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The Alpine A108 is a light-weight glass-fibre bodied, rear-engined two-door coupé produced for a young competition-oriented Dieppe based Renault dealer called Jean Rédélé. The car replaced the Alpine A106 and was based on mechanical components from the Renault Dauphine .
Alpine then took the Michelotti cabriolet design and developed a 2+2 closed coupe (or 'berlinette') body for it: this became the Alpine A108, now featuring the Dauphine Gordini 845 cc engine, which on later models was bored out to give a capacity of 904 cc or (subsequently) 998 cc. [6] The A108 was built between 1958 and 1963.
The Alpine name was resurrected in 1976 by Chrysler (by then the owner of Rootes), on a totally unrelated vehicle: the UK-market version of the Simca 1307, a French-built family hatchback. The car was initially badged as the Chrysler Alpine, and then finally as the Talbot Alpine following Chrysler Europe's takeover by Peugeot in 1978. The name ...
The engine was modified by the addition of an Alpina specific ECU, oil cooler and lighter and stronger MAHLE pistons. [5] These modifications allowed the engine to generate 360 PS (265 kW; 355 hp) between 5,500 rpm to 6,000 rpm and 500 N⋅m (369 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3,800 rpm to 5,000 rpm. The engine has a red-line of 7,000 rpm.
Alpina C2 2.7 Cabriolet. The larger yet 2.7 litre unit was introduced in February 1986 in uncatalyzed C2/1 form. [50] This engine, sharing the dimensions of the M20B27, develops 210 PS (154 kW; 207 hp) at 5800 rpm and shows what the engine was really capable of. [51]
The October 1957 Paris Motor Show also marked the first appearance of the Michelotti styled Alpine cabriolet. [2] Subsequently, a closed coupé version of this car would also be produced ("coach" in French), and it would eventually become the Alpine A108. At this stage, however, the A106 continued to be the manufacturer's principal model, and ...
The engine has a power output of 352 PS (259 kW; 347 hp) and 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) of torque and has a red-line of 5,000 rpm. The aerodynamic kit, interior and transmission are shared with the B5. The D5 can accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 5.1 seconds and can attain a top speed of 275 km/h (171 mph).
The engine is a hand-built 3.4-litre E5/1 inline-6 unit, also shared with the Alpina Roadster S. [2] The engine is an enlarged version of the S52B32 engine [3] first installed in the North American M3 (E36). [4] The engine generated a maximum power output of 309 PS (227 kW; 305 hp) at 6,300 rpm and 362 N⋅m (267 lb⋅ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm.