Alpine A110 2019 in-depth review - better than a Porsche Cayman or Audi TT RS?
This is the Alpine A110! It’s a new two-seater sports car, and it’s the first Alpine car to be produced since 1995! But a lot can change in 20 years, so does this Renault-owned brand still have what it takes to compete with the likes of the Audi TT RS and the Porsche 718 Cayman? Stick with Mat for his latest review to find out!
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This car hit its own briefing perfectly and will be a classic for sure. Anyone who trashes it, just doesn't understand it. True drivers don't prioritise comfort, build materials or gadgets. Nice to see an alternative to the heavy, business class dross Germany churns out.
Well germany also churns out porsche
@@soniyachouhan5369 and I agree they are ruling the world right now.
Totally agree . The Audi TT RS weighs 1,450 to 1,540 kg vs 1,082 to 1,119 kg for this. Gordon Murray is a fan of this car .
@@nickclarkuk That says it all!
yeah I don't like anything about it, although I love driving. I'm a fan of hot hatches and stiff cars, but this one looks so uninteresting to me. I'm not really into practical cars, but not having space for even a suitcase just makes it impossible for me take it on a trip with me and enjoy it, doesn't it? Also, don't care about luxury, but everything rattling off inside is a turn off. The styling is so forgettable and unrelatable it makes me not care about it. It screams.. nothingness. It means nothing to me. And all this + renault shutting down renault sport just means they can go f themselves and sell alpines to whoever they want. Just not me.
I'm sorry mate, but the cluster cover trim IS actually carbon fiber. the interior feels cheap becau it's literally the clio's dashboard that we converted into a more sporty look. i say we because im the development engineer who worked on that instrument panel at Faurecia.
You did a good job
@@plapkoki4119 thanks :) i hope you're gonna like the Sports Edition and the GT version that's coming up ;) that's a scoop
It's a f@(/&€ cool car
@@haythemmessaoui3379 hype
Haythem Messaoui Boss. :-)
i think the smile when he drives it tells it all
The ways matt's totally indulged in a car while driving.... Its priceless.... A true cars enthusiast
I love the design of this car. So refreshing and different
Terrible Username Amirite? If McLaren does it you start yawning
MarvisTv I do like the Senna, function over form is beautiful in my eyes. But the other cars are way too similar, gets boring real fast
Jason Lohoefer You think this looks like an FRS??? Those aren’t even comparable in design!
So refreshing and different apart from being a modern version of a 60s car
Jabber 1974 You don't get many of those nowadays do you
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Don’t get it. I have an iPhone
@Retro Collected stfu
@@peterlustig3175 stfu
@@vika0194 stfu
Fun fact: Alpine is in F1
It's just renault.
First Name Last Name youre just a default
Another fun fact: Alpine is entering LMP1 next year
they had to spare more money for this car instead of Alonso :D :D
Nice
I really like this car! You can tell they made it for petrolheads. Okay the interior quality is disappointing and the storage is crap but I don't think I would care about that when I'm smiling like an idiot while having fun driving the car.
Blackwind I agree! Who cares about storage!?!? The only thing which ruins it for me is the transmission. But that’s the only problem with it!
@@AndorRadnai yeah, I wish they included a modern manual into it, I understand why they didn't, though. Manual cars aren't profitable anymore.
CorndogCrusader Thing is, that might just be not true..! I mean, you are correct but hear me out… Lotus, this car‘s actual main rival, are selling mostly manual cars..! 93% even, if I’m not mistaken. And many manual light sports cars are on the rise again. And so are hypercars..! I think there might just be some hope again..! I reckon they would sell in better numbers, if they had a manual in their program..!
@@AndorRadnai yes, but how many Lotus cars are actually sold?
CorndogCrusader In the same sense, how many Alpine are actually sold..? It’s not a big market, I said that you were right after all, but it is significant enough and on the rise again. If just ever so slightly… And it seems to be enough of an impact on Alpine‘s sales…
Who just came to see him reviewing??....still don't have money to get a car🤣😂😂
Most of us i think 🙆🏻♂
I’m just bored
@@Papertin99 one day you will see his review to buy the car...☺
I came here just for the Carwow Stick Of Truth.
