Alpine’s Electric A310 Isn’t The Comeback You Think It Is

The retro-inspired concept previews Alpine’s electric sports-car possibilities, not the future production A310.

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By: Andrei Nedelea

Oct 12, at 2:28pm ET

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The A310 Vision is a one-off concept, not a preview of the planned four-seat production A310.
Its APP platform will first underpin the electric A110, with 800-volt technology and two rear motors.
Alpine still aims to enter the U.S., with reports pointing to an A110-led launch around 2030.

Typically, an electric sports car unveiling these days involves some kind of four-figure power figure, followed by an acceleration time that often starts with a two.

Alpine has skipped all that for the 2026 Paris Motor Show and has brought the A310 Vision for us to just marvel at. Its look is instantly recognizable as being inspired by the rear-engined 1971 classic of the same name.

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It has its low nose, a bubble-like canopy, and an expansive rear end. It looks like something a 1970s architect would have parked outside a bare concrete house where the windows are all different sizes. It also captures the original’s iconic wedge shape by not changing it too much.

Then there are the headlights. Pop-up lights would have been too obvious (and illegal on a new car these days), so Alpine went with a “pop-down” effect that reveals them when the car starts. I’m all for it, since I think starting a sports car should involve a little theater, and an EV needs it even more because it's completely silent.

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It’s 179.1 inches (4.55 m) long and 79.9 inches (2.03 m) wide, yet only 46.5 inches (1.18 m) tall. That makes it 14.6 inches (37 cm) longer and 15.4 inches (39 cm) wider than the 1971 original, but only 1.2 inches (3 cm) taller.

The concept rides on the same 800-volt Alpine Performance Platform (APP) as the upcoming A110 EV. Alpine doesn’t say how much power the A310 Vision has. We know its aluminum structure uses bonding and riveting, features two battery packs arranged to keep the silhouette low and the driving position high, and targets a 40:60 front-to-rear weight distribution.

It has two motors on the rear axle, and active torque vectoring adjusts their output every 10 milliseconds to help the car turn, put the power down, and even let the tail slide when the mood takes you.

There’s also a running development mule: the A110 Future that went up the Goodwood hill in July. Its battery pack was split 25% in the front and 75% in the rear. With around 71 kilowatt-hours of capacity, Alpine is targeting around 3,090 lbs (1,400 kg) for the production A110. If Alpine ever puts the new A310 into production, it will be a larger, more expensive model sitting higher in the lineup.

Americans may eventually get a turn in an Alpine. It still wants to enter the U.S., although its earlier 2027 ambition has slipped. Road & Track reported in August that the next A110 could be the first to arrive around 2030, with exclusivity taking priority over enormous sales volumes. But that still seems like an ambition, not a clear plan.

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The A310 Vision comes with fewer commitments. Alpine hasn’t announced power, battery capacity, range, charging performance, or weight. It also explicitly says this is a design study, not a production announcement.

Alpine has previously announced a four-seat electric A310, and its more recent plans still include a 2+2 on the APP platform. That leaves a possible route to American showrooms, but no confirmed U.S. allocation for the four-seater, which could arrive around 2028, though Alpine hasn’t confirmed its launch timing.