Alpine A110 - Quirky Cayman Rival (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Alpine A110 looks like a Porsche Cayman, costs about the same, it has 50 less horsepower, but is over 200 kg lighter. Younger viewers may not remember the Alpine brand, as it was axed back in 1995. However those who do remember it, probably know the original A110, and its rally pedigree.
Alpine history dates back to the 1950s, when a mechanic and racing driver Jean Redele started modifying Renault 4 CVs. Later he used Renault R8 platform, and which was the basis for the original A110 - a sports coupe, which did quite well in rallies in 1970s.
Original Alpine A110 was powered by small, tuned engines, and the cars were light and nimble. Just like the modern version, which depending on the trim weighs around 1100 kg.
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Not a word on the driving sensations which is what this car is all and only about.. 99% of those who test drove it rated the A110 higher than the Cayman, why not you Marek?
The whole video is one big driving sensation. How did you miss it?
Marek Drives the lack of enthusiasm maybe?
So the 50K question is; do you like it better than the Cayman?
I saw the tiny power slides.. they seemed fun. Doesn't need words really.
Alpine did something wonderful. The original A110 was one of the most beautiful sports car I know. 1/2 the weight of the new one. But still, the new one keeps the philosophie going. Still reasonable light. The looks are again stunning, how they did that, I do not know. The front lights of course, it is beautiful again. You must buy it in the blue color of course. If I had the money...
You let see the car in a very nice way, every vlog about this great car already told us how great it is on the road. Which you do also. And some irritating things can also be said. If I see some comments about a French car hater, that is stupid comment. Very nice vlog!
Thanks Marek, I love your quirky, Polish take on things. I have to speak a different language every day, so I can appreciate how good your English is.
Unfortunately we will never get this vehicle in the U.S. Thank you, Marek, for letting us (me) experience it, if only vicariously. Your camera work, editing and especially sound recording and editing are _SUBURB_ in this piece. The stretch where you drive and let us listen to the car was sublime. Thank you! This video is brilliant!
Beautiful alpine A110. Porsche 718 cayman,jaguar ftype 2.0,alfa 4c,audi tt s,lotus exige real competitors.Choice difficult
Loved this review! Especially the intro was fantastic ... I adore this car!
A great review, I am sure that William Woollard would approve! (I remember when he did Top Gear in the old days, before the show descended into scripted farce, he was brilliant)
Best car I have ever owned, an absolute hoot to drive.
Always very nice reviews Marek, thanks !
Just found your channel tonight looking at your 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class review. Really loving your channel, these are tremendous reviews! Subbed. Best wishes from the U.S.A. 🇵🇱
Thanks!
I know several percent of my audience is from the US. You found my G-Class review. Was it relevant from a US-buyer perspective? Are you also interested in European cars, which are not officially available stateside? There is only so much I can get out of UA-cam Analytics, so any feedback is useful.
Congrats! Awesome rewiew!!
Fun review, thanks for the engineering description.
My Dad was born and raised near Katowice in a place called Bielsko-Biala, a long long time ago :)
I passed BB on my way to Wisla. I usually don't take cars from dealers, but the one in Katowice is the Alpine importer for Poland. Nice city BTW. A lot has changed, since it was just a mining town.
I bet my Dad was born there about 1929 :D
You always have great reviews!
Marek hates French cars so much that I suspect him of secretly being German :p
He hates the French...
Very disappointing review, no or very little words on the incomparable way this car is on the road - the (nice) images are not enough - due to being 350kg/720 pounds lighter than the Cayman - and ignoring largely the philosophy of what is an Alpine : it is unbelievably fun to drive, it is a driver's car not a car to show off in front of the Ritz. Low weight means better handling, cornering, braking, while preserving some comfort. Insisting on stupid details (put your keys in your pocket and a cup holder is meant for a cup, not a bottle), nobody else has found the radio command obstructing anything and it is ten times better than any command on the steering wheel by the way. And the driving position, although with minimum adjustment possibilities (fighting weight again), has earned very good reviews everywhere. If you were enthousiastic about the car, it does not transpire. I drove this Alpine - on the Le Mans track - so, yes, I know what I am saying. The original Alpine A110 achieved (with 75% standard Renault components) things that no Porsche ever did (like finishing 1,2,3 on the Monte-Carlo rally) with a lot less power and...money. And for those with always derogatory comments about Renault, ask yourself what make of engine has won more Formula One races than all other makes in the last 40 years. No, it's not Ferrari...and not Mercedes. Renault worldwide sales last year +10%, Renault-Nissan alliance (which Renault controls) : 1st car manufacturer in the world in 2017, VW-Porsche only second !