I don't even have a driver's license and I don't have a job. Still have big car related dreams though!
For some reason, I just love that car looks so good in blue Renault is making some great cars and this Alpine is my favorite
There is no Renault model called Alpine.
@@knowntobehonest Alpine is different of Renault. It's like Ferrari and Fiat or Porsche and VW. The Alpine chassis is is unique and 100 % aluminium. renault has no chassis like that.
Yes well, sorry to say but it is from Renault. It started of as a project between Renault and Caterham but the project was scraped and instead Renault gave life to the Alpine brand. Looks very cool and yes you will not find this chassi in a Renault, but really... I can see the exact same cheep vobely plastic parts as in my wifes Clio...
@@endurogubbarna The Alpine is about light weight and perfect handling in the Alpes mountains/roads/tracks. It's not a luxury heavy sport car. There is a version legend with leather on the dashboard. This car is 100 % aluminium , never rust.
Renault and Alpine are different now
This is a gem indeed! It really goes! It sounds fabulous! It's even fairly economical to boot! And judging by the number of times you had the tail out, it looks like fabulous fun! Oh yes, I forgot to say I think it looks great too!
This car is absolutely gorgeous 🤤🤤🤤
Disagree, the Alfa 4C is much better looking!!!
@@lightsaberlordp373 thats called opinion, he didn't say the car looked better than the 4C. But rn you're saying the A110 looks ugly...
1. Describes 20 annoying things about this car 2. Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME TO DISCUSS 5 ANNOYING THINGS ABOUT THIS CAR
@inside33 Except Renault's are great cars and don't have many faults at all. But yeah, keep ignoring facts and statistics
@inside33 What are you talking about ? Alpine is a car brand, it is separated from the Renault brand BUT it is owned by the Renault group. It's exactly the same reason you don't see a VW badge on a Bugatti...
TheMops14 but seat
@@Guenounovitch What about Seat ? I don't understand.
That “narrator” is just mat
Same price as a TT-RS in the UK??? Wow... Here a TT-RS is about 30K more expensive than this Alpine! and a 718 Cayman in similar spec costs about 20K more than the Alpine.. It's actually relatively cheap here!
and the handling for Alpine is better. It 's really a sport car affordable , matt says the handling is absolutly brilliant !
What country do you live in?
Yeh what country. I'll get my passport.
May I know what country you live in?
stephen10 seems like Renault has put some of their handling expertise from Renault-sport into the alpine
Great video. You mentioned all the things no one else mentions in their videos. Like the cheap feeling of the plastics, and the non-adjustability of the seats. And the right side paddle shift! Keep it up Matt!
I drive an Astra (based largely on Mat's recommendation :D) but if I won the lottery, this is something I would definitely get
So is everyone going to ignore that BEAUTIFUL back of the car? 7:51
Rear looks better than the front.
@@fysmhmd7029 The rear is just mind blowing. I don't know what it is but, damn. It's absolutely beautiful. And yea, sadly. Better than the front in my opinion as well.
right
It looks two Tone
@@SK-uq8mm The rear?
The carwow edition alpine a110 Price: 2.5 million Special features: Cat sticker on interior of driver door
Travels by elevator 2.5 million but u can get a 5k discount
'Matt sat in it. Enough said.'
When buying a lightweight sportscar like this, none of the interior "issues" should matter... Just start the engine and get going... That's what cars are made to do...
Pulled up behind one of these today. I was so intrigued by the look plus the fact it's Alpine I googled and ended up on this video. This looks like a really fun car. If I was buying a car like this I wouldn't be that bothered about the interior. You buy cars like this to have fun in, not use infotainment systems.
Ive seen it drive by once and it really is something else. Great design. Draws attention.
I've seen two of them at the Vienna Autoshow this year. So tiny. lol And this is coming from a short guy.
