Alpine's Hydrogen-Powered Alpenglow Could Hit The Streets

by AutoExpert   |  22 May, 2024

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Alpine, Renault's performance arm, is working on a hydrogen strategy to revive the internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle. Antony Villain, Alpine's design manager, told Autocar that Alpine built the Alpenglow as a production vehicle, not as a showpiece.

The concept car's engine is a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, while a larger V-6 is currently in development. It will be more potent than the 340 horsepower the four-cylinder provides. Small batches might produce a street-legal version with a smaller internal combustion engine.

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Villain said, "Why not?" in response to a question about the Alpenglow's potential to go into production. "Why not have that on the roads? We want to keep both ways [hydrogen ICE and EV] possible. Maybe we could do a little series of these cars for the road. That could be just right." The current Alpenglow model is an update on a 2022 concept with the same name; the go-faster branch of Renault is hard at work on a third iteration that will be more in line with the production version.

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Because it did not participate in its first test at the Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium, the latest version of the sports car got off to a shaky start. An electrical problem, not the internal combustion engine, was to blame. Currently, Alpenglow is replacing the original idea's unique chassis with a Ligier LMP3 chassis. Later this year, the new V-6 will replace the older, smaller engine.

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Recently, Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo dropped hints about producing the Alpenglow during the AGM. Although the A110 will remain unavailable for the foreseeable future, Luca de Meo announced a revitalization of the lineup, expanding it to seven models. One hundred percent electric vehicles, with the possibility of hydrogen-powered vehicles, will make up the fleet.

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