RE: Alpine launches 'intense' 292hp A110S
Discussion
Another article about a car that seems to provide most of what PH says it wants (low kerb weight, good handling, acceleration, decent real world economy) and another article where the first page is taken up with people finding as many faults as they can with it!
PH is getting more and more like a groundhog day version of the BBC programme grumpy old men!
Miserablegit said:
can't remember said:
Bringing out an upgrade whilst you still have people sat on a waiting/build list for the launch model is a bit t
tty in my book, unless you offer to upgrade at cost the early adopters.
This is not the case, however. All Premier Editions have been delivered. People waiting now put orders in for Pure/Legende models which were not the launch model. tty in my book, unless you offer to upgrade at cost the early adopters.Onehp said:
So no engine hardware changes? Ceramic turbo? More cooling? I would expect so for a OEM, in that case more than a remap. If not, get a remap if you already have one 
Difficult to tell but I reckon it at least has the ceramic bearing turbo has even all the Megane 280 have had it since October 2018 to offset for the adoption of the particulate filter and maintain original power.nickfrog said:
Difficult to tell but I reckon it at least has the ceramic bearing turbo has even all the Megane 280 have had it since October 2018 to offset for the adoption of the particulate filter and maintain original power.
No mention of that in any of the literature - and my mechanic seemed to think that I would be able to get the remap from Alpine. In any case there are already a fair few remaps that get around the 300bhp mark so I suspect it's just a remap. I did notice there was mention of 7000 rpm, so there may be a slight lift of the rev limiter - might limits at 6800.If Alpine do offer the remap at sensible money I'll probably go for it. The engine is already very revvy unlike many turbos. Peak torque extending to 6400 revs is just what I have been asking for - but other aftermarket remaps seem intent on giving great dollops of midrange (and inevitably more lag to go with it). They are going way over the specified torque limit of the gearbox of 320nm.
There is clearly quite of a lot of demand for a more track focussed variant so I think it will sell well - but it really does need a gearbox oil cooler to cope with a heavy track day.
can't remember said:
Bringing out an upgrade whilst you still have people sat on a waiting/build list for the launch model is a bit ttty in my book, unless you offer to upgrade at cost the early adopters.
To be fair if you currently have a Pure or Legende on order you can convert it to an S order (unless it's already scheduled for production). There is also talk of upgrade packages for older cars, but no details yet. tty in my book, unless you offer to upgrade at cost the early adopters.bcr5784 said:
nickfrog said:
Difficult to tell but I reckon it at least has the ceramic bearing turbo has even all the Megane 280 have had it since October 2018 to offset for the adoption of the particulate filter and maintain original power.
No mention of that in any of the literature https://www.renaultsport.co.uk/forum/default.aspx?...
https://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/essai-m...
cerb4.5lee said:
wab172uk said:
Just a shame they couldn't have added a manual gearbox to the options list.
I'm like a broken record with this(and many other things! 
) but I think it would be great if it was offered with a manual gearbox too. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff