This is the most underrated car James May owns
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He fell in love with it on The Grand Tour so much that he bought one, and now James May has a bit of a public service announcement about just what the Alpine A110 is all about.
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But what if it had a 2jz swap?
Ide be sad that the U.S. does not get this but then I realized it comes with no manual transmission, so I am not missing out on anything.
maybe because it's French?
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James, with the excellent long gray hair, looks more and more like his older brother Brian.
"What's not to like comment subscribe" Haha, that was brilliant!
Yes it was, very smooth
It was….. along with the Hammond waistcoat analogy. JM is a true master
Genius wasn't it
Its the reason im here 😄😄
@@richwood4196 me too lol. Knew it would be in the comments as soon as I heard it!
Seeing James do a classic TG style road test review warms my heart. DRIVETRIBE do this more!
And he even managed to make fun of Clarkson and Hammond, both.😂😂
It comes natural to them because it’s their style that made TG what it is. Those 3 bosses were the TG savior
I love it
Why can’t i love this comment instead of just liking it
The butterfly was a nice touch.
I love the aesthetic of that car. And the fact that it's a small, lightweight supercar-ish French contrarian car makes it quite likely James's perfect vehicle.
I hear the terroir on this is brilliant!
I don't normally like French cars, but this one is pretty!
The French car that hates being French
And mine too, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE lightweight sports cars!❤🚗
This one, Drivetribe. This one nails the review format exactly without pandering to nostalgia or overly-scripted scenes. And that NATO watch strap, oh my gosh. Looks fantastic!
I'm surprised James hasn't done a watch tribe channel yet
It's an Hamilton American Classic Pan Europe Day Date for you fellow watch lovers
@@cardinal-ducderichelieu1362 thanks mate!
@@cardinal-ducderichelieu1362 champ
@@cardinal-ducderichelieu1362 You the man!
This has mad Top Gear review vibes
Makes me borderline emotional 😅🥲
I mean... He is the mother of the modern top gear.
A review with added like, comment and subscribe!
that is what people really want , the old top gear back, the old country back, the old life back...
Are you surprised ?
His comment subscribe drops randomly are the subtle humor I show up for
Same. Had to pause the video to laugh. I think it's an excellent way to do it every video without taking it serious
Hah, yeah, he started out hating having to say it, but now has fun with throwing it in randomly, i like comment subscribe that.
I've seen quite a few of these on the roads here in Belgium and I think they look fantastic from most angles. They're unfussy and not too brash, which is rare for this class of car these days.
The alpine looks stunning, I wish they brought them to the u.s. That is a true driver's car.
Is it easy or not. I once saw a vw scirocco in ny
I dont think you can have fun on your road. It is a car made for small and turn road. On straigh line like you have in the US must be borring. You would probably be disapointed
Soon 🫣
I might be alone in this, but I love the rear design of this car.
So do I. The design is great.
i love it as well
no you are not alone... it's awesome.... JM is clueless
Yeh, I feel the same. I mean I get what James is saying, but to me looks great XD. Ok, maybe they could have done a bit more for rear visibility, but I like the slight drop and mold to that smug rear boot line :D
Same
"What's not to like likecommentsubscribe!" Well played this one, captain.
Captain slow becomes Captain segway
@@CommentFrom Captain Segue
Whats not to likecommentsubscribe
The 'S' does 0-60 in 4.4 seconds and 161mph coupled with 40mpg (even when driving 'enthusiastically'). The double clutch gearbox is excellent (jumped from a 718 Cayman PDK into the A110 and never questioned the gearbox). After extensive research, number crunching and soul searching I just ordered the A110s. I looked at the market. Took everything for extended test drives (days not minutes). The Alpine makes too much sense to ignore; performance that leaves you grinning from ear to ear and an everyday practicality that allows it to be used as a daily drive. Is it a 718 Cayman basher? Only the Porsche GTS4 and the GT4 would be 'better' but then you are in a different ball park. Go and try one. Get your head round the fact that you don't have to play 'German badge wars' any more and enjoy arguably the best sports car around. For anyone interested the film was shot Near Compton Abbas airfield, just south of Shaftsbury, Dorset. My local area and roads I drive often.
