Renault's official announced that it will cooperate with Caterham company, raised its run generation name brand Alpine (Alps).A new generation of Alpine will be completed before 2015, expects the price of 50000 pounds.
Legendary Alpine coupe, founded in 1954 by Renault's distributors and rally driver Jean Redele launched, the first Alpine is in 4 CV on the basis of the development of Renault. The car was launched in 1962, organized by Jean Renault products distribution network for the car market operation. In 1975, Alpine company is because in the financial crisis was taken over by Renault.
Subsequently, further strengthen the Alpine Renault, and developed a configuration of maximum output power of 110 kw (150 ps) 2.7 -liter V6 engine A310 wedge-shaped car, the car has been stopped production until 1984.By 1990, A610 series without success, like its predecessor in 1994, the car with the name of the Alpine eventually fade out the market.
A new generation of Renault Alpine power will have a variety of options, 1.6 T twin turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine will provide maximum power of 149 kw (203 ps), and the other a 2.0 T model has output of 197 kw (268 ps). Its competitors will be set for the audi TT and porsche Boxster.