Litchfield Alpine A110: Road Review | Carfection 4K 

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So it was just a one night stand?

The price might skyrocket by then

Good luck with fuel prices in 15 years...

Really

Same

Same, shame closest thing to it here is the 4C. It's alright but the A110 can actually be used every day if you wanted to. 4C is little more a stretch in that regard.

Ditto!

how to swap a LS or HEMI into this RC toy? 😁

Yeah, as if people get manuals because they're faster, it's all about the joy of driving and paddles aren't it.

i commented before reading the comments and said almost exactly this. well said!

For real they don't offer any manual option because they knew no one would buy it

@@joachimpearson4892 ?? People would definitely buy a manual a110 lmao

No manual option because "enthusiasts" will talk manuals up to the moon but never buy them. Welcome to real life

In the colonies, we cannot obtain these and that is tragic. Only had seen 'the blue'...fine... but that deep pigmented red, glorious!

100%! Makes it look like a cute little ladybug.

The same engine makes more power in a Megane RS. It was time to give the 300HP engine to the A110.

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not as much as you think maybe, since it's a new car that as to be under a certain budget, and not as many people buy manuals as the internet would have you think. I guess it wasn't justifiable to put a manual in the a110.

@@Yautah yeah considering most shops do their own manual swaps it probably couldn't take that long 🤣 the numbers show dedicated sports cars like the GT3 and M3 still have nearly 30-50% take rate for manual in the US, I have no doubt Alpine would have at least a 1000 more customers with a manual.. especially given the heritage and market

@@Yautah I think in some other reviews they've mentioned this. The will was there, there just wasn't the money.

BS. Nobody buys the stick. Everyone claims to want it but I reckon 90% of Caymans are PDKs.

@@kingphiltheill yeah on the Cayman and Boxster bc Porsche has all those casual customers . Alpine does not. When you look at the Cayman GTS, GT4 or 911 GT3 you see it's almost half

I do like the headlights, thats about it.

Me too , it is a massive disappointment that it doesn’t come with a manual box

...and there goes the only people left on the face of the earth, that are its buyers, its only market...........yeah if only it was a manual I might buy it

Absolutely that's why the boxter/cayman leads this market segment. The 60k sports car is the segment where I have the money to spend on a new car and I will only buy a manual meet

@@alphatripduce based upon used car availability, the majority of Boxster/Cayman sales (in the UK at least) are PDK cars rather than manuals.

@@m1keyw This is true but there is still the option for people who prefer a manual Long may it continue

Henry is my favorite, but this guy easily takes second. Watch their older videos when they still called themselves xcar. Alex (I think his name is) is a wonderful producer as well. Just a lot more direct than Henry. Watch their f12 and Pagani video

@@NatoriousGamePlay the problem is this chap has no car control at all, never have i seen him test the limits of any car, his style of reviews seem to be copied from Richard Hammond imo. He'd be better off reviewing normal everyday economy cars.

Was looking for that comment! I do agree - Henry is the best!

I was just about to comment this. I'm not a massive fan of red cars that much apart from ferraris and a couple of other cars. This red really suits it 😍 only seen them in blue.

Hasn't been modded or altered to cope with that.. Odd, I thought DCT's were supposed to be the most robust for coping with lots of torque.

All comes down to durability, OEM requirements can be quite draconian but also can be fairly close to the knuckle depending on who it is & what the car is (plus a load of other considerations like cost, timing, complexity etc). That's part of the problem with the aftermarket side of things - you don't know until it's potentially too late! It maybe fine but it might not be....

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks depends on the DCT. Most are built to the spec of the engine. As in, it'll be warranty reliable for the factory power but won't be able to cope with added power, because that costs money.

I'm sure they considered that, you can put your slide rule back in your pocket protector.