I'm sorry I'm not enthusiastic enough for you. I try not to jerk off in front of my viewers.
what kind of bullshit sophistry is this?!
"The original Alpine A110 achieved (with 75% standard Renault components) things that no Porsche ever did (like finishing 1,2,3 on the Monte-Carlo rally)". and Porsche achieved in other disciplines what no Alpine ever did, nor ever will. lol, until Group B and its quick demise, Porsche (and many others) didn't even really try. hell, a fucking Citroen C4 achieved more in rally than Alpine ever did. does that mean a Citroen C4 is a better drivers car than the A110? what kind of imbecilic argument is that?!
"And for those with always derogatory comments about Renault, ask yourself what make of engine has won more Formula One races than all other makes in the last 40 years." again, so fucking what? unlike Ferrari and Mercedes, Renault's achievements in F1 don't translate AT ALL to their road cars. there's no goddamned relation. hell, their best driver's car before the new A110, the Clio V6 wasn't even developed by RS. jesus, man, how do you come up with this nonsense?
"Renault worldwide sales last year +10%, Renault-Nissan alliance (which Renault controls) : 1st car manufacturer in the world in 2017, VW-Porsche only second !" where the hell did you pull this numbers from?! VW was the no1 in 2017 after YEARS of Toyota domination worldwide. the numbers are literally one quick google search away. are you really THAT inept even at using the internet.
dear god, fanboys are the worst, but it seems Alpine is breeding a special kind of fanboy... is it an Alpine or French thing to be so obnoxiously wrong while pretending to be right?
Very good and accurate review as always Marek ! I don’t swallow but it’s always a pleasure to watch your fun and grown up reviews ! Please, You have to forgive this imbecilic french alpine fanboy, we’re having strange times in “republique de la france”. the A110 production line factory is supported by the french gouvernement and at the same time, the french gouvernement is litteraly fucking petrolheads and those petrolheads became very sensitive when they don’t jerk off ;)
@@praetor47 I don't wanna be annoying but why do you guys always have to bring french nationality on the table. I mean, ok he's a dumbass, but can't you just tell him he's an idiotic fanboy without assuming this is a solely french behaviour ? It pisses me off.
Marek generally more emphasizes bad points in his reviews. It is just his style, would be boring if all reviewers would say the same things in same style.
I remember the Renault Alpine A610.
Great little sports car. Has anyone told you the voice on this video is way too loud opposed to car/exhaust and ambient sounds
i love this car!
Jakie to auto jest piękne. Powrót legendy. Do tego udany 😎
Want this car!
Hi Marek, what can you say about the engine? I think I have a new dream car. Thanks.
Can you a be a bit more specific?
The entire steering column cover moves when you use the paddle shifter... Great looking car, but I guess the quality will never be as good as its rivals.
Still surprised by how many reviews fail to mention the more obvious Lotus Evora as an alternative. Same ethos about weight and driving.
More like Lotus Elise, and TBH it's a completely different car. Lotus cars are uncomfortable and loud. I could imagine daily driving an Alpine, but never a Lotus.
this guy should learn to drive before testing that type car. who cares about cup holders...... ridiculous.
I assume you have driven a car before, and that you sometimes take along with you things like mobile phone, house keys, sunglasses, and maybe a small bottle of water (which is recommended on hot days). Where do you put all these things?
this car is about fun on tracks or mountains, the customers are not buying a suv (family car),
Marek Drives can’t say I’ve ever used a cup holder or needed to drink while on the move. If you bring a bottle (which most cup holders won’t hold anyway) you can put it wherever, passenger footwell, bag, boot. Seriously most people who enjoy driving don’t give a shit about thinks like cup holders.
Most care more about practicality than what a car does while drifting. The ones who actually buy the cars, not the posters.
And what exactly did you expected him to do. Drift the shit out of a public road with childrens going to school ?
Hello #MarekDrives,Very interesting review.Which song plays in the beginning?
Thanks. I have no clue. It's from UA-cam stock library. I've been using a couple hundred of their tracks, so I don't remember.
beautiful Landschaft :)
Ładne ujęcia na początku! Trasa na Kubalonkę czy na Salmopol?
Te okolice.
and driving sensations ? i've seen a lot of videos and they just love it and you just enumerate few bad points and more over insignificant ones ! you must work for Porsche otherwise i can't manage to understand your description ! a fair one should be : for the price of a cayman 718 basic with none equipment, u get the cayman 718 S performance with full equipments ! more over, it's 300kg lighter not 200
Seriously? I absolutely love this car. It's a cultural thing. We Poles are more reserved, than happy-chappy Anglo-Saxon types.
