Alpine unveils new A110 'Future' ahead of FOS

The A110 as we know it is dead - but Goodwood-bound 'test mule' suggests its design DNA has been preserved

By PH Staff / Friday, 3 July 2026 / Loading comments

While Alpine has been previewing the next-generation of A110 for yonks - making a number of assertive, enthusiast-pleasing promises along the way - it has been reluctant to reveal what its new battery-powered (to begin with anyway) sports car will actually look like. Well, with the previous model now safely consigned to the history books, we are due to get our best idea yet courtesy of the ‘development mule’ that will not only feature in the First Glance Paddock at next weekend’s Festival of Speed, but also run up the hill each day.

While confirmation of its attendance was accompanied by the two pictures you see here, the brand is still not saying much about the test car’s design (which obviously bears more than a passing resemblance to its predecessor), though it has opted to name it. The Alpine A110 Future is intended to ‘reflect its role in shaping the next generation’ of the incoming model, which, taken literally, means that we’re already looking at a fair approximation of what it will look like, certainly in terms of scale and proportions.

As you might expect, this tallies with the pictures of the underlying Alpine Performance Platform released back in March, which suggested that the EV acorn would not fall too far from the existing tree. What better way to convince existing A110 owners, and its wider fanbase, that their concerns have been met? The details and final form of the bodywork are sure to change over time, but given the rash of controversial EV designs that have proliferated in recent months, the idea that we’re very much heading for an A110 'Mk2' ought to be of great comfort to many.

Alpine has been no less reassuring about what we can expect to find underneath. As a reminder, the electric A110 will position its two battery packs in such a way that they provide the car with a 40:60 front-to-rear weight distribution, and distribute their charge to an all-new dual-motor 3-in-1 e-axle at the back. An SiC inverter is said to help with ‘exceptional torque, performance and ultrafast control’, though equal attention is apparently being paid to the fully aluminium suspension, and new integrated braking and steering systems.

Naturally, Alpine has already suggested that the new A110 will outperform ‘the best of today’s combustion sports cars’ - which suggests that it will be outputting significantly more power than the outgoing model - but remaining true to its established DNA is still said to be a guiding light for the EV’s development. That has always been the justifying case for the development of its bespoke architecture (much as it was for its mid-engined predecessor), though it will this time spawn more iterations, including a 2+2 and a convertible.

Also, as seems increasingly likely, a combustion model. Alpine has thus far been unwilling to confirm much beyond the physical reality that its new modular platform could be configured to accept petrol power, though confirmation that Porsche will seek to offer its Cayman replacement with an engine makes it likely that its direct rival will follow suit. But don’t expect to hear any more about that at Goodwood. All the talk will likely be of how familiar the new A110 seems - and how fast it looks on the famous hillclimb.