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<\/a><\/p>\nFrench firm says combustion still makes sense for sporting flagships as mainstream models go EV<\/p>\n
Alpine will launch a supercar\u00a0in 2028 with a turbocharged V6 hybrid powertrain pumping out more than 1000bhp, the head of the Renault<\/a> Group\u2019s premium brand has said.<\/p>\n The new supercar was previewed by\u00a0the firm\u2019s\u00a0Alpenglow\u00a0concept<\/a>, which also featured a V6. However, Alpine has\u00a0opted to add twin electric motors on the front axle to create an all-wheel-drive layout and beef up the output.<\/p>\n Alpine had been moving in the direction of an all-electric line-up, with\u00a0production of its\u00a0A110 combustion-engined sports car<\/a> ending early next year. However, the brand has\u00a0decided it needs a combustion engine for its new supercar and hasn\u2019t ruled out additional hybrid models in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not selling electric cars. We are selling sporty cars, passion cars, exclusive cars,\u201d said Alpine CEO Philippe Krief at the launch of the A390 EV crossover.<\/p>\n The supercar, including its V6 engine and high-powered electric motors, will be developed by the Renault Group\u2019s racing and performance-focused Hypertech\u00a0Alpine R&D division, located at the Viry-Ch\u00e2tillon\u00a0Formula 1\u00a0engine facility to the south of Paris, said Krief. The target weight of the car is below 1600kg.<\/p>\n Krief worked in R&D at Ferrari<\/a> when the company developed the plug-in hybrid SF90\u00a0Stradale<\/a>, which is likely to be a key benchmark for the new car. However, the layout of the new Alpine supercar is closer to that of the Lamborghini\u00a0Revuelto<\/a> V12 plug-in hybrid, which also uses twin electric motors on the front axle, sourced from UK-based Yasa<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Alpine supercar\u00a0won\u2019t use Yasa\u2019s slimline axial-flux hybrid motors – also found on the SF90 – but instead more conventional radial-flux motors of Hypertech\u2019s own design.<\/p>\n \u201cAxial flux is perfect between the engine and a gearbox. But on the front axle, if you have a big diameter, it doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d said Krief.<\/p>\n Alpine is targeting incredibly high power density from its new electric motors \u2013 enough to achieve 1000bhp in total with the V6. Fitting twin motors on the front axle also allows Alpine to control the power of each wheel separately, to the benefit of overall handling.<\/p>\n The Alpenglow V6 concept theoretically ran on hydrogen, which would give Alpine a potential way of extending the life of the supercar when it eventually falls foul of 2035 emissions regulations that call for the end of tailpipe CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n