Alpine’s first crossover is named GT X-Over, production will start in 2025
Alpine, part of the Renault Group, has announced its intention to begin production of the GT X-Over electric crossover at the historic Dieppe plant, which was renamed in honor of the brand’s founder ahead of a full-scale renovation.
At the beginning of last year, Renault Group management announced that Alpine would become an all-electric brand and would concentrate all the sporting aspirations of the French company: Alpine included the legendary Renault Sport division and the racing team of the same name in the spring. The future Alpine lineup will consist of three positions: a sports version of the new Renault 5 hatchback expected in 2024, a coupe crossover and a sports car.
Last year’s teasers of electric novelties Alpine: hatchback, crossover and sports car.
Unfortunately, today’s press release didn’t bring any new ideas, but contains some interesting details. For the first time, the name of the crossover was named – GT X-Over and it was said that it would be registered in Dieppe; therefore, there was no such confidence before and, in theory, a side-by-side sports crossover could be made with the Megane E-Tech Electric platform at the Renault plant in Douai, France (Hauts-de-France region).
The statement also says that the launch of the Alpine GT X-Over will begin in 2025 (a date not previously given) and that it will be the first electric car produced in Normandy (i.e. Dieppe), from which it can be concluded that the Hot hatch on Based on the Renault 5, which appears to be the first of three new Alpine products announced for the market, will be manufactured elsewhere than the Renault 5, Douai. In turn, the Douai plant will be merged with the Maubeuge and Ruitz plants to form the advanced Renault ElectriCity production group.
Last year’s teasers of electric novelties Alpine: hatchback, crossover and sports car.
An official start date for production of the Alpine hot hatch has not yet been announced, but it is known that the original Renault 5 should appear on the transporter in 2024. But a recent press release says Alpine’s electric sports car is expected in 2026 and will be called the A110, keeping the historic name. Recall that the electric A110 will be based on the British esports platform of the future Lotus Type 135, but the assembly will presumably be arranged in Dieppe, since this is a key model for Alpine in terms of image.
The Dieppe plant is no longer called Usine Alpine Dieppe (Usine means "factory" in French), but Manufacture Alpine Dieppe Jean Rédélé. The last two words belong to Jean Redela, the founder of Alpine, which existed since 1955 and in 1973 came under the control of Renault. Preparations for the production of the Alpine GT X-Over will require investment and an increase in the production capacity of the Dieppe plant, but Renault has not yet given specific figures.
Current Alpine A110
The Alpine GT X-Over crossover will be based on the modular CMF-EV platform shared by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, but with some Alpine-exclusive features and configurations. There are no official technical details yet, but experts are whispering that there will definitely be four-wheel drive and a total power of more than 300 hp. Theoretically, the GT X-Over could become the most mass-produced model in Alpine’s history and outsell all the A110s combined. The current generation A110 is Alpine’s latest petrol model, launched in 2017 and updated in fall 2021. Last year, according to the company itself, Alpine A110 sales in the world amounted to 2659 units. Recently, the Alpine brand has not been officially introduced at the moment.