...until the Alpine, the best ride and handling compromise was the Lotus Evora. The A110 is better. It's so good we benchmarked it before we started T.50
Gordon Murray
What do you do when the world closes in, a pandemic comes knocking and you can’t go out to socialise with friends and family? Take photographs of your new car, of course. These are all taken in a nondescript car park above my local shopping centre. It is a great spot for car photography (or any photography for that matter) because it has an unobstructed view of the sky.
The A110 is new from Alpine, a brand that has existed since the mid 1950s but that few people will have heard of. Founded by Jean Rédélé, a Parisian car dealer and rally driver, the original A110 won the very first World Rally Championship, dominating the period before the mighty Audi Quattro was introduced. The original was a very lightweight purpose-built sports car, and this modern incarnation adheres to the same principle. At just under 1100kg with an all-aluminium body and double wishbone suspension all round, the designers have produced a world-class chassis, and powered it with an energetic 1.8 litre 4 cylinder turbo.
I have been in the market for a Porsche for some time, but I’ve been watching the development of this car and was totally smitten when I test drove it. If it’s good enough for Gordon Murray to use it to benchmark the dynamics for his in-development supercar then it’s good enough for me.
The photographs were all taken in natural light using a Sony Alpha 7R4, with post-processing done in Affinity Photo. A very nice chap by the name of Alex lent me his sensor blower to get rid of some dust, and I have since discovered him to be a talented automotive photographer. Look up his website under the name Freestyle Photography; it’s well worth a visit.
