The Last Dance of French Supercar Poetry by Yves de Contades
A swan song in carbon fibre and French flags the ultimate Alpine before the electric curtain falls.
The Alpine A110 R 70 arrives like a perfectly timed coup de theatre: the final act of a 70-year love affair between Dieppe’s engineers and the art of making automobiles dance.
This 70th-anniversary edition is, quite literally, the last of its kind before Alpine succumbs to electrification. Think of it as Catherine Deneuve’s final film: impossibly beautiful, utterly French, and destined to leave you pining for what once was.
A Grand Tour Worthy of the Stage
To do it justice, we embarked on a voyage culturel across England, beginning at The Star in Alfriston (that medieval Sussex gem beloved by literary pilgrims). From there, we swept north to Pinewood Studios for a nostalgic nod to Britain’s cinematic golden age, before ending in the Cotswolds, sipping champagne with West End friends. Because if one must test a French sports car, one should do so with proper dramatic flair.
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