Bro even the step in model porsche Cayman with the 2l turbo is better in every way than this.
@@swansmeister in every way ? Try using a scale.
Bro, preaching to the choir, I sold my s2 Lotus not to long ago so don't try to lecture me, the cayman is hardly a heavyweight and beats the Alpine or should I say Renault in terms of power and pretty sure it goes faster round a track also.
@@swansmeister I disagree and it very rarely loses a head to head against the 718 in YT reviews - both in terms of track time and pleasure. Tuck your prejudices aside and test drive it, it is a wonderful drivers' car. (Elise S2 owner)
@@hyweltthomas I seen the reviews of Steve Sutcliffe, he did a comparisson vid witht the two I believe and he said the same. Second I would refuse to buy a what, 80k pound car thats just shares parts with a clio, it's an overpriced gimmick and the looks are also questionable but thats more opinion ofc so don't realy matter. An s2 exige for example looks way better and the s3 also still looks better imo.
This car is one of the most aesthetically pleasing cars in my eyes, it’s so incredibly elegant, and that blue certainly helps.
"Downsizing is the secret weapon that will help us preserve the cars we love." Amen to that.
Tell that to American car manufactures that have decided that crossovers, SUV's and trucks is all we are getting on this side of the pond.. oh and the Mustang.
New rules: max length 4.0m, width 1.8m, weight 1000Kg, power 75kW. Then the politicians and enviromentalists might calm down?
or, with due deference to Sir Alec Issigonis, 3.3m x 1.4m x 700 Kg x 45 kW is all you really need, but they don't withstand a crash very well.
@@john1703 "...they might calm down?" They won't. Their ultimate goal is your destruction. They will never stop, so don't give them an inch.
@@mattmattmatt131313 If you talk about environmentalist, their ultimate goal is to save you and the others, even if it mean to leave your car behind. Nowadays, scientific projection clearly shows that we can't expect to live like before (nevertheless, not necessarily at a very rich lvl). Owning a reasonably equipped house, with 2 children in it and a reasonably sized car is already to much. I love the alpine, but unfortunately, she and the others (even electrics), has to disappear. Humans need to decrease to survive
Stunning editing.
who edit this? i need to review my car too .. what price?
@@isDatBoi Lucy?
What’s is the budget of DT?
Andyisyoda !! Your vids with Keralis on modern houses miss me so much!!
@@0megalul309 Tim's crew ?
"Sensations delivered per litre of petrol burned" Or as I like to call it "Smiles per Gallon"
3:07 that was the smoothest and most subtle hidden promotion ever
It caught me completely off guard. 😂😂😂
Probably one of the best Drivetribe videos yet; everything just felt spot on. Audio, cinematic style, pacing, script, James, comedy, subject. For what is a relatively simple video, it's certainly one to be proud of.
Exactly!
i'd never seen a James video but immediately enjoyed it for his love of cars,driving & his appreciation of the Alpine
I'm so happy that it's May of the trio who seems to have fully embraced the Tribe Stuff - I genuinely don't think there could ever be enough content with him, and every video is so engrossing, especially with a talented production crew behind him that he's happy to turn the spotlight on. Just need a proper James May Podcast imo, about things he finds interesting or something like that
Nothing will quite be like Clarkson's voice getting you excited, but all 3 are pure legends
No, this is not what he's most interested in
On the note of making vehicles smaller and more lightweight, I really wish the market in North America would steer towards hatchbacks and wagons instead of crossovers and SUVs. The leading example I use is a 2020 Civic hatchback has the same cargo space as many small crossovers and SUVs !!
Really wish we had a "wagon craze" instead of a "soccer mom crossover craze".
I have a 2018 GTI SE and LOVE IT
My old man's X-Trail is smaller inside than a Ford Focus - but on the outside it's a bloated monstrosity.
Agreed
Still no Mercs CLS sport wagon to this date
Had one when it came out 3 years back, pre-ordered but sold as I wasn't using much due to small kids, still regret it to this day and I'm thinking of buying another, so much fun to drive
I have owned some recent and modern supercars, and now I have an Alpine, and it’s objectively better in most ways for 1/5th what I’ve paid previously. I absolutely love it
Would it be better if manual? 😀 one can dream
100%. As well as a lot more smiles per gallon it is also usable 365 days a year. You don't have to fear speed bumps, rain, long motorway miles and an enjoyable car you can use often is >> a spectacular car you use very rarely.
