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Alpine to be made in 2010 as twin to the mean Nissan 370Z

By Alison in: Coupe Future Cars Renault

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Hold on to your hats as in a couple of years we will see, emerging from the other side of the Alps, a sports car that comes all wrapped up with a special bow. To give you an idea it will be: an Alpine, RenaultSport and Nissan 370Z combo.

Think about it: Renault has an F1 team that while costs a load of money, doesn’t have, like Ferrari or McLaren-Mercedes, a direct return on the range or high performance models. Renault doesn’t have an all-round sports model, apart from the lovely RS.

And it won’t be turning heads with a Clio or a Megane, which is why, as revealed by RenaultSport director to CarTribe, the French have a plan in place: to revive the historic Alpine brand in the next two years, making it a kind of brother to the RS. But how will that work?