I was lucky enough to ‘encounter’ TWO of these (apart from one another) on a parking lot (meadow... :) at the 2019 Belgian GP - Spa Francochamps. They certainly stood out (bright blue on green grass) amongst the regular ‘parking lot’ mix (SUV’s, Porsche’s, McLarens even). But I guess I’m biased, I used to own a beautiful 5 Alpine Turbo (1983) some 20 years back (a classic in ‘Alpine Blue’ :). My funnest car ever! (110bhp 840kg car... it was so quick! Turbo lag? Sure... but once it kicked in....wwooosh!)
Just stopped studying for this - Car Wow
I wanna work at car wow !
switching your major to automotive design? lol
I'd have one in a heartbeat. It'd be a keeper. I'm not into heavy cars that compensate with tech and power. I'm more into keeping the weight down. And that rear end looks the business, shame you can't see it when you're driving!
I didn't like the front but it's growing on me and after the review I'm in love with it now. Seems like a fun little car
The infotainment system seems likd it is just out of any 2017 suzuki cars.
Yusuf Kacchi it is m8. I just wrote the same comment. It is the same system as in all suzukies since 2015 to 2019 same system
RRC Productions Even the first gen suzuki systems had apple car play. The current gen have both carplay as well as android auto. Why doesn't Alpine's(borrowed) infotainment systems has even anyone of it?
That's what I thought looks exactly the same
For many companies, Harman supplies the infotainment systems.
While the infotainment looks second rate, the Focal audio is anything but - miles better than the Bose system in my 981 Cayman
I love the way you pronounce RENAULT, it's perfect!
Think you missed the point with this one. It’s not a car trying to wow you with features, it’s a car that is selling you on the driving experience.
I know this is a year ago but that's bullshit it's a 50 grand car and still has cheap plastic in its ridiculous
First time i would talk about a review of carwow not in a good way, let me explain why: First of all it's actually carbon fiber , period. Sure it's not top notch how it fit in the car but it is what it is: carbon fiber, not plastic. Second: the speakers was made specially by Focal for the A110, the sound system was develloped for 5 years, kind of sad to just reduce it by: not much quality. Third and the most important: This car is all about having less weight and still having a good experience (still have a good audio system, still have clim) not so extreme like the mighty 4C. So yes, it have compromise in materials BUT it's clear as daylight that if you want top material+spé on a car , just buy a 100k £ Cayman S with all options. Hope my mess of a message have a little explain why i'm not ok with the review. (if you read all of this, have a nice day)
You're absolutely right. I was pissed when I saw it too ! I had more fun in a half hour testdrive in the Alpine than I had the last 5 years drivin' My Mercedes ! Some people seem to be upset that there is a button from a Dacia installed ! He was right about one thing though . The constant whining in His ears , I heard it too , but it went away after 14 minutes
This car is for connaisseurs
Actually, people keep forgetting that this is essentially the Renault recipe. Good to very good mechanics and engineering, cheep materials. I also think they are more honest than others on what their car is about. Very little misdirection on what the things in it are and they run pretty much exactly as you'd expect. It turns out, whey you expect less, the satisfaction is way bigger.
This car is 100 % aluminium , it ´s not cheap materials. The light plastic is on purpose to save weight . It ´s not a luxury heavy sport car. Iit´s a light weight sport car with perfect handling for race in the mountains roads or track or normal road too
@@stephen10. For sure. What I really meant is, cheap materials where they can get away with it. As I said, engineering wise they are pretty good in my book. What I also might add, Renault's cheap plastics are actually very good. They look not so great but they usually are very durable and comfy.
I wish we got this in America.
I'm sorry.... Renault said "only in EU and Japan"
Bryan challenge *and Australia
@@sjb2471 yes that's right
Americans are not interested in these kind of machines and Renault knows it, why bother just to lose money and sell just a handful of units? In America is all about drag racing and humongous power figures. They laugh at you when you talk about your 200 hp sports car. Most of them don't get these small, very light and supple cars, where it's all about balance and handling, not feeling g-force when smashing the throttle between traffic lights.
