
Alan Wayte great combo!
I just love my Evora I had a 718 Which was very good car, superior interior...but OMG the Evora engine at full chat makes the 718 seem pointless
Alan Wayte yeah the new 718 engines don’t sound like much at all, they definitely go well but the sound is so important. Even the new GT4 is muted allot compared to the last GT4, in staying that it sounds better than almost every other car out there. Excluding the Lotus’s ;)
Alan Wayte Buy her flowers, always works.......not. I say there are a lot worse vices than a car addiction.
Great choice Dan..Enjoy!
Very good vid down to earth review brill well done.
Great video and thanks for sharing the purchasing process! Need to see more from Dan definitely on here!
Where were the location at the first 2 mins btw? Looks rather familiar but can't quite remember!
Excellent video and a great car
Good for u mate what a great choice...... love it
Great review, nice car, great spec. Like you, I would have a manual.
Very nice looking. Car is great as well.
Great review. Love the car.
Fantastic choice in car and spec. My only wish is it had a manual, but its transmission is good enough, and the rest is brilliant. Love the content!
Really enjoyable review thanks - I love the Alpine, but don't think i can stretch to one at the moment. Maybe in a couple of years.....
Love the car and the way it has been specd. Difficult to see any negatives about the Alpine apart from luggage storage. Will be interesting to hear how it copes with 'long trips away'....
Lovely car great choice and wonderful report.
Oh my dream car! Lovely review you had, wish they could have a manual option, too
Love this car Dan - brilliant choice :)
I know how you feel when you get to drive your car from new,
especially when you’ve had to wait some time for delivery. Felt the same way
when I picked up my MINI JCW 3 door from the dealer with 5 miles on the clock (Had
to wait over 4 months because of the spec and options I selected plus a build
slot, eventually built and assembled in the Born plant in the Netherlands) I also
did a running in period (1000miles) just to make sure everything bedded in correctly
before I slowly increased the speeds.
Enjoy the Alpine, a future collectable for sure.
Roy Kenyon do you still have it ?
@@KRBY555 Yes I still have it; registered 15/7/2016 can’t bring myself to swap it in for something fresher yet, makes me smile every time I take it out. As you can guess it’s a second car so still very low mileage as only used for pleasure.
Great video
You are right about the sound without the sport exhaust . I didn't spec the exhaust neither and I regret that (a lot) !
Great video, it´s a awesome car.
Congrats Dan, I am pleased you bought what I call the individualists choice, versus the more regular options.. Did I hear it correctly deny you a gear change when you went for it... nevermind, perhaps in time you can grow with this car into the Litchfield 300 bhp model... when you want something new from it...
Awesome. Enjoy the car, well deserved
If money wasn't the limiting factor: Would you have considered to buy the new S-version?
Cheers Dan, miles of smiles, nice one. :)
It's a beautiful machine.
I love it, even more so in the royal deep blue.
👍🏼👍🏼
delightful! enjoy it.
savor every moment behind the wheel as if it was your last
Congrats
I love this car
And this guy
congrats on your new Car.
Very nice. I wish it was available in Canada.
Dan, this is fabulous. What a 2020 for you. Just wondering if there were any other cars that came close to as an alternative?
Hello, great review.How is the ride comfort and suspension overall day to day?Is suspension adjustable?
Nice car , nice review
Body control -- the description sounds a lot like someone describing an ND miata.
Thank you for sharing!
The ND is a great car which also has a manual gearbox, NA engine, is convertible, and is about half the price. But there's a good chance this Alpine will suffer very low depreciation so it could work out surprisingly affordable.
Congrats on the car, it is a lovely piece of a modern classics. I really enjoyed the video. I really hope to be able to get one a couple of years down the road (I plan to start curing my middle age crisis with GT86). But I can not help but ask - why do those paddles not rotate with the steering wheel? Or maybe a different question - do you find that to be an issue or inconvenience?
Looks like a wonderful car! It what on earth is that massive rectangular switch / stalk below the upshift paddle?
The way you explained it, I totally "get" your choice. Enjoy your car!
To start thought you were going to say first carwash ;) , great vid on what of the smartest thinking car in a very long time.
Very nice choice and video. I’m surprised there is no mention of the A110S
So good. Strong C Harris vibes.
AutomotiveEngineered wtf are you talking about? Is Chris Harris the only motoring journalist you know? And it sounds as if you’re trying to pay a compliment, whilst also implying that Dan Prosser is doing well imitating him as best he can. Why do you bother commenting?
Shame there's no proper gearstick, but so cool that your input was taken on board for the improved paddles. Cool cars for sure
Column mounted shift paddles FTW!
It's a matter of taste. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren does this also...when you are used to it; it's fine 😉 This is the idea behind it; In a road car, column-mounted is better. In a race car, wheel-mounted is better. Reason being that in a race car, you pretty much never move your hands on the wheel, so the paddles are always "right there". In a road car, you need to turn the wheel a lot further, so it's best to have the paddles stationary.
@@Franzino Column mounted even feels better on track. It's not as intuitive, but the feeling of moving your fingers across to the shifter. It's just silly little things like that, they just make the experience that bit better.
Great review, I'm seriously considering an A110, so your review was very useful. My local dealer here in Melbourne has Alpine Blue, black or grey available but the grey isn't available to see unfortunately, probably a silly question as chose the grey but are you happy with the colour or do wish you'd have chosen a different colour?
Great video and review. Ordered my Alpine A110 last week. But I have a question: those leather pockets in next to the seats, are they an original Alpine option or after market? I don't seem to find them anywhere. Got the leather pouch on the rear bulkhead but these ones would be super convenient to get as well. Maybe someone can help.
Did you considered the lotus exige?
WANT! quick tip for the exhaust. get a centre silencer delete. its the middle one that muffles all the noise
nice color
Bravo ! Votre voiture est fantastique ! 🤩🇨🇵
Congrats Dan.
Everlast Sweatshirt and TKO numberplate, is Dan a boxing fan??
Hi, what phone holder is that please ? Great channel.
Did you opt in for the better brakes? Do they make sense?
why a car like this wouldn't have a manual gearbox option is beyond me. it's a driving experience car and for a lot of people, a manual gearbox is a HUGE part of the experience of driving
It is an optional part of the experience of driving. F1 drivers have the full "experience of driving" with sequential paddle shifts.
nyc863 except F1 drivers use their cars as a tool, not driving experience. A110 owners aren’t driving to win races, their just driving for the pleasure of doing so.
@@ALMX5DP I'm 100% confident that F1 drivers - or any other race drivers that don't need to rev match with a clutch pedal - enjoy the process of driving fully and completely.
nyc863 what are you basing this confidence on? You don’t think there’s any scenario where a driver would want to row their own gears?
@@ALMX5DP You're confused. Nobody is saying that a manual isn't fun. The lack of a manual isn't necessarily less fun. This isn't a game where driving is a pie chart and removing the "manual" slice removes 25% of the fun.
Great review. My actual car is a low mileage 1M Coupé. Is it worth to change it for an Alpine A 110 in terms of driving fun on back roads?
Exquisite machine.
What's the wheel size and tire manufacturer
Great choice of buying your own car after all the ones you get to test 👍🏻
Now you’ve had the car a year or so, perhaps it’s time you head back to Lichfield and try their Stage 1 kit for the Alpine on their red demonstrator
I think that will make you car perfect and sort out the exhaust too for about £1 for every Kilogram your car weighs
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Alot of car you tube channel's love this car. It's not available here in the US but even if it was it doesn't do anything for me. I am glad you are enjoying it never the less