Alpine A110 Ravage: a road-legal rally one-off

The Alpine A110 is a sports car with genuinely deep rallying heritage, and the story starts in 1971. That was the year the French model locked out all three podium places on the Monte Carlo Rally, with Ove Andersson and David Stone celebrating the win.

After Alpine brought the A110 back for the 21st century, the brand unveiled the A110 Rally in 2019. It was based on the series-production A110, but reworked specifically for rally use in a programme led by Signatech.

Alpine A110 Ravage: a road-legal rally one-off

Two years on, there is now an Alpine A110 rally machine that is authorised for road use. Yes-exactly that. It is a one-off commissioned by an owner who has already taken delivery but has chosen to remain anonymous, and it has been turned into reality by Ravage Automobile.

Drawing inspiration from the Group B era of the World Rally Championship, the car-named the Alpine A110 Ravage-began life as an A110 Premiere Edition. It retains the factory 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine, producing 252 cv and 320 Nm.

Performance and engine output

Those figures are enough to launch this Alpine Ravage from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5s and on to a 250 km/h top speed. However, Ravage says it has already carried out tests confirming that the same engine can deliver up to 320 cv and 350 Nm-numbers in line with what competition A110s provide.

Styling, materials and chassis changes

Even with the increased width and extensive visual changes, the weight of this French sports car has been kept unchanged, largely thanks to careful material choices. The rear arches and the redesigned bumpers are made from carbon fibre and aluminium, and they come from a full CAD and clay-modelling process.

At the back, the new straight-through exhaust system is another obvious change. From the side, the standout details include the 18” wheels-made from aluminium and stainless steel-styled after those fitted to the original rally Alpines, along with the red mud flaps.

Up front, there is a completely reworked grille, yellow headlamps, long-range Cibié LED spotlights, and three stripes running along the bonnet towards the rear in the colours of the French flag: blue, white and red.

The connection to the road has not been overlooked either. This Alpine A110 Ravage features dampers with two-stage adjustment and wider tracks, enabling the fitment of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres, which promise to work wonders for the stability and traction of this sports car.

By now, it will be clear this project was not inexpensive for the customer who ordered it-and that assumption is correct. Ravage says this rally-inspired Alpine is valued at €115,000, and it is not ruling out building more.

For the moment, the example shown here is unique, but if there is enough interest, Ravage has already stated it is willing to produce a limited series of the model.