This year, Alpine is planning even bigger! For the first time in its history, the Dieppe brand will indeed take part inEdition of 2023 with the legendary climb to Pikes Peak. The French manufacturer left its own A110 in the hands of the preparer Signatech project a A110 GT4 Evo more than ever! Before the departure, which will take place Fr The next one is June 25 in Colorado Springs in the United States, Alpine gives us a first look at its prepared model in photos!
Alpine A110 with 500 horsepower to climb Mt
For testing at high altitude, Alpine A110 was significantly changed. The work was focused, in particular, on the addition of a large intake entrance on the roof to get even more air to the engine. Due to the lack of oxygen in the air, internal combustion engines can lose up to 30% of their power at the top of the track. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage air intakes to maintain sufficient pressure in the turbochargers even at high altitude. The block of 4 cylinders was also increased to 500 hpwith the gross weight also revised: the racing car now passes under 950 kg ! An impressive result, especially when you know that the original A110 does not exceed 300 horsepower and still weighs 1086 kg in its lightest version, already filled with carbon (A110 R).
Hello Alpine A110 Pikes Peak
> Remember: the most extreme of the A110 for the most extreme hill climbs. The pilot will be Raphael Astier, winner of the FIA R-GT Cup 2022. See you on June 25.
500 horsepower
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Aero is the basis of preparation
To maximize performance, the special Pikes Peak A110 also has largely optimized from an aviation perspective. We find, for example, very prominent splitters and a large deflector at the ends of the shield, not forgetting the huge the rear wing is divided into two parts. All this is necessary to create maximum downforce during the 156 turns of the race. This tenth version of the A110, more extreme than ever, has definitely turned into a real racing beast!
Registration for June 25!
This special Pikes Peak A110 will compete in the ” Time Attack 1 ”, an opinion about prepared racing GTs. Currently, the chronometric record in this category belongs to a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Turbo 2019, which was piloted by Frenchman Raphael Astier. The 485 horsepower supercar also posted a time of 9:23.721.
To specify the drug,A110 GT4 Evo the proven Signatech was already filmed at the end of April on the Lursi-Lewis track. Finally, she will conduct further test sessions in the Drome and then in Val Thorens before crossing the Atlantic to climb the 19.93 km of this legendary climb!
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