When not fielding Formula One cars at Grand Prix races around the world, Renault’s performance gurus at Alpine are still looking for ways to enter an arguably tougher competition: the auto market in the United States. As if F1 wasn’t hard enough for the BWT Alpine team, Alpine’s road car division has been looking to make the leap across the pond to give us something we’ve been asking to have for almost 10 years.
Originally planning to ship its upcoming electric crossovers to the US, Alpine decided to back away from its plans due to tariffs imposed by President Trump and a volatile electric vehicle marketshifting faster than companies can adapt. The company is supposedly crash-testing the successor to the A110, which means Alpine might be one step closer to selling its sports car on our shores. C’est magnifique!
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