Usable performance > potential performance
@@RichardEnglander Honestly no, it's so nimble it keeps you very busy, I don't think anybody but people with bags of talent would have time. I'm with you that it can be a real bonus to a car (GR Yaris for example) - but in this case I wouldn't want it
@@RichardEnglander It would be better and probably sell better being a manual. Could always take things up a notch and get an Elise instead :)
I feel vindicated that I’m not the only man with a garage containing random useful wood off-cuts 😁 thanks James 👍
exactly!!!
I thought there were two things that made a man? Random wood cuts and wires/cables for every device you have or may, in the future, own.
I thought it was part of the man-kit...
he was joking
Fun fact: Masahiro Sakurai (the director of the Super Smash Bros. series from Nintendo) said he had 2 cars. A Mercedes S Class (which Harada from Tekken said he also had) and this specific car.
More of this please, most fun I’ve had watching a video in a while.
I love how he still roasts Jeremy and Richard at theyre not even in this episode lol
The Alpine will be remembered as a legendary exotic car that happened at a bizarre turning point in automotive history.
I hope so, could be a few pounds ,or euros in Christian catholic - as James would say - less
You can say that again. Now if only they'd sell this outside Europe...
@@valentinegonsalves7322 They sell it in Australia 🙂
@@jonmarsden1366 for 130k 😂
@@stephanvelines7006 He said "Roman Catholic" not "Christian Catholic". Changing the wording changes the intent. Not to mention that the Anglican Church already calls itself "Protestant Yet Catholic" by its motto.
Besides the magnificent A110, i must say the color correction done on this video is absolutely fantastic! Props to the editor!
That “Roman Catholic” quip caught me off-guard and had me lol’ing.
Divide the distance betweent a pole & the equator (meridian) by 10 000 000 is a French Revolution concept.
I have to say, I think the modern A110 is one of the few cars that really pulls off the retro design look. I think its absolutely gorgeous from every angle. I think this is largely due to it still being quite small. Other cars (500 and Mustang) have grown in size exponentially, therefore the design language doesn't look right.
@Sean Haley Yea your right. While I DO like the Mustang, the longer disproportionate nose reminds me more of the 71 Mach 1 in Stephen Seagal's movie ' Marked For Death '.
Absolutely ! It has unique and - dare I say it - 'timeless' styling. Sorry James, you're quite wrong on this.
I disagree i think all three cars look great compared to most cars on the road
The original A110 had exactly that look its not new.
One of the best automotive journalists to ever live. Thank you, James
Well said, cheers!
@Matthew Robinson.. +1.. Agreed. .
@Matthew Robinson ' One of the 3 best automotive journalists to ever live. Thank you, James Jeremy and Richard. ' There, fixed it for you. 😁
The other 2 are clarkson and hammond
Very impressed and so excited by this Video! This has such a highly professional production feeling that i feel weird watching it on KZhead to be honest. Please, more of this, i would gladly throw money at you to watch it.
I could sit and look at this car for hours. Love it!
Ahh, there's nothing like a James May car review. I'd like to see more, not just his own stuff but new vehicles he finds interesting.
Isn't that the same thing?
@@john1703 exactly 💀
James should review his watch collection.
Looks like a Hamilton Pan Europ Chronograph.
His watch makes his "drip" suit well with his "whip"
Hodinkee talking watches with James May. Please.
Underrated comment.
@@geordiebatt cheers mate, was driving me mad what it was!
It is interesting that there is also a Bulgarian trace in the creation of the revived Alpine A110 model. It is about the designer who made the first exterior sketches of the concept. He is Bulgarian, and his name is Deyan Denkov. It is he who outlines the vision of the new Alpine
I think it looks great! In the first 10 seconds of the video, I knew that it was the modern version of the old Alpine. The original car won A LOT of races and awards.
Kudos to the editors who have to make james's driving look fast
They probably have more trouble with Hammond since he crashes within 2 minutes of driving
This felt so much like a classic TopGear review. This is the future please do more.