They likely offer their own warranty. Brabus does for their cars as well.

that was a Litchfield wrap - check out their website

The Mégane RS runs the same 1.8 engine and in trophy spec runs around 300bhp so I wouldn’t be surprised if the tweaks are quite minor

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@@nelsonclub7722 Just a question, about the gearbox this time. Alpine hasn't increased the torque in the A110S, because according to them, that Getrag transmission can't handle more torque. So how reliable is the A110 clutch in the longer term with this mod? Especially if you switch to 'fun' (manual) mode here and then..

@@jasona2305 Absolutely no idea - I just CC'd the info from their web page - but fun fact - I know them quite well as their children go to the same school as mine - If I see Jenny or Iain I will ask!!

@@nelsonclub7722 did you?? (I'm in the 'shire too BTW)

Thats 2 cars I would love to experience !

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I have driven the standard and S. I would only buy the S if I was planning on doing many track days a year. The Litchfield sounds like a sensible upgrade to keep the standard car usable everyday if you want to

Buy the Legende GT and get the 300HP from the factory plus a nicer interior then add the Nitron dampers.

Just remember the design ethos. I've not driven the Litchfield (although I'm tempted to see if I can track it down) BUT - Really - the Pure is a far far better proposition, In 90+ percentage of the time..

​@@ferdinandbardamu3945buy a GT 😅

Not sold in Ireland, really

Huh.. aren't they like 2 different companies?

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks The Alpine A110 was developed in partnership with Catherham and was also going to be a Catherman model, but Catherham didn’t have the money to continue, which is a real shame. Alpine are now cooking up something with Lotus though 👍👌

@@karlhurn Ah man, what could have been. Well let's hope fortunes turn up this time round.

..why? Why would having a Caterham badge have made it better? Because it's Bri'ish?

Ofc, a complete oversight by the French designers here.

If they are, then why don't people buy them?

@@stephen300o6 Because a manual is perfect for a sunny sunday, but the week has 6 other days with traffic jams and city traffic.

@@Radde1Radde nobody looking at this car would use it as a daily/only car. Or at least can easily afford a daily for the other days of the week

Amen. It's about engagement and paddles are the opposite of that.

You won’t be able to fit such a big engine. It’s a small compartment back there.

dreamer...

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But you want those things without the added weight and cost I guess?

@@nicksokolis6343 Exactly!

:)

Me too man

They've prefer to spend some money in useless Formula One, in the horrible brand Dacia, or to change the director every year....

Well said

Since when has a manual been a 'drivers' gearbox? It's a century old intention and found in every basic boring car and van. It was never intended or designed to do anything other than allow slow selection of drive gears with a foot pedal and arm lever. I'm sure you'd never jump in a van with one and exclaim 'this is a real drivers van'

@@dlg78 since its inception. A car is infinitely more involving, fun and requires some skill and input compared to an automatic car. An auto car will be faster but far less fun and involving with just 2 pedals. It's just fact. If all you want to do is hold the wheel and mash the pedal then the auto cars are perfect for you but not for me.

@@tracktimevideos5164 it's like having a roller skate with one square wheel...it's totally antiquated, slow, cumbersome, limiting, and should never be found in a performance vehicle.

@@dlg78 if you only want auto gearboxes you are either disabled or don't value fun. That's your prerogative.

I've got an A110 and a friend has a cayman... he gets left in the dust everytime. No comp

I've driven both - back to back and as an Ex Porsche owner - no contest... if it wasn't for the badges you could think the Alpine was a Porsche - the Porsche the Alpine. The Alpine build is SO much better - but No journo is going to slander Porsche bc their jobs depend on it!

suspension layout, ground clearance, the car is lower than a regular one...? The only thing that we know it's that this red is beautiful ( even if the car is still quite ugly for me)

Nobody want to buy manual gearbox in Europa nowadays...

@@SETHalpine not really. Its an issue of marketing. If the manufacterers wanted to make cars with manual gearboxes, the would and sell tonnes.all they will hav to do is show that every celebrity drives one. Bill boards, movies , games n every where. Making them cool again. I assure u, they wouldnt make em fast enough for the demand.

You might want to look at the original A110. I’d suggest that the Audi looks like an Alpine…:-)

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