Has Porsche finally been beaten; Catchpole thinks they have!
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It's not exactly a pretty shape I see old Toyota Celica at the front Audi A4 at the rear and I'am sure what in between, the sound it makes is nothing special and the first 5sec of the video all I heard was an auto box...big thumbs down for a drivers car.
Not for me thanks I can't see anything here that would replace my Cayman.
Not for me thanks I can't see anything here that would replace my Cayman.
no manual option so it's a daft car, who wants an auto in this sort of car ?
Lotus Elise 220 every time over this sorry to say.
Jurno's and mags over hype every thing to get clicks, I tend not to watch so much and canceled EVO 12 months ago, most reviews are poor.
Automatic, 4 pot engine with no LSD who even cares about it ? it's not even cheap.
bit like the 4c fail imo.
Another hyped review just like every single car on every single channel !
Lotus Elise 220 every time over this sorry to say.
Jurno's and mags over hype every thing to get clicks, I tend not to watch so much and canceled EVO 12 months ago, most reviews are poor.
Automatic, 4 pot engine with no LSD who even cares about it ? it's not even cheap.
bit like the 4c fail imo.
Another hyped review just like every single car on every single channel !
ChrisW. said:
I like it ...
Me too. A lot. And out of all the present journo's, I'd take Catchpole's word over anyone else's.It's about time someone proved small lightweight mid-engined cars are still buildable despite all the safety requirements foisted upon today's car manufacturers. The Reggie have always been superb at chassis dynamics and judging spring, damper and anti-roll bar rates. Bet it's an absolute hoot to drive.
No LSD ? For road use it's really not a problem.
Looks ? As ever, it's subjective, but I'd take mine in Reggie Liquid Yellow with a 50hp power boost
Porsche911R said:
no manual option so it's a daft car, who wants an auto in this sort of car ?
Lotus Elise 220 every time over this sorry to say.
Jurno's and mags over hype every thing to get clicks, I tend not to watch so much and canceled EVO 12 months ago, most reviews are poor.
Automatic, 4 pot engine with no LSD who even cares about it ? it's not even cheap.
bit like the 4c fail imo.
Agree with all that. Cancelled EVO when Jethro left, too.Lotus Elise 220 every time over this sorry to say.
Jurno's and mags over hype every thing to get clicks, I tend not to watch so much and canceled EVO 12 months ago, most reviews are poor.
Automatic, 4 pot engine with no LSD who even cares about it ? it's not even cheap.
bit like the 4c fail imo.
Shame, as I love French performance biscuit-tins of old.
I really like the look of the car, but with my cynical head on was this ever going to get anything other than very positive reviews after the Evo team were given access to the development mule and "input" to the finished product? I'd imagine you probably have to look a long way to find any other Evo review suggesting the lack of a diff is OK in a sporting car.....
Slippydiff said:
Me too. A lot. And out of all the present journo's, I'd take Catchpole's word over anyone else's.
It's about time someone proved small lightweight mid-engined cars are still buildable despite all the safety requirements foisted upon today's car manufacturers. The Reggie have always been superb at chassis dynamics and judging spring, damper and anti-roll bar rates. Bet it's an absolute hoot to drive.
No LSD ? For road use it's really not a problem.
Looks ? As ever, it's subjective, but I'd take mine in Reggie Liquid Yellow with a 50hp power boost
come on really ?It's about time someone proved small lightweight mid-engined cars are still buildable despite all the safety requirements foisted upon today's car manufacturers. The Reggie have always been superb at chassis dynamics and judging spring, damper and anti-roll bar rates. Bet it's an absolute hoot to drive.
No LSD ? For road use it's really not a problem.
Looks ? As ever, it's subjective, but I'd take mine in Reggie Liquid Yellow with a 50hp power boost
A Load of people say they love it, but won't buy it, that's forums for you.
I think it's an interesting alternative and am pleased it has got good reviews. If people buy it then we may see a future Alpinesport example with a manual and a power boost. Logical to start modestly given the lack of market presence for Alpine (from mainstream buyers).
This over a Cayman 718? Possibly - 4 pots can sound good. Try a Clio 172 Cup with a decent exhaust for example.
Interestingly at the old school end of the spectrum you can walk into a Nissan showroom and buy a brand new 370Z for £30k plus change. Manual, rear wheel drive, V6, thirsty, heavy. You don't see many of those about either so I think the Alpine will also be a rare car!
Hats off to Henry for another excellent video.
This over a Cayman 718? Possibly - 4 pots can sound good. Try a Clio 172 Cup with a decent exhaust for example.
Interestingly at the old school end of the spectrum you can walk into a Nissan showroom and buy a brand new 370Z for £30k plus change. Manual, rear wheel drive, V6, thirsty, heavy. You don't see many of those about either so I think the Alpine will also be a rare car!
Hats off to Henry for another excellent video.
Slippydiff said:
It's about time someone proved small lightweight mid-engined cars are still buildable despite all the safety requirements foisted upon today's car manufacturers. The Reggie have always been superb at chassis dynamics and judging spring, damper and anti-roll bar rates. Bet it's an absolute hoot to drive.
No LSD ? For road use it's really not a problem.
Looks ? As ever, it's subjective, but I'd take mine in Reggie Liquid Yellow with a 50hp power boost
Lack of a manual for what is supposed to be a fun road car has got to be a problem though. For me it certainly would be anyway.No LSD ? For road use it's really not a problem.
Looks ? As ever, it's subjective, but I'd take mine in Reggie Liquid Yellow with a 50hp power boost
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This is the point I was trying to make: The ethos of the design. Great to see a proper car (carpets, nicely trimmed, roof...) with focus directed towards the driver elements and not chasing statistics and number of toys. Agreed a turbo 4 pot and auto are key features which let the package down but there is so much right about this design I can almost forgive them, well done Alpine.
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