Renault’s sports car brand Alpine has confirmed an all-electric successor to its combustion-engined A110. Production of the current model will end in mid-2026, paving the way for the third-generation, fully electric A110, based on the new Alpine Performance Platform (APP).
Alpine has officially confirmed that the next generation of its iconic A110 will be fully electric. The French sports car manufacturer, part of the Renault Group, announced that production of the current, combustion-powered A110 at the Manufacture Alpine Jean Rédélé Dieppe will cease in mid-2026, after a final run of 1,750 units.
The forthcoming third-generation A110 will be the first Alpine model to use the new Alpine Performance Platform (APP), a dedicated architecture developed entirely in-house for high-performance electric vehicles.
Alpine A110 E-ternité
The platform was first introduced in 2023, and at the time, it was announced that the first model based on the APP would debut in 2026 and would be the successor to the current A110. The latter was presented as a concept car in 2022 and named the Alpine A110 E-ternité. The new platform was housed in a current body shell at the time.
The manufacturer has not provided any details about the upcoming production version of the EV. The study from three years ago featured 178 kW of power and used the same battery cells as the Mégane E-Tech Electric (60 kWh total).
Despite the twelve battery modules, the Alpine A110 E-ternité is only 258 kilograms heavier than the standard version with a petrol engine, and its range was quoted at 420 kilometers.
Electric sports cars
In contrast to a lot of its competitors shying away from fully-electric sports cars, Alpine goes for it. It is clear that all future Alpines will be electric, and that Alpine wants them to behave like genuine sports cars as well.
“The countdown begins for the brand’s iconic model before its transformation into a proper electric sports car,” the company stated in the current press release, confirming the next significant step towards full electrification. Following the A290 and the A390 crossover, the next A110 will complete Alpine’s first generation of fully electric vehicles.
Specifically, the carmaker said that it “is about to open another milestone chapter in its history, with the A110 remaining a prominent contributor, soon to be renewed as a Berlinetta that aims to reinvent French-style electric sports cars.”
Until mid-2026
As said, the current A110 with an ICE engine will stop being produced in the middle of 2026. Currently, three model versions are still available. There is the basic sports car (252 hp), very much resembling the A110 when it was launched in 2017. The second model is the A110 GTS (300 hp), the replacement for two former versions, the GT and the S, and in fact a perfect mix of both.
And then there is the A110 R70, a limited-edition version of the ultra-sharp R. The model is a tribute to the brand’s 70th anniversary and will be sold in 770 units. Meanwhile, the factory in Dieppe will be building the last 1,750 ICE cars until the production stop in June 2026. All in all, some 30,000 ‘Berlinettas’ will have rolled from the line in Dieppe when the current A110 bows out.
