Alpine A310
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Alpine A310: The Wedge-Shaped Successor
The Alpine A310 was a rear-engined sports coupe of the 1970s and 1980s that carried Alpine's lightweight ethos into a bolder, wedge-shaped era.
The Alpine A310 arrived in 1971 as the successor to the original A110, adopting a dramatically different look with sharp, wedge-shaped styling that broke from the rounded curves of its predecessor. Like the A110, it kept its engine mounted at the rear and used a fiberglass body over a steel backbone chassis to stay light.
Early A310s used a four-cylinder engine, but Alpine broadened the car's appeal in 1976 by introducing a version powered by a Renault-sourced V6, giving the A310 more grand-touring character alongside its sports car handling. The V6 model became the more common and better-remembered version through the rest of its production run.
Produced under Renault's ownership of Alpine, the A310 helped bridge the brand's rally-bred origins with a more modern, road-focused image through the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, before giving way to the A610 as Alpine's next rear-engined GT.
Frequently asked questions about Alpine A310
What era is the Alpine A310 from?
The Alpine A310 was produced from 1971 through the early 1980s as the successor to the original Alpine A110.