Alpine A110 Premiere Edition has been revealed. 

The all-new two-seater sports coupe has been built with lightweight alluminium to reduce weight.

It has retro styling which is derived from the famous Alpine Berlinette sports car from the 1960s and 1970s.

The twin front headlights, sculpted flanks, distinctive bonnet spine and wraparound rear screen are clearly borrowed from the A110 Berlinette, while the LED running lights and ‘X’-shaped LED taillights, with dynamic turn indicators, hint at the car’s modern day engineering and performance. 

Antony Villain, Head of Design, Alpine, comments: “As a car enthusiast, designing a new Alpine was a dream opportunity. 

“The A110 Berlinette is such an iconic car that it was natural to use it as a reference for the new model. We wondered; if the A110 never went away, if this new car was the sixth or seventh generation A110, what would it look like? 

“It was important to make the link to the past, but the design also has to look to the future of Alpine and reflect the car’s modernity.

Powering the car is a turbocharged 1.8-lite, four-cylinder petrol engine which develops 252PS and 320 Nm. 

It enables the car to travel from zero-62mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 156mph.

The engine is paired to a seven-speed DCT clutch, sending power to the rear wheels. 

Initially just 1,995 A110 Premiere Editions were allocated for reservation through a mobile app which allowed buyers to reserve the car and play deposit.

There is no customisation options for buyers who have a choice between Alpine Blue, Noir Profond (black) and Blanc Solaire (pearlescent white) paintwork.

Each version of the car does include, however, lightweight 18-inch Otto Fuchs forged aluminium wheels, an active sports exhaust, Focal audio system, carbon fibre interior accents, brushed aluminium pedals, leather-trimmed Sabelt one-piece sports seats, a numbered Première Edition plaque on the centre console and tasteful Tricolore badges on the rear pillars.

Groupe Renault acquired Renault in 1978 and has since chosen to make it into a standalone brand instead of a subsidiary. 

Michael van der Sande, Managing Director, Alpine, comments: “It is an enormous privilege to relaunch a brand that instils such passion – but a big responsibility too.

"This passion for Alpine, both within Groupe Renault and among sports car enthusiasts, is huge. It has long been our ambition to bring Alpine back.

"Now, the time is right.

“With the new A110 Première Edition we’ve taken the core principles that made Alpine so successful in the Sixties and Seventies – such as compact size, light weight and a very low centre of gravity – and deployed them with modern technologies. 

“The car is an absolute pleasure to drive on country roads or on the track, but also very comfortable to drive every day.

“It is my mission to establish Alpine as a permanent fixture in the sports car segment.”

UK deliveriess are expected to take place midway through 2018.