Very nice review James. Thank you for this and I hope to see more of this
I really appreciate this car. From my point of view it’s a decent tribute to the original late 60’s one which is one of my favourite rally cars
I really can't imagine what my life would have looked like without James, Richard and Jeremy. This phenomenal trio has always made me smile even in hard times and I will always be thankful to them. I hope that the next generations will get the same experience as me watching their series despite the growing influence of EVs and the end of the ICE era. I don't think that anyone will be able to produce a show better than theirs, because what these gentlemen are doing is writing history.
James is the best of the 3, goes against all the typically bad car enthusiasts tropes.
@@TC-qw3lr I have to agree, James is just pure wholesome
They brought comedy to car shows, even if you didn't like cars you could appreciate the trio. I hope I can hold on to my ICE age cars
The video and editing quality is just world class ! …… could just as well be a segment from grand tour ! ❤️
For 1/50th the budget, I'm guessing...
@@kasimirdenhertog3516 you Are Right if even that !
3:00 best "like comment subscribe" plug yet
Superb superb editing. Excellent shots. Genius script. And James May. This is the best review I have seen all year
I agree! Cheers!
The editing is masterful. This really does feel like old TG.
I see the production quality is heading towards Top Gear levels
The quality of these videos is uncanny! It can rival grand tour or topgear reviews. Even though it is made by smaller team with smaller budget, I’m assuming. Great job!!
I hope Alpine nails the future electric R5. I’m really considering buying one as a daily driver.
So am I - the "regular" and new R5 might look gorgeous as production car but I'm espacially curious about the Alpine adaption.
i wish we had these available on the states. Also i miss this kind of content from the boys
You can't have this available in the states, the states aren't dignified enough.
@@YourFavouriteDraugr a bit mean
@@Toby-ox9pt but accurate
@@saltpeter500 very accurate
They only want PoWeRrrrr over there
That car is so very much a well designed and styled car, James you are wrong.
The fin in the hood does not fit, and the second pair of lights in the front feel forced, otherwise it looks like a great car.
@@FunkyBuddha81 needless to say, the twin headlamps were always THE central design feature of the alpine: a relaunch of the alpine without them would have been pretty much pointless.
@@donkeyshot4932 allright, i get it. But the they could have shape them a bit more like the main lights, and not just make them round.
Sir, I agree with you
yeah for once James is wrong
I actually think it’s a very pretty car. The back end especially is beautiful. If I’m unsure about anything it’s the quad headlights, but overall I think it looks great
I wish we would see those James May Top Gear Style videos more often! Really apriciate it! Thanks
That Alpine is a beautiful car, I always liked the original. I even liked the late 80's early 90's V6 Turbo and 310.
They both represent everything that was right with the 80s and 90s
I love James May. He's a legend. If you are seeing this, i wish you be well, Mr. May!
I love how it has the same styling as the 60s model
Agree completely--we need more lightweight, compact cars!
The car looks like a French Audi TT, whereas the Audi, all aggressive and "JAAA!!!" the Alpine is quaint and elegant, simply "oui"
It’s true, the TT‘s Design has become rather aggressive with the 3rd generation. I still admire the pure and neutral design of the 1st 😗👌🏼 As to the Alpine: great looking car, but I honestly don’t understand the price policy
Great description
@@rustyjames8138 The pricing is great considering all yearly production is sold fast. Supply and demand - basic economics.
@@andreidanielpetre is it actually? I don’t know the figures, but cannot imagine the alpine branch is a highly profitable company. I guess it’s mostly an image support for Renault. Fact is: equipped as it is at its price, it remains uninteresting for the majority of car-enthusiasts. And again: I truly like its design
@@rustyjames8138 id only consider it unibteresting because i dont think theres a manual version
Still one of the most beautiful French cars ever. Its like the French Alfa Romeo 4C
One of the best things coming out of France for the last 40 years. I really do like it - Light, nimble, beautiful, nice sounding. Great!
returning back to this vid after like a year, one of my faves, James May made me love the A110, its now one of my fave cars out there, Gordon Murray likes it too!
It really is. This is an amazing underrated car. Two seater, sports, mid-engine, RWD coupes/roadsters are my favorites.