@@bellezayverdad not true at all.theres a big market for cars like this. The problem is nobody knows what a renault is here in America.
A110 with all its "flaws" still more fun to drive and way more style than the TT RS and 718.
maybe they have a pint before hand. id have to side to side to decide. Could the 718 be slowly pushed to the side? The Alpine looks great. Bump power w/o an Auto or Turbo.
The gearbox is a no go
@@nikomoin7604 stick to your old ass manual then
Niko Moin I am sooooo hoping that they will build a manual one. Because then I might buy one someday
@C Mitchell Alpine >Awd gay beetle
First time seeing it... I love the design!!!
why can't we have cars like this, U.S. cars are getting boring
Yes, that flood of SUVs are so nonsense
The european cars are best than americAns
Stop making long boring roads and you might make them desirable for your market. (I know not all roads but MOST of them) your geography begs for SUV’s
@@cautilligab I’m sorry but everyone in England would prefer bigger longer roads. Small roads are horrible unless your driving a smart car.
What a gorgeous thing. One of my favorite cars ever. I'm very happy this car exists. Good review, as always.
well done Renault... this is top gear performance car of the year winner
Looks like a great car. I would like to see it in Texas!
why? it's not bullet proof
@@sjaaakvandijk321 Douchebag
Sorry Terry, great driver's cars don't come to the US.
I would like too I think the French cars are very underestimated and the American people will have a big smile when they come to drive some French cars (yeah I'm French)
@@lcsighteken2248 don't worry you can keep your alpine . We have a corvette which is cheaper, and almost twice as fast
Nice review as always Mat. I haven't driven one yet but looking forward to trying it out soon. The seats are similar to the buckets in a 991 GT3 RS, which have no recline feature. This can make them very uncomfortable. By the way, the steering on the Alfa 4C can be fixed, and it transforms the car. I know as I recently bought one and had it done.
first
That is unfair!
noooo !!!
hahahaha
bahaha rematch please
I acually commented before you
I've been watching cars reviewers for a while and yes this one is really the BEST .
Very nice review. Thank you from France.
Who came here after Matt drag race😂👍
Same
ME
who came here expecting a comment about who came here after matt drag race
I Alpine
@@razielthesniper9241 yes because in modern KZhead society people are greedy for like because it will get them "a higher subscriber count so they get more popularrrrrr"...
Dis dude like deadpool without cursing part i like him
Sir i m a great fan of urs...although i m just a teen and dont have any sort of personal car...but i still watch all of ur videos....
Same
When I was a teen, it was magazines, and I dreamed of all my favourite cars.. I hope that one day you will have your own car :)
jcb74 yeah sir...i hope that too...really working hard for that
my sis has one and i have to tell u it is one of the best experience i had driving this little thing. It is everything u want to have in a car. The drving experience is addicting to say the least. Just brillant.
Mat is the Gordon Ramsey of car reviewers😂
Are you sure? Even if it is a German car?
He loves to pick this car apart!
Il est Britannique! il ne peut pas rester neutre, la jalousie finit toujours par gagner à la fin, les anglais n'ont plus de constructeur automobile généraliste, sportif, compétitions, etc.... alors il reste des noms de certaine marque mythique entre les mains de groupe financier, ou Mini(BMW), il ne peut que comparer entre des constructeurs du continent ou d'ailleurs dans le monde(les boules pour sujet de sa majesté!!!).
I have the same stereo controls and climate control on my 9400€ Dacia Logan #proud 🤣. Jokes aside, that car is simply beautiful. At first, i didn't like the design, but its is growing on me very fast.
I looooooooove carwow...❤️ As always it’s really entertaining to watch their videos!
This car is a throwback to 80's and 90's when an M3 could get away with "just" 286bhp and it's on-point now since BMW did just release 1M being a lightweight aggressor. I like the fixed steering wheel centre and fact it's that light so 1.8 turbo can deliver.
