Editing Automobiles Alpine (section)

=== 1990s ===
[[File:Alpine A610..0.jpg|thumb|left|[[Renault Alpine GTA/A610#Alpine A610|Alpine A610]] Turbo]]

1990 saw the launch of the special edition wide-bodied GTA ''Le Mans''. Otherwise mechanically identical to the V6 Turbo, the engine was fitted with a catalytic converter and power was reduced to {{convert|185|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. This model was available in the UK and right hand drive versions carried a numbered plaque on the dashboard. The Le Mans is the most collectable and valuable GTA derivative, since only 325 were made (299 LHD and 26 RHD). These were available from Renault dealers in the UK, and the country's motoring press are belatedly recognising the GTA series as the 'great unsung supercar of the 1980s'.

The [[Renault Alpine GTA/A610|Alpine A610]] was launched in 1991. It was re-styled inside and out but was still recognisable as a GTA derivative. The chassis structure was extensively reworked but the central box principal remained the same. The front was completely re-designed the interior was also greatly improved. Air-conditioning and power steering were fitted as standard. The total production run for A610s derivatives was 818 vehicles 67 right hand drive and 751 left hand drive. After production of the A610 ended, the Alpine factory in Dieppe produced the [[Renault Sport Spider]] and a new era was to begin.

The last Alpine, an A610, rolled off the Dieppe line on 7 April 1995, with Renault abandoning the Alpine name. This was always a problem in the UK market. Alpines could not be sold in the UK under their own name because Sunbeam owned the trade mark (because of the mid-50s Sunbeam Alpine Mk I). In the 1970s, for example, Dieppe were building modified Renault 5s for the worldwide market. The rest of the world knew them as [[Renault 5 Alpine|R5 Alpines]] but in the UK they had to be renamed to [[Renault 5 Gordini|R5 Gordini]]. After numerous company takeovers, the multinational [[Stellantis]] own the British ''Alpine'' trademark as of January 2021.

The Alpine factory in Dieppe continued to expand; in the 1980s they built the special [[Renault 5 Turbo|R5 Turbo]] cars, following the rear engine formula they had always used. They built all [[Clio Williams]] and RenaultSport Spiders. The factory put its Alpine badges on the early batches of the mid-engine Clio series one Clio V6. The Clio Series 2 was also assembled there with more recent RenaultSport Clio 172 and RenaultSport Clio 182s.

Between 1989 and 1995, a projected new Alpine named the A710 "Berlinette 2", was designed and two prototypes were built. The A710 used the 2-litre, 150 horsepower engine from the Renault Clio Williams mounted in an aluminium chassis.<ref name="RP710">{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Richard |date=30 Mar 2023 |title=Alpine A710 – dead on arrival |url=https://www.evo.co.uk/alpine/205798/alpine-a710-dead-on-arrival |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Evo |language=en}}</ref> Renault's marketing department stated that the car would need to be less basic and include more modern features such as electric windows and air conditioning. Subsequently, the project was deemed too costly (600 million francs), and as adding more modern equipment and interior would compromise the price and performances, the project was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://renaultconcepts.online.fr/alpine/w71.htm |title=Renault Concept – A710 " Berlinette 2 " : l'Alpine sacrifiée |publisher=Renaultconcepts.online.fr |access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> Despite its cancellation, the engine and aluminium chassis from the A710 were later used on the Renault Sport Spider.

In 1999, Renault partnered with [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] to develop the Z11 Berlinette, an art-deco design study investigating the return of the Alpine brand. The car was scheduled to be revealed at the [[Geneva International Motor Show|2001 Geneva Motor Show]] alongside the [[Renault Koleos|Koleos]] concept (codenamed Z10) and the [[Renault Talisman|Talisman]] concept (Z12),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayffre |first=Adrien |date=2016-02-05 |title=Renault Berlinette Z11 : L'Alpine Qui Aurait Pu Exister | work = Le Nouvel Automobiliste |url=https://lenouvelautomobiliste.fr/culture/56472/56472/ |access-date=2023-11-30 | language=fr-FR}}</ref> but the project was ultimately shelved and the Z11 was not shown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonnaud |first=Christophe |date=12 February 2021 |title=Interview with Axel Breun: "100% electric Alpine cars? It makes sense!" | work = LIGNES/auto |url=https://lignesauto.fr/?p=21445 |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>