The hardcore version of soon the abandoned French sports car launched the Nordschleife in 7 minutes 15 seconds
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by Chris Chilton
February 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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- Alpine says that its ultimate A110 R can browse the 12.9 mile Nurburgring track in 7 minutes 15 seconds.
- The ultimate is 20 seconds faster than a regular R but still 6 seconds slower than a GT4 RS.
- Big Aero and Power Runke increases track speed, but the price is a supercar of $ 290,000.
When Alpine withdrew the covers on the U110 R Ultimate last fall, the number that jumped was the crazy € 265,000 ($ 290,000) PDSF which can inflate € 330,000 ($ 360,000) if you are A miller for fantasy painting. But now we have two other numbers to fix, and they are the 7 minutes 15 second time that the ultimate takes place around Nurburgring in Germany, and the 20 seconds that beats the regular R.
The hat, however, is not official, because Alpine did not bother to provide a full time time. Instead, this is an estimate based on the assertion of Alpine according to which the ultimate is 20 seconds faster than the A110 R, paired with Tour time 7:35 recorded by the German magazine Sport Auto for the ordinary model.
For the price we expected in Alpine to deliver something a little special on the performance front, but even so, we are impressed by the quantity of ultimate has improved on the Ring of R. Unfortately statistics For Alpine’s Credibility, Seeing As It Wants To Be France’s Answer To Porsche, The Ultime is Still Around 6 Seconds Slower Than The € 159,000 ($ 164,200) Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 RS, Which Recorded 7: 09.3, and then 7: 03.121 W Optional Manthey of $ 53,946 for the complete 20,832 km round.
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It should also be noted that Alpine did not specify whether her round time was recorded on the full layout of 20.832 km or the shorter version of 20.6 km from the ring. If it was the latter, Porsche’s advantage is developing even more, because it has lapped the shorter course in 7: 04.511, which makes it 11 seconds faster than the ultimate.
So, what exactly Alpine does at € 105,000 ($ 108,000) A110 R to make the Alpine so much faster and so much more expensive? Basically, it is the same car and still has a 2.0 -liter turbocharged four -cylinder engine.
But a larger turbo pass from the power of 297 hp (300 PS) to 340 hp (345 PS) and adds 59 lb-ft (80 nm) for a total of 310 lb-pi (420 nm) of torque, but only on 102- Octane fuel. It is much less punch than the 493 hp (500 PS) than the GT4 RS offers, so congratulations to the ultimate to approach fairly close to the GT4 RS in the ring.
A revised six -speed palette palette box distributes this additional muscle and helps zero at 62 mph (100 km for) from 3.9 seconds to 3.8 seconds. It is helped in this mission by greater use of carbon fiber on the body which must lower the sidewalk weight below 2,425 pounds (1,100 kg), although Alpine has not yet revealed the real Figure.
What has really helped the ultimate to translate its power / weight ratio greater than such a high performance in the 12.9 -mile Nurburgring (20.8 km) is the improved aerodynamic chassis and aerodynamic package. The AP racing brakes, the Ohlins TTX shock absorbers, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and a rear wing generating 353 pounds (160 kg) for explanation explain its rhythm. Alpine builds only 110 examples, including 30 versions La Bleue with a special graduated blue paint.
Are you impressed by the speed at which the Alpine envisages its relatively low power, or disappointed that it is even slower than the GT4 RS which costs tens of thousands less? Place a comment below and let us know.
