Alpine’s future is gradually being uncovered and today we are going to discover how in that future Lotus could gain more and more presence. With the intention for Alpine to grow to have up to 5 different cars in its rangethe French firm points directly to Porsche, preparing everything for put rivals on the streets for the Macan and Cayenne models.
Laurent Rossi as CEO of Alpine has confirmed that the French brand will have two new SUVs in its range, two cars that will be placed above the Alpine GT X-Over crossover that we will know in the coming months. These two new releases are with which Alpine wants to achieve a definitive position within the segment of premium and sports car manufacturers, targeting Porsche and Maserati directly..
In Alpine’s plans we find a roadmap between now and 2026 where a sports version of the new electric Renault 5 already appears, an electric crossover in the form of a GT X-Over and a successor to the Alpine A110, which will also be electric, but which It will be developed in collaboration with Lotus. However, this alliance with the British Lotus would not stop here, as Alpine’s CEO has already hinted that Lotus is the natural partner to address the development of the newly confirmed SUVs outside the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.
The marriage between Alpine and Lotus to create two SUVs capable of fighting with the Porsche Macan and Cayenne sounds quite suggestive
Bearing in mind that Lotus already has its first SUV model on the market, the Lotus Eletre, and that the closeness between the Renault group and Geely (owner of Lotus) is growing, it would not be unreasonable to think of an even closer relationship between Alpine and Lotus to share development costs, technology, platforms, etc. Both brands seek growth in volume based on the same philosophy that speaks of electric cars, with a marked sporty profile and pointing directly to the Porsche range.
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