French carmaker Alpine is constructing a 1000 hp supercar. The announcement was made by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo in the course of the unveiling of the Alpine A390.
Whereas de Meo didn’t expose any particulars about Alpine’s most formidable new mission, High Gear spoke with Alpine boss Philippe Krief, who did reveal some attention-grabbing particulars about it.
Based on Krief, Alpine’s supercar shall be primarily based on a carbon fibre and aluminium chassis. It will likely be powered by a turbocharged V6 paired with two electrical motors, producing round 1000 hp. The interior combustion engine will energy the rear wheels, whereas the electrical motors will present torque vectoring within the entrance.
Krief revealed that the powertrain for the brand new supercar is already underneath improvement at Hypertech – a division of Renault primarily based on the World Endurance Technical Centre.
When requested if the automobile would appear like the Alpine Alpenglow idea, Krief stated that it could be “very completely different”. He additionally talked about the three essential goals of this mission. He stated, “One is to deliver Alpine up. You want this type of automobile because it holds up all the remainder of the vary. Second, it’s a laboratory of innovation, for the supercar, then for Alpine after which for the entire Group. Third, it would make a very good enterprise.”
Alpine’s new V6 hybrid supercar is predicted to debut in 2028.
Supply: High Gear
