Renault Alpine Celebration

The Renault Alpine Celebration is a concept sports car that was revealed in Circuit de La Sarthe just ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 2015.

Overview
The Renault Alpine is set to become a sports car brand within the Renault brand and as a 60th celebration to Alpine it has released a sports car concept called the Celebration. The Celebration concept looks a lot more believable and possible than the A110-50 concept revealed back in 2012.

Renault has been threatening to debut the return of the Alpine for a few years now and maintains that it’s on track for 2016. This sports car concept forms the base of a two-seater coupe sports car with that harks back to the Alpine rally cars with its spotlights in the centre of the front bumper. Carbon detailing is used to highlight the high-tech features of the car’s body, from its spoiler to the side sills, diffuser, rear air intakes and mirrors.

The rear integrates air intakes built into the rear quarter panels to contribute to engine cooling. The engine cover – which can be spied through the louvered motifs of the rear window – reveals the mid-rear positioning of the power plant.

No details are available on the powerplant, but it is expected the Renault Alpine Celebration will dig into the Renault parts box for either the Clio 1.6 turbo or the Megane 2.0 turbo. With efficiency being so much of a factor these days it’s likely the Clio engine will be favoured. That’s not a bad thing though as the Alpine Celebration is said to weigh just over 1 000kg. Hopefully Alpine does away with the dual-clutch ‘box and goes for a straight six-speed manual which will keep the enthusiasts happy.

No release or debut date has been set but most pundits expected a real car to hit the show stands at Geneva Auto Show in 2016.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
Debuting in the Lunar New Year 2017 Update, the Renault Alpine Celebration is the second Class C car unlockable via Research & Development, after the ED Design Torq.

The Renault Alpine Celebration has a starting rank of 1238, a MAX rank of 1451, and a MAX+PRO rank of 1582. The Tuning Kit boost is +45. The Alpine Celebration mainly rivals the Sbarro Sparta and Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series.

The Renault Alpine Celebration's acceleration is astoundingly fast, even if inferior to the ED Design Torq. The Alpine, thanks to being lightweight, is capable of attacking corners effectively and with little to no trouble; in fact, it actually drifts better than the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series. The Alpine has a stellar nitro efficiency combination of 6/11/16, the first for a Class C car (the Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7 has 6/9/12 instead), although slightly inferior to the CLA's 5/10/15.

While it is inferior to the CLA in terms of top speed and nitro duration, the Alpine is still a competitive rival. While the Alpine does not have the restrictive usability of the Elite status, (thus making it the go-to choice for Class C Weekend Multiplayer cups if the player has tokens / fuel refills to spend) it is only obtainable during a weekend offer or by its R&D event, the latter being notorious for a difficult final Ultimate AI Challenge.

When offered for a limited time, the Alpine Celebration costs. Maxing out the car requires, while completing the Pro Kit upgrades requires.

Availability
The Alpine Celebration was initially available with its R&D debut, and was made attainable again after the Car Blueprint Update, for 6 legendary blueprints.

Asphalt Streetstorm
Renamed as the 'Alpine Celebration Concept', the Alpine now appears as a Class D car. It is only obtainable through Highroller with Blueprints and Events as a car prize or raced against as a bot