A brand-new report has actually hinted that Renault’s Alpine brand might source its engines from Mercedes-AMG thanks to a tech-sharing arrangement in between Renault-Nissan and Daimler. When the production variation of the Alpine Vision principle shows up later on this year, Alpine will be formally restored.
Bruno Ancelin, Renault’s executive vice president, recommended that Alpine might aim to Mercedes innovation to power its automobiles. “We need to lower the variety of the engines we will utilize [throughout Renaultsport and Alpine], which is not against Alpine having a lineup of high-powered engines,” stated Ancelin. “We have 2 options. Either we take one that is readily available in the Alliance and we tweak it for more power.”
Mercedes’ brand-new 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6, which is utilized in AMG 43 cars, might be a great suitable for Alpine’s bigger automobiles and might succeed the production variation of the Alpine Vision idea shows up with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Concerning exactly what other automobile types will be anticipated in Alpine’s future lineup, Ancelin stated that it might have “everything that is usably in a stylish brand name,” that includes convertibles, coupes, and hatchbacks.