Great video, my wife has Dacia Sandero 2015, the same switch for volume, mute, bluetooth...
I'm lucky enough to own one of these, picked it up a month back and it is every bit as fun to drive as they say, great review
Hi, you've owned it for three years now. How is it?
Im very proud of Renault for staying true and honoring their original design and actually modernizing it in a beautiful way.
I didn't care for this car until now. Brilliant reviews on this channel.
Love the look of this car. I had an Airfix kit of the original 110 when I was a boy so I have something of a soft spot for the look.
Hey Matt, please tell Freya that I like her cat! Great job, again.
What a cool alternative. Wish we could see these in the States.
Yes, the Cayman is almost perfect and easy to drive fast. But the Alfa 4C and Alpine A110 have "character". They have some minor issues but you won't use these cars as an everyday driver. They are good for the weekend (or a race track) and therefor your second (or third) car. They cayman could be your daily driver but it won't thrill you. That's the reason I bought the Alfa ;)
My Cayman IS my daily driver, and it’s a thrill to drive every day! Plus it has as much luggage space as a small hatchback.
It’s for driving period!❤️🔥
Your French sounds 👌🏿
I dont know how he will prounounce renault?
@@just_soco2422 He actually did it, and very well 👌🏿
@@just_soco2422 I can confirm, that "R" was very frenchy !
My favourite modern car, along with The manual GT3.
Still love these videos man
The sound on this video doesn’t do justice to how awesome this car sound in the flesh, especially in sport mode.
From car stereo to actual cars - Alpine has come a long way
I dont think the car stereo brand from Japan has anything to do with the car Manufacturer from France
Not the same brand
One of the best looking cars available today imo
true
It has that neo-retro look that isn't forced. Very pleasing (at least for me) to the eyes.
i got to test drive one of these today and god i love this thing. Yes it is expensive but i had a smile on my face the whole time.
Great editing!
what he forgot to say is that the alpine is as fast from 0 to 60 as the Porsche Cayman GT4 but costs £ 40K less ! and besides, what he thought was plastic is real carbon fiber available in two finishes (matte and gloss) and if the sunvisors do not have covers and the speakers are so "cheap" it is to remove unnecessary weight...
He was wrong about the speakers. They are made by Focal a french loudspeaker company that makes some of the best speakers in the world. I suppose most people wont know that though.
I'll literally lay my life down for Matt Watson
hahaha I like the guy a lot (My favourite car reviewer in all of the internet) but that's extreme :)
He's fine until he opens his gob and that bloody awful YamYam accent drones out.
The video I was waiting for ! :D Thanks Carwow ! ;)
Lots of comments on here are always about the car but I’d always like to see that Mat is a genuinely great host.
Looks stunning!
I learned about this car from Gran Turismo Sport :)
Perfect little car for having fun on some country roads and circuits
Drove in one yesterday... Beast
The perfect sports car. I want one of these soooooooo bad.
I'd have this over a Cayman any day. You can see interviews with the manager of the project and you can see how cool of a dude he is and how passionate he is about the car and the project. It's amazing what they were able to achieve with such a limited budget.
Someday this is gonna be a modern classic. A track car on public road. And since you mentioned Alfa 4C. That is a great car. And then Touring got their hands on it and it become Disco Volante turned it into a very beautiful masterpiece.
Looks beautiful
Lovely car
I truly hope that Alpine sells as much of these as possible. Would love to see what they'd come up with in the future!
