1994 ALPINE A610 Turbo

The car presented today is an A610 produced in May 1992 with the chassis number VFAD5030500085648. According to the certificate of conformity issued by Alpine Renault in 2003, the car was produced to German specifications in "rouge écarlate", the colour it still wears today.

With just over 86,000 km on the clock, a relatively low mileage, it should come as no surprise that the A610 has good looks.

It is in fact surprising to see the exterior condition of this A610 which we will have difficulty in finding fault with. Indeed, the paint doesn't seem to show any particular defect, the colour seems homogeneous, the body panels also seem to be aligned according to the factory standards.

The rims, lights and windows also seem to show no particular defects. It is worth noting that the tyres appear to be dated 2001, and in order to drive safely, the next owner will have to replace them.

The interior matches the exterior. The seats, covered with grey velvet on the outside and red faux leather in the middle, seem to have defied time and mileage. Indeed, the driver's seat, which is naturally used more than the others, shows only some creasing in the middle section, an expected wear and tear on a car that celebrated its 30th birthday this year.

The sporty three-spoke steering wheel, typical of the 90's, has also held up well over time, only the black paint on the aluminium spokes seems to have faded a little.

The instrumentation features two Jaeger counters, including a rev counter with a red zone starting at 6000 rpm and a speedometer graduated up to 300 km/h. A turbo pressure gauge is also present in the centre. An LCD display shows the daily odometer. Stop and service lights are centrally located, as well as indicators.

On the left side of the instrument panel are three gauges: one for oil temperature, one for oil pressure and one for water temperature. Just below this are the fog light controls. In addition to the traditional controls, there is the radio control module behind the steering wheel on the right-hand side, so dear to the Renault group that it still exists on the Alpine A110 in production today.

As for the rest of the interior, nothing to report. There are no obvious defects in the plastics, nor in the carpets, door panels or roof lining.

The Z7XA engine, serial number F000650, is a 2975 cc PRV V6 supercharged by a Garret T3 turbo at 0.76 bar. It develops 250 hp at 5.750 rpm and 350 N.m at 2.900 rpm.

In the engine compartment, everything seems to be in order and in conformity with the factory. Only a little paint seems to have fallen off over the years. We obviously recommend a more thorough inspection to know the exact state of health of the mechanics.

Underneath the car, nothing worrying seems to appear either.

As described above, this car was produced in May 1992 to German specifications. Various invoices show that the car would indeed have lived in Germany with the registration number ME-A 610 until 2003, when we find a copy of the French vehicle registration number 8943 YB 68 domiciled near Mulhouse. We found a second French registration card dating from 2005 with the registration number 261 WAL 68, but it seems to be an export registration card to Slovenia for the town of Dobeno near the capital Ljubljana. After that we lost track of the car.

Concerning the mileage, it is embellished with various invoices and technical controls, here is a list of the mileage recorded over the years:

• 08/1995 10.210 kms
• 04/1996 15.500 kms
• 02/1999 48.000 kms
• 06/2000 51.250 kms
• 09/2001 56.210 kms
• 02/2002 60.118 kms
• 04/2003 65.299 kms
• 10/2003 66.778 kms
• 03/2004 69.275 kms
• 06/2004 70.050 kms
• 07/2004 71.258 kms
• 01/2005 73.951 kms

We can see that the car was well maintained until 2005, when it had less than 74.000 kms before being exported to Slovenia where we lost track of it. At the time of taking the photos, the car had 86.109 kms, which seems consistent with the general condition of the car.

We're clearly dealing with what looks to be a very good example of the A610, and despite its divisive aesthetics, there's a hard core of fans of the model, justified by the performance the car offers. We think this is an opportunity to acquire a youngtimer that will stand out from the Porsche 911s and M3s we are used to seeing.

This car is being offered with no reserve price, with an estimate of €30,000 - €40,000, we believe it represents an excellent opportunity to get a foot in the Alpine world.

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