During an interview carried out at the Geneva Motor Show 2017, a representative of the Alpine brand told us that the gendarmerie would have come to see the new Alpine A110 … Fifty years after the Berlinette, it will return to the ranks of the BRI end of 2021.
It looks like a big April Fool’s Day, it isn’t! During an interview carried out as part of the Geneva Motor Show 2017, a representative of the Alpine brand assured us that the gendarmerie would have approached the new A110 closely.
” They came to see her (in Dieppe, editor’s note) and were very interested, told us this spokesperson. But nothing has been signed and no decision has been made yet “.
Due to its high price, the French coupe was not selected in 2020 in favor of the Cupra Leon. But national sentiment has led to a new call for tenders which should conclude in the fall of 2021 with the purchase of 36 A110s.
Alpine and the gendarmerie, a long history
Alpine and the gendarmerie, it is a long history which goes back to the end of the Sixties. At the time, the gendarmes choose theAlpine A110 to equip their fleet with rapid intervention vehicles. It will be replaced a few years later by theAlpine A310, then by theAlpine GTA.
Since 2011, the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) has had Renault Mégane RS, the engine of which has been reworked compared to the production model. Perhaps the new Mégane RS, expected at the end of 2017, could also be of interest to the gendarmerie. Who knows ?
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