{"id":81161,"date":"2021-10-01T14:48:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=81161"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:21:53","slug":"30-years-of-alpine-a610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/30-years-of-alpine-a610\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Years of Alpine A610"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The A610 was the last production model of the original Alpine brand to make its debut in 1991. At that time, the small brand from Dieppe had already belonged to Renault for 18 years. In 1973, the French manufacturer had taken over the majority of shares in Alpine, and five years later the rest as well. At times, the model series were sold as “Renault Alpine”. The A610 saw a return to the Alpine brand name. This 2+2-seater was built along classic lines as a rear-engined sports car with a plastic body. Due to a limited budget during the development period, the appearance was very similar to that of the previous V6 GT and GTA models. These had already been fitted with pop-up headlights in the US version from 1987. Pop-up headlights were now also used for the A610 in modified form. The side window line and the glazed rear area came completely from the GTA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRV engine with turbocharging<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Behind the rear axle was still the familiar PRV V6 engine, now with three liters of displacement. Thanks to turbocharging, 184 kW\/250 hp and 350 Nm of torque were available. A manual five-speed transmission provided the power to the rear wheels. According to the data sheet, the A610 accelerated from a standstill to 62 mph in 5.7 seconds and on to a topspeed of 165 mph. For the first time, ABS was standard equipment. Likewise, the occupants could enjoy the comforts of air conditioning and a radio. The seats were optionally upholstered in high-quality velour fabric or leather. Alpine tried to position the A610 in the field of luxury-class sports coup\u00e9s. The 1991 model was priced accordingly high. With a base price of 105,000 DM, it was even higher than the new price of a Porsche 968.<\/p>\n\n\n

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