Alpine and the IED Institute in Turin present the A4810 concept, a hydrogen supercar designed by the design students of the prestigious school. This coupe was imagined as an heir to the berlinetta by 2035.
Each year, the design institute in Turin, Italy, collaborates with a car manufacturer to design a concept car for its Masters in Transport Design students. In 2022, the promotion partnered with Alpine. The Renault group’s sports brand gave the 28 students the task of designing a “super berlinetta” for the year 2035, the year that will mark the 80th anniversary of Alpine. The result has everything of a supercar and is called A4810. Traditionally, the result was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. In the absence of high mass on the shores of Lake Geneva, it was in Italy that the project was unveiled on March 18.
A4810, the (trans)Alpine supercar
The name of the car, if it can evoke both the Alpine A480 of endurance and the road models of the firm whose names end in “10”, is in fact a reference to the altitude of Mont-Blancthe highest peak in the Alps that join France and Italy, culminating at (almost) 4,810 meters.
The lines of the coupé are fluid and collected, as if sculpted by the wind; its designers say they were inspired by Formula 1 to design the aerodynamic attributes of the car. At the bow, a very prominent spoiler skims the ground and emphasizes the very thin edges of a two-stage bodywork. The fine and horizontal lights placed on the upper part are linked by a luminous rod which runs along the element placed at mid-height and highlights the air intakes placed at the ends of the shield.
The curved cockpit of the two-seater is entirely tinted in black. On both sides, the flanks are hollowed out by imposing scoops. At the rear, a low longitudinal spoiler and LED lights integrated into transparent panels extend the stern, reminiscent of the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo concept cars. The A4810 is 5.09m long, 2.01m wide and 1.06m high with a 2.72m wheelbase.
Hydrogen at Alpine
Although it currently only exists as a full-size model, the Alpine A4810 is theoretically powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Alas, no technical sheet has been communicated. The car is advertised as “light, powerful and agile at the same time”. Between the marketing of the Renault Master H2-Tech and the announcement of a concept car equipped with a hydrogen engine, this source of energy seems to be experiencing renewed interest within the Renault group. If the prototype could completely integrate a virtual game or be accessible via an NFT platform, its production is absolutely not envisaged. The program of new products for the A Fléché brand is already known with the arrival in 2024 of a vitaminized city car, then a crossover (2025) and finally a sports car (2026) developed in partnership with Lotus.
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