I am completely into this car, James' watch and his new beard.
In 4K as well!
What a beauty...man, this one's a headturner!
this is eerily like a review segment in top gear great work
Loved everything about this video, it's like 3atching a bit of top gear or grand tour. Super editing. And James hit the nail on the head about the problems with retro design meeting modern standards.
Brilliant and the “Dunking donuts ram raid” had me laughing, glad we still have these guys doing cars!!
Nice to see you James ! Top video as usual.
I want to echo what some of the other folks here are saying. This is absolutely 10/10. I know May and Co. don't want to do this sort of thing a lot anymore, but they are the pinnacle of car reviewers. Us TG/TGT fans are loving every second of this, and I would dearly hope they consider doing more reviews for Drivetribe. Mr. James May, thank you so very much for this, and I hope you will do more!
I love the Alpine, one of my favourite cars currently on sale, and of all time
Hearing James voice just makes me happy
Yep!
I have a lot of time for James May. Really enjoying this mini series about his own cars.
I think it;s one of the best looking cars around, the sound is great and one of the few usable sports cars. Perfect.
Happy to see James so healthy.
Love how James describes the perfect car as a motorcycle
Excellent analysis! It also made me wonder where the detailed metal (1/18?) scale model I had as a teenager has gone ... I think it was the 1971 Renault Alpine A110 model, nicest lines in the Alpine series I think
I cannot articulate how bad I want one of these. Ever since they came out, I have dreamt of one day that I could get to drive one.
Goose bumps seeing him in old form like that, goose bumps.
A return of the famous drivetribe youtuber James may
JAMES is always the thinking man ... he always looks at the engineering and practical aspects of the cars in a well balanced way.
I miss this sort of review. Well done, JM.
I would love to see James go through how easy or difficult cars are to repair. After all, bieng eco friendly also means fixing what we have rather than replacing it.
It hasn't been around long enough to find out where it's going to go wrong.
Hardly, if Gordon Murray also has one, that says it all. Epic car.
Exactly, except it's too big and heavy fit him XD
Remember he said "there was nothing trick about it. It does all the basics very well." I bet GM could do something similar with its vast pasts bin,and make a new Fiero. Make it look like a baby vette.
@@LeeePowers yes, but they won’t.
And so the world of car design comes back to what Mazda have always done with the MX-5. Small, light, fun.
The MX5 was simply a better built 60 Lotus Elan. My legs were to long to fit in an Elan so I bought an original Alpine 100 1600s
Love the way you colour match your watch to your car. Well played sir!
I wish we had this in the US. Need more cars like this here and fewer truck-like vehicles.
I'm really quite fond of my vintage Silk Cut jacket
Yeah mate, the rave was epic :)
I really badly want this car. It’s such an amazing car.
James may has aged very nicely.... looks great with his beard.
That must've been his health trip
Thankyou James, I always knew that others had a mower and wood offcuts in the garage...oh and the Alpine, underrated indeed.
This kind of thing is "my bag." Thank you for doing these reviews, James.
That James May's Alpine A110 looks like the Grand theft auto online reference of aka Toundra Panthere releases today.
Would love to own one! Or.. one of the originals. This has been my favorite car since I was a kid. Thanks for showing it off!
We need Hammond Clarkson and May in a video together in this channel !! Please make that happen🙏
That would be magical isn't it.
That blue/ French flag edit combo..... pure class !!!! #editorsarethebest
Gorgeous car. I love the rally car version of the old ones.
I love this car, it feels timeless
It would be actually a well known car if they’d sell it to other markets. Hardly anyone in the US knows a about this car.
Hardly anyone knows about French car in US ... it's just a economical suicide for a French automaker to try to sell a car in US.
@@damienthimonier4900 Chevrolet is a French name that has done well in the US auto market.
@@HansDelbruck53 but no one says Chevrolet there they just say Chevy
@@HansDelbruck53 It might be a French name but it isn't a French nanufacturer it's GM so what's your point.
oh sell it in Canada ! Eastern Canada . what's would it be like to winter drive in an Alpine ?
such a great surprise ! James May is reviewing my dreaming car with old top gear style ! you perfeclty explained the A110 philosophy !
Love your work.Thanks James.