Groupe Renault have announced plans for a new Alpine sports car, as previewed by the Alpine Vision show car.

The Alpine Vision combines sensual design with outstanding agility, true to the great Alpine A110 Berlinette loved and admired by enthusiasts around the world. It is powered by a four-cylinder turbocharged engine, built by experts at Renault Sport, and its low weight will allow the car to achieve 0 to 100km/h in less than 4.5 seconds. 

"Motorsports and sports cars are deeply rooted in the DNA of Groupe Renault," said Carlos Ghosn, Groupe Renault Chairman and CEO. "Earlier this month we announced our return to Formula One with a Renault team, and today we are announcing Alpine. This is an exciting next step in our strategy to leverage talent and technology between road and track, and we look forward to reaching new customers in the sport premium cars segment."

Over the next 12 months, the Alpine team will focus on building an outstanding car, very close to the Alpine Vision in terms of design, weight, handling, agility and attention to detail. Priorities will also include building out the team and the network, and finally, to pursue racing. 

"All of us at Alpine are proud to have been entrusted with the task of bringing back Alpine to sports car lovers around the world", said Michael van der Sande, Alpine Managing Director. "Our job is to faithfully reinterpret famous Alpines of the past and project Alpine into the future with a beautifully designed, agile, high-performance sports car. Our Alpine Vision show car is immediately recognisable as an Alpine yet resolutely modern. We look forward to revealing the production model later this year."

Made in Dieppe, France, the new Alpine will go on sale in 2017 initially in Europe, followed by other markets worldwide.