QOTD: Should The Alpine 110 Finally Come To America?

by Tim Healey

Published: March 16th, 2026

qotd should the alpine 110 finally come to america

A report suggests that the Alpine A110 is closer to going on sale in America.

Automotive News Europe is reporting that the car is undergoing American crash testing and could come here as either a hybrid or with an internal-combustion powertrain.

Alpine, a Renault brand, was already looking to enter our market in 2028 with two larger models, probably crossovers, built in South Korea. They'd likely have an electric powertrain. The company backed off due to tariffs and the cratering EV market.

Instead, the two-seat A110 could come here, or, perhaps, a 2+2 version will be sold on our shores.

Could this work? Would the A110 sell in the States? Does it need to add a rear seat? Does the powertrain matter?

Go ahead and sound off below.

[Image: Renault/Alpine]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Hi There on Mar 17, 2026

If you're in the market for a Lotus or a Cayman S, then the A110 is one of your options in Europe. If you're dead set on a Cayman, you're a Porsche wannabe, so, you're never gonna buy an Alpine. So, that leaves anyone potentially interested in a Lotus as an Alpine customer.

Americans have no attachment to the Alpine name, unlike Europe.

They'll probably never bring the 110 here, but some cross-over hybrid thing, like an Alpine Pursangue. And they'll sell 5 and go away.

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- Bd2 on Mar 17, 2026
  
  Lotus offers a manual transmission, sadly not found on the Alpine. I'd gladly cross shop Lotus and this while ignoring Porsche outright. I saw my first A110 in Tokyo of all places but was happy to see 4 various A110/S models during my last brief trip to Normandie.
  
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Hi There on Mar 17, 2026

Also, pretty sure everyone here is pronouncing it Al-pine, when, it's proper pronunciation is Al-peen.

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- Grandmaster T on Mar 17, 2026
  
  You said "everyone" -- you were wrong.
  Now *I* feel superior. Not you. Me. BWHAHAHAHAHA!
  
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- Normie on Mar 17, 2026
  
  If the brand doesn't matter, how can our pronunciation of it matter?
  
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