Alpine A110 FUTURE Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Alpine has unveiled the A110 FUTURE with its global dynamic public debut on day one of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, marking the brand's biggest-ever presence at one of the world's most exhilarating automotive events. BWT Alpine Formula One Team driver Pierre Gasly steered the development mule for the future third-generation A110 up the famous Hill, accompanied by the Duke of Richmond, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. At the same time, Alpine revealed new details of the technology underpinning the EV sports car.
Speaking after the Hillclimb, Pierre Gasly said: "It was great to be amongst the first to drive the future of Alpine with my run up the Goodwood Hill in the Alpine A110 FUTURE today. It's a special occasion for Alpine to unveil what is next in its range to such passionate fans at this event. Alpine continues to show that an electric sports car can be lighter, sharper and really enjoyable to drive. I am certainly excited to see what the future holds, and I hope everyone enjoyed this show today."
The A110 FUTURE made its first public appearance on the famous Goodwood hill climb, giving spectators an early look at the technologies Alpine is developing for its future Alpine Performance Platform (APP)-based electric sports car and demonstrating the brand's commitment to a new generation of electric sports cars.
The festival gives fans a unique chance to celebrate the brand's past, present and future. Dedicated runs and exclusive displays bring together generations of the A110 alongside the A110 FUTURE, showcasing Alpine's evolution from lightweight rally and sports cars to its future electric line-up. Visitors can also explore Alpine's current range, including the Alpine A390 sport fastback, the Alpine A290 electric hot hatch, and the current Alpine A110 models and special editions.
Alpine's motorsport heritage takes centre stage with the presence of the legendary 2-litre V6 Alpine A442B, winner of the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans, reinforcing the strong link between Alpine's racing success and its road cars. Formula One demonstrations featuring the V8-powered 2012 E20 further showcase the brand's performance DNA, while Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Paul Aron, Alex Dunne and Nina Gademan take part in a range of fan activities, engagements and track demonstrations throughout the event.
Alongside the festival programme, Alpine welcomes visitors from around the world to its dedicated stand and hospitality area, which hosts product presentations, interviews and exclusive brand experiences as part of an activation programme designed to boost the brand's global visibility.
The Alpine A110 FUTURE isn't just a show car. It represents the first step towards Alpine's next icon, blazing a trail for the third-generation A110, which will become the world's first true EV sports car, designed to stay true to Alpine's DNA while outperforming the best of today's combustion sports cars. The all-new Alpine Performance Platform (APP) technology sits at the heart of this ambition, and the development mule has been built specifically to test it.
APP forms a modular architecture built to cover a range of body styles and drivetrain configurations from a single platform. The Alpine A110 FUTURE previews the two-seat coupé layout, which uses a dual-battery pack split front and rear, paired with a dual rear e-powertrain. This front-and-rear split is designed to deliver an overall height that matches today's A110, a very low driving position, and cabin space that comfortably accommodates the full range of driver and passenger sizes.
The 800V battery system splits its energy 25% front and 75% rear, built on cell-to-pack technology across two floors within a high-pressure die-cast aluminium casing that directly boosts the car's structural stiffness. A centralised Battery Management System and aluminium connection harness complete the pack.
Engineered for agility and intensive use, and built to stay compact and light, the A110 FUTURE's e-powertrain incorporates Alpine's new Active Torque Vectoring 2.0 system with a rear dual e-motor, driven by 3-in-1 e-machines with 800V silicon carbide inverters and a Permanent Magnet Synchronous design that spins up to 21,500rpm. The result delivers precise, instant control at each wheel, with its own e-motor-driven sound to match. Alpine tailors the system for performance, using torque pre-control alongside a 400V boost charging system.
That same focus on agility drives new features engineered to make the Alpine A110 FUTURE fun to drive on both track and road. New Alpine Active Torque Vectoring 2.0 and Wheel Slip Torque Control help reduce understeer at corner entry and mid-corner, managing load transfer and torque under acceleration and lift-off. Both sit within a wider control suite that covers braking, steering, and battery and thermal management, engineered to flex across the platform's RWD and AWD configurations.
Extensive use of simulation has shaped this level of development, saving time and cost by reducing reliance on physical prototypes and helping define specifications for suppliers ahead of physical joint testing. Alpine's DiM250 driver-in-the-loop simulator, built around an A110 cockpit, a nine-metre conical screen and hexapod motion technology that reproduces full chassis dynamics, supports chassis tuning, powertrain calibration, tyre development and the creation of new control functions. Across all projects combined, engineers have logged more than 45,000km since they started using the simulator.
