"mr_gofast" (jake_berenshteyn)
09/02/2014 at 23:25 • Filed to: RENAULT, ALPINA, CATERHAM
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"mr_gofast" (jake_berenshteyn)
09/02/2014 at 23:25 • Filed to: RENAULT, ALPINA, CATERHAM | 0
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1023839_r…
the Renault Alpina will finally be built - Yay!
it wont look anything like this however :(
Renault and Caterham announced plans in 2012 to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that could underpin sports car models for their respective brands. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! shortly after but earlier this year the two automakers !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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The good news is that both Renault and Caterham plan to develop their respective sports cars in time for a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It's now been revealed that design for the Renault version, which will be marketed under the French automaker's performance brand Alpine, has been finalized.
Unfortunately, per !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the finalized design doesn't look anything like the striking !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! from 2012, previously thought to be representative of the new sports car.
Production of the Renault sports car will take place at the original home of the Alpine brand, Renault's Dieppe plant in the north of France. Expect a lightweight, mid-engined coupe powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine delivering between 250 and 300 horsepower.
Kanaric
> mr_gofast
09/02/2014 at 23:31 |
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Renault needs to hurry up and return to the US like Fiat did. They own Nissan so they have the same advantages Fiat did in attempting it.
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mr_gofast
> Kanaric
09/02/2014 at 23:57 |
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at the risk of competing with their own brand of nissan..not likely.
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Kanaric
> mr_gofast
09/03/2014 at 00:04 |
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If Nissan built a decent hot hatch you might be right.
They don't need to bring their entire line. Fiat doesn't do that either.
TA4K
> mr_gofast
09/03/2014 at 00:31 |
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I would totally drive an Elise that looked like that, as long as it had the performance to back it up (and maybe a wing).