@@MarekDrives it's true, but for 50K £ it's the best car money can buy i mean u almost need a cayman 718 GTS to really beat it for only 25K £ more
Alpine could become a formula one team. Imagine if they had invest in formula one like ferrari , france would have the best team for F1 championship
stephen10 Alpine did the 24h du Mans in lmp2, F1 is not in the Dna of this brand...
Alpine is owned by Renault who is a formula one team ... and built f1 engines for many years now
The south of Poland ,maybe change the name to Provence-Ski!What do think?
Maybe I'm in dimwit weekend mode, but I don't follow.
Satnav cannot use while driving is not due to the manufacturer’s choice. It’s for some countries regulations for road approved system.
So check your statement please !
If you’re looking for a GT with space inside and all full equipments then for sure don’t get an Alpine, or a Lotus. Get yourself a proper GT.
I don't care why it doesn't work. I also don't need more equipment. A glovebox would be sufficient.
Marek Drives you don’t care but don’t imply that’s because of the manufacturer either. 😉 anyway these cars shouldn’t even have any satnav and all these things which will be obsolete very quickly. Just a simple and nice dash board
If you want more then they should develop apps and link it to your tablet or your phone and that’s it. And it will always be updated
As far as I am concerned, blocking sat nav input while driving makes it obsolete. I understand some markets may require it, but AFAIK Alpine isn't sold in any particularly "exotic" market.
I like the car as a whole, and if I needed another impractical car, I'd sign up for Alpine, despite its shortcomings, which it is my duty as a reviewer to mention. Sat nav is crap, and I don't care who's responsible.
3:10 4:36 6:51
This is a max attack driving car, looks like if you are not in a Range Rover everything is shit. Not a redline in your videos, but anyway good job i like the content
anti Renault ...
2:38 - it's smoking already...
Cold start.
Fair enough. I just see Renault and smoke so I freak out a little. I've owned quite a few Renaults and all have given me problems. Some large, some small. They are usually nice to drive though so I keep going back.
Shame that it is so expensive. Today only GT86 is typical "responsible" petrolhead's car.
GT86 is the better MX-5. Alpine is up there with 718.
Yeah, I know that Alpine is in different range than GT86 and MX-5, but I wish it was cheap, fun car to drive. There aren't many cars like that. You have to choose between boring hatchback or expensive M3, RS4, Porsche etc. No cheap and fun coupes like it used to be in the '90s.
If you want cheap & fun, Fiesta ST is the way to go.
But once again, Fiesta is a hatchback.
Marek Drives come on Marek that is not a car any enthusiast would like to drive. When developed their idea was to create a small city car and the ST was a afterthought. MX5 GT86 Alpine all are made on purpose to be ultimate sport-driver cars with no compromise
It looks like a Porsche Cayman... You should take off your sunglasses...
Cost about the same... not really, with the same options and the cost of use.
I really like the looks. I absolutely dont understand why they didnt release this also with manual (yaris grmn only manual sold out before someone even saw it live, etc...). That is my nubmer one complaint.
Second thing is, that it is seriously too close to cayman. When we heard first news about this, they were talking about 40-50k price range. I understand they dont have to sell it cheaper (yet), but it is still a bit disappointing for me. Also as someone stated, Megane RS 30k €, this 55k€?
As far as GRMN is concerned, I don't think Toyota has a DCT (or any other quick automatic transmission) that it could adapt for the Yaris. So in this case it was also a matter of cost saving.
Megane RS starts at 35-37 depending on the market.
Fair point with the DCT. In Czech rep. megane RS statrs at (roughly) 28,5k €! Which is pretty much half an Alpine....
I know it's expensive, but you're buying a Cayman rival, not a Civic rival :)
If only you showed trying to fit under the hood in the video...
great review.the car is very hugly though. looks like too much marketing, alpine with mid engine and automatic transmission is quite wrong...rear engine handling was what made famous the old one.
Get your boot off the alloy wheel. You will scratch it.
Tipical French cars hater. No arguments. BS of the year. Dislike.
You're kidding, right?
inside sound is awful. Sounds of cayman is way better sound
No manual? No thanks!
manual is old history, today close all sport cars have a automatic gearbox...
Great review of an interesting car that I will never wish to own. A select few will love it as a second or third car and pleasing toy though
Buy a Polish car, stupid comments made in general....
Renault with Porsche price tug? P.S. lovely nature.......
