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Renault Alpine A110-50 The 4.33 metre-long car, which made its public debut at Monaco, is claimed to translate the most characteristic design features of the original A110, mixed along with cues taken from the company’s new design language as first seen in the Dezir concept from Paris in 2010. Key elements include carbon-fibre bodywork – built by Faster – that wears a new shade of blue which reinterprets the famous original ‘Alpine Blue’ hue, as well as opening panels that pays homage to the GTs of old, with scissor doors, a bonnet hinged at the front and the engine bay cover opening towards the rear. The two-seater isn’t all about flash, of course. Developed on the same technical platform as Mégane Trophy, the Alpine A110-50 – which sits on a tubular 25CD4S steel chassis – has a wheelbase identical to the former at 2,625mm, while the track is slightly wider at 1,680mm front and 1,690mm rear. Powering the car is a Renault V4Y 3.5 litre 24-valve V6, mounted in ...

Unveiled in February 2011, Captur is the new concept car embodying Renault’s new design strategy. A sporty crossover with a flowing and athletic body language, it conjures up visions of two people exploring the world and previews a forthcoming road car. Its Energy dCi 160 twin-turbo engine-concept combines fun driving, enjoyable performance and low CO2 emissions. Little of what makes up the interior will ever follow through to a production model, but the spacious feel and high driving position reveal why Renault is so keen to introduce a car into this segment. The Captur features a futuristic sat-nav, called VisioDrive. This projects navigation information on to real-life pictures of the road ahead, transmitted to the cabin by forward-facing cameras. In addition, the newcomer boasts a hi-tech powertrain – or at least, it should! Renault envisages the Captur will eventually feature a twin-turbocharged 158bhp 1.6-litre dCi engine. We have tried the 128bhp single-turbo version of thi...