Between the GT-R and the Z-car, Nissan has a rich history of fine
sportscars. However, its French sister company is another story. Since
discontinuing the Alpine in 1996, Renault's sporting spirit has had to
subside on hot hatches and in its F1 program. Remarkable as they are,
the French automaker has been working on
bringing back the Alpineanticipated to debut sometime next year.
That's a long way off, if you ask Brazilian design student Marcello
Felipe Maggioni. So he's come up with a design of his own for the new
Alpine.
The concept is characterized by a chopped-down
greenhouse and low-slung headlamps, creating a wedge shape similar in
style to the
Lexus LF-A.
Maggioni based the design around a mid-engine layout, with a
homologated street-legal version of the high-revving 2.4-liter V8 from
the Renault F1 car. Of course this is well beyond what Renault might
actually produce to revive the Alpine nameplate, but if you're going to
dream, why not dream big?
sportscar line, with a new model
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