Base Porsche.
French cars just don't offer ergonomic cockpits. Pedals are too close, steering wheel lacks ajustment, seats aren`t the most comfortable...
I'm curious, who goes for this car over Cayman? Just too overpriced
I suspect everyone, whose friends have Caymans :)
Me. And my (French) neighbor loved it, he' considering swapping his Porsche Cayman now.Just saying... :)))
The front looks like a toyota celica
Too expensive.
The ONE if it was 30.000 grand new I would seriously consider it ! I agree it is too expensive but really nice car
C'mon, Megane RS costs 37.
Megan RS €30k in the UK or £27.500... Base 718 £42.800 €48.000
Marek Drives but Megane has a stronger engine, more equipment, back seats, overall more materials used and it is still cheaper. Like WTF it does not make any sense
Alpine is an exclusive car the Megane RS, focus RS, 308 GTi, GOLF GTI also sporty and practical that they are it remains only sports derivatives of normal compact car that you see everywhere.
You pay exclusivity as in all areas.
nice car, but the engine sounds like shit (and im' french)
pour un 4 cylindres tout le monde dit qu'il est magnifique ! si t'es Français et bien t'es qu'un traître de dire cela sur un forum anglais
A) It is ugly B)It is not iconic, or widely recognizable brand(Renault had some AMAZING cars over the years, this is NOT it, anyone remember the SPORT SPIDER? AVANTIME? WIND? MEGANE RS? 5 RS?) C) it has no prestige D)Porsche beats it on every level E)It's not a luxury car, yet it is priced as one F) this car serves no purpose for Renault. With all it's failiures(mainly the stupid aftermarket radio and engine that is not powerful enough, and same goes for air con) Alfa 4c LOOKS distinctive. This thing looks no better than a current VW beetle. Um NO! For the same money you can get a BMW2 series which is a true drivers car, and is more practical, better looking, pretty much better in every way, and NOT TO MENTION THE CAYMAN??? Cayman can wipe the floor with this thing. Heck I'd even take the TT over this POS. i mean look at that cheap interior, those megane handles, that stupid rear end that makes it look like a soap on wheels...
France invented car, petrol engine, twin cam, gear box, chassis, tyres, suspension, aviation, copter, powered submarine, camera, cinema, vaccine, english language coz 60% of english words are french ones like science art medecine justice culture savoir-faire techniques renaissance avant-garde or dentist dent means tooth in french, even mayday means help me in french so without France u won't be there ! by the way, you would be muslim without France coz French defeated Arabs in 732 and saved the whole Christian's Europe and now the killing point : when u claim u're anglophone did u realise that u tell it in french coz anglo means english in french ! France haters are just jealous and ashamed of their country
Worst A110 review on youtube.
Why?
@@MarekDrives look how other guys did it (especially independent ones), they impressions are the same. Only you focused on cup holders and shit like that. Like somebody is going to drink while running thru mountain, this is not family car.
@@dzonibravo7867I think you missed about 11 minutes 45 seconds of the review.
@@MarekDrives you are reviewing this car like it is MPV or something, third of that 12 minutes are wasted. I'm telling you again, look at the other independent reviewers, especially older gentleman from England. Focus on the important things. And I'm not telling your job is all bad, you got left behind this time.
@@dzonibravo7867 you started off with "Worst A110 review on youtube", which is quite a long way from "I'm not telling your job is all bad, you got left behind this time". But let's focus on the review itself. There's a part devoted to to history, a part devoted driving impressions, and a part devoted to general practicality, because this car will not magically appear on track days.
Unless someone is willing to tow it on a trailer, Alpine will have to drive from wherever the owner lives to a cars & coffee meeting, to a track, or simply somewhere up in the mountains for the weekend. And I assure you, the owner will want to take with him/her more, than just a change of underwear.
When I get into a car, I usually want to put some stuff away. That includes my mobile phone (because charging and sat nav - the one in Alpine is crap), house keys, a bottle of water or a cup of coffee, my sunglasses case (because I don't want them to get scratched, when I put them away because it got cloudy), and so on. And these things need to be secure ESPECIALLY in a sporty car, where there's a chance you're going to be taking a corner faster than normally. Because physics. And you don't want to end up with your smartphone under the brake pedal, because 1. you're not going to be able to brake, and 2. because you're going to break the phone.
Porsche 718 seems to have you covered in that department. I'm not saying Porsche is the better car, because I think Alpine is better to drive, but even McLaren 570S has better storage inside the cockpit, than Alpine. McFuckingLaren!
Lame review.