Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The 2017 Alpine Vision Has 100% More headlights.

Renault must think the best way to sell a car is to give it 4 headlights & talk about heritage for the majority of its press release. After reading the whole thing i didn't know much more about the 2017 Alpine Vision, & i felt like they didn't know a whole lot about it either. I was intrigued by the style at first, but now i can't shake the feeling that a 2005 Toyota MR2 & a Porsche are celebrating Halloween in a 2 person car costume.


 Here's the little bit we do know:
  • 4 Cylinder Turbo Engine
  • Mid Engine
  • 0-62 in 4.5sec 
  • It will have paddle shifters
  • It will have the wrong transmission. (sources say it will only come with a seven speed dual clutch automatic, no manual option available). 
  • It includes some dude with a beard & leather jacket who drives with one hand.
 What else do we know? The chassis will have a "playful personality" & that the breaks are "powerful". I've never lost excitement so quick in my life.

What we want to know:
  • HP and torque
  • Weight
  • Price
  • literally everything else


With all that being said, i do like the idea of the Alpine vision. As a whole, its appearance is not something you see often by any means. While i make fun of the twin headlights, i think it's a nice touch. If the interior turns out anything like the pictures i think it will be a pleasure to drive. It has a real sense of modernism and technology while still retaining simplicity. It wants to have 100 knobs and dials like a race car, but does not because it chose not to. We'll stay tuned, maybe more information on the Alpine Vision will make its way out before we completely lose interest in it.










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