- Alpine developing advanced APP platform for next-gen A110 EV.
- Platform features 800-volt charging tech and dual rear motors.
- Alpine boss confirms platform can also support combustion power.
Alpine has hung its hat on electric power with cars like the A290, A390, and the upcoming A110, but the company isn’t completely closing the door on gasoline just yet. The brand has revealed secrets of its new Alpine Performance Platform that will underpin the next A110 and future models, and it’s reportedly designed to handle both EV and combustion power.
The new platform, which will underpin coupe and spider versions of the A110, as well as a 911-rivalling 2+2, sits at the center of Alpine’s role in Renault Group’s wider futuREady strategy. It’s a super-stiff, bonded, and riveted aluminum structure featuring all-aluminum suspension components to keep weight low, and two separate battery packs to ensure an optimal 40:60 front-rear weight distribution.
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A dual-motor rear axle setup provides the power, together with a torque-vectoring function that can adjust power side-to-side every 10 milliseconds to sharpen handling. It should perform well at the charging station, too. The platform uses an 800-volt electrical architecture for fast charging capability. A new central computer, called the Alpine Dynamic Model ECU, will act as the brain of the system, coordinating the motors, battery management, steering, brakes, and even active aerodynamics.
CEO Philippe Krief says he’s confident the finished A110 EV will be “true to Alpine’s DNA and outperform the best of today’s combustion sports cars.”
Keep The Customer Satisfied
But he also knows the majority of Alpine buyers – and sports car fans in general – don’t want an electric A110. And it looks like he’s going to give them a lifeline. Although there’s no mention of a petrol-powered A110 in Alpine’s official strategy drop this morning, Autocar reports Krief confirming that the possibility is there.
“Before you ask, yes the platform is designed to accommodate an internal combustion engine,” the CEO told the British magazine.
Horse Power
No further details were given, but we previously reported how Alpine could use a hybrid powertrain developed by Renault-Geely collab Horse. It’s alleged to pump out 349 hp (354 PS) and 380 lb-ft (515 Nm), which would be plenty in a relatively lightweight car.
Sadly for US fans of the Alpine brand, neither the next ICE-powered A110, its electric sibling, nor any other Alpine model will be heading to North America. Expansion across the Atlantic had been under consideration for a while, but Alpine put those plans on hold last year due to the arrival of Trump’s tariffs and slowing growth in the US EV market.
The Renault Group futuREady plan announced this week also makes clear that Alpine will focus on existing markets for the time being rather than attempting to expand into new ones.