The fact that one of the best automotive designers in the world, Gordon Murray and Masahiro Sakurai, game designer best known for Super Smash Bros and Kirby uses this car as their daily drive tells you everything you need to know about this majestic car
Excellent review once again. A shame Alpine decided to benchmark Porsche on price (as well). The engineering in assembly, the materials specs and the versatility are just not par with Porsche's together with its gearbox and not to mention the brand's history, dealership network and mods parts supply chain. Here we have another brand making the same mistake as Lotus have done for donkey years: trying to be par on price with Porsche without being level on all attributes. Hats off anyway for a very well engineered chassis and an overall lightweight figure. Too expensive in my opinion and too restricted in what a customer can opt for which is another Porsche strong point
When is Dacia releasing its corresponding cheaper model? They have the Dacia interior already. Otherwise what beautiful color. Clio red would also suite that car
This can actually be a great track/ rally car.. specially if would be modified by Gordini or Elia.. the old model it resemble was a success back then with many skilled pilots amongst them a legendary female : Michelle Mouton..
@1066Rider Why ? because you say so ?
@@poplaurentiu4148 Because they simply are.. its insulting that they even exist.
@@Gungrave123 Competition between the brands to attract clients on they side it's been for ages.. Golden rule is those that sell survive.. Cars are made to move people and some goods from point A to point B.. Look at Saab was one of the most advanced and sophisticated brands on the market, they had so many crazy features on cars before others but they did not sell big volumes, so if they would sell more probably they would not force GM to pull them off.. Meanwhile Dacia is owned by Renault, Renault can not afford to pull out Dacia since is a very successful brand that sell by dozens.. like it or not some people will continue to buy affordable cars and Dacia is the best on this chapter (case closed).
@@Gungrave123 Yeah it's like VW's Skoda. Or Lamborghinis Skoda if you push it very far.
Beautiful car and color… love it
my 2004 clio 182 cup has the EXACT same audio controls behind the steering wheel
Parts bin ftw :)
Great video, looks an awesome car to drive. Where is this filmed looks a good track.
An engine start button SHOULD be orange, not red. If a button serves an dual function (in this case start OR stop) it should not be colour coded to either of those functions if it can't be to both. Now, green is generally held to mean go, and red to mean stop. What comes 'in between'? yes, amber ... AKA orange. You're welcome.
An engine start button should be green. An engine stop button should be red. An engine start/stop button should be Amber 😉 AKA Orange. You’re welcome too👍🏻
probably the best sounding 4 cylinder
nice skids, looks fun
I love the Apline A110 in the Codemasters rally games, I had no idea they were making a new one, but I doubt we'll ever see it in North America.
It's the same Alpine that Harry reviewed!
Mat Watson, Doug DeMuro, Scotty Kilmer as a new Top Gear trio would launch the show to record heights :)
for me Scotty is annoying with his bias
Yes he is, he dislikes everything European and likes Japanese, but that would make it a great show because they would always argue and fight about which car is better
MadProductionsink Mr.JWW, Mat and STG
MadProductionsink Mr.JWW, Mat and STG would be great.
Chris Harris , Henry Catchpole / Alex Goy , Mat Watson
...Have to say that the original [16 seconds into the video], is one one the most beautiful machines I've ever seen.
The tester criticizes the infotainment system. It is from Bosch. The tester also does not know that it has a built-in automatic stopwatch system for measuring the acceleration values 0-100, 0-200 km / h. Instead, he uses an external system.
The external system is very accurate.
LOL, I remember those turn signals from Renault Megane 2003
Omex are you buying a car because of its turn signal ?
@@Jlou21000 yeah
Since it's made by Renault maybe Nissan can use the chassis to make the next 240SX/Silvia or maybe some new sports car that's supposed to rival the BRZ.
James N not sure that renault would want’s to share their new baby
@James_N you are a genius I want to see that if nissan made a new sport car but I think that wouldn't be a Silvia because Silvia is only a name for S chassis after the S13
Just use this chassis for the next z. That way its not horrible in weight, not sure if a v6 could fit up front if the made this in a FR layout.
A mid engine 400z would be really cool though.
This car is perfect. Wow.
I think one reason for the 'cheap plastics' is that it contributes to the cars very light weight. There will a trade off with a modern car for it to be only 1100kgs.
been waiting for this
Perfect car, perfect reviewer, perfect channel.
I just love your eyewear :) Could you please tell me which TF model is it?
Your daughter has the same name as mine, so double kudos for this AND your review.