New Alpine cheaper than expected.

New Alpine cheaper than expected.

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Quickmoose

4,495 posts

123 months

Friday 24th November 2017
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Just gonna put this here too for comaprison's sake




Carbon vs Aluminium vs steel (?)

kambites

67,578 posts

221 months

Friday 24th November 2017
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Body or chassis? As I understand it, looking at the obvious competition:

Alpine: Aluminium monocoque and body panels.
Alfa: CFRP tub, GRP body.
Porsche: Steel monocoque and body panels.
Elise/Exige: Aluminium tub; GRP body.

Quickmoose

4,495 posts

123 months

Friday 24th November 2017
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Chassis... I knew the Alfa didn't have a carbon body...