At the Paris Motor Show (12 to 18 October 2026), Alpine unveiled the A310 Vision, a retro-futuristic reinterpretation of its Porsche 911 rival from the seventies and eighties. The Renault subsidiary’s electric product offensive, known internally as the “Dream Garage”, was originally meant to include three models. Partly thanks to the success of Renault’s retro models, the plan has since grown to seven new electric model lines by 2030.
Above the second generation of the modern A110, due next year, a 21st-century A310 is set to top off the range from 2028. It will be a fully electric four-seat coupé sharing its underpinnings, the Alpine Performance Platform (APP), with its smaller sibling. The A310 Vision itself, however, is explicitly not a preview of that production car. Instead, it is a free-form design study intended to showcase the creative potential of the new platform.
The timing could hardly have been better. The original A310, with its six headlights behind a large glass cover and its Renault four-cylinder engine, celebrates its 55th birthday in 2026, while the better-known A310 V6, powered by the PRV engine jointly developed by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo, turns 50 this year.
According to Alpine, the study pays tribute to both lines of the A310’s history. And while the essence of the original car does shine through in the details, the overall look is far more reminiscent of the A310 V6 as restyled by Robert Opron, complete with the optional Pack GT. Its widebody kit gave the low-slung French coupé a presence that put it on a par with its Italian, German and American rivals.
Measuring 4.55 metres in length, 2.03 metres across at its widest point at the rear and just 1.18 metres in height, the A310 Vision has spectacular proportions. Its wheelbase is 2.45 metres. The designers have succeeded in translating the lines of the V6, built from 1976 to 1984, convincingly into the present day. All the hallmark details are clearly recognisable, above all the narrow, squinting headlights, the pointed nose and the flared wheel arches. A new touch is the pop-down effect that reveals the headlights when the car is started. Then there are aero elements that look as if they came straight from the WEC or Formula 1, such as the S-duct in the bonnet and the split rear wing. The muscular rear is dominated by a striking diffuser and louvred tail lights that also generate additional downforce. Triangular wheels in typical Alpine style round off the retro look.
Given how spectacular it looks, one can only hope that the production A310 borrows plenty from the study despite Alpine’s insistence otherwise, just as Renault’s retro EVs stayed close to their concepts. And that Alpine treats purists to a four-cylinder version alongside the all-electric one. According to the French brand, the platform can be adapted to accommodate combustion engines too, an option Alpine wants to keep open for the next A110, depending on sales.
Photos: Alpine Cars / Andreas Wüest AG
