There have been new arrivals in this sector, with Porsche’s 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and the BMW M2 CS both making waves. However, for us, it’s still the Alpine A110 that rules the roost overall.
The conventional automobile is fantastic, but the A110 S offers more power, performance and focus. Both are brilliant and give sensations that many of their rivals don’t.
Alpine A110 review
Essentially, the Alpine is a subtle car, not one you muscle around; its steering is light but full of life, and the chassis is compliant. It weighs just 1,098kg in its lightest trim, so the A110 doesn’t need to be stiffly sprung and heavily damped. It breathes with the road rather than bullying it into submission, and there’s surprising comfort to go with outstanding body control.
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Low weight really is key to the automobile because it gives it a substantial level of agility, with all of the main masses low down and towards the centre of the chassis.
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It also means the A110 doesn’t need a big engine. It has ‘just’ a 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged unit that produces 249bhp in conventional form, or 288bhp in the A110 S; the 0-62mph times for the two versions stand at 4.5 and 4.4 seconds respectively.