Alpine’s very first ever SUV – the all-electric GT X-Over – has damaged cover in heavily disguised mule type while testing in snowy conditions. As these new spy shots show, the newcomer’s underpinnings are covered in heavily customized Dacia Duster body, however look carefully as well as there are a few prominent features that are key giveaways.
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Large 19-inch wheels taken from Renault’s former Megane Trophy cover significant Brembo brakes at the front, balancing the Alpine’s power. The test car’s trip height shows us the deeper sills, which have likely been added to fit the battery that will be housed in an underfloor skateboard layout.
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Massive flared arches home a widened track as well as there’s likewise big skid plates front as well as rear. instead of the Duster’s usual five-door hatch plan there’s a significant rear clamshell design.
The completed GT X-Over will look wildly different to the cars and truck in our pictures, however it does provide a hint as to what phase advancement Alpine’s SUV is in.
Alpine has already provided a teaser picture of the GT X-Over, which exposes a sloping roofline as well as traditional Alpine cues, such as a unique quad-headlight arrangement.
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Alpine engineering manager Gilles le Borgne told auto reveal last year that the GT X-Over is likely to function a triple-motor configuration to provide more agile handling. “For the CMF-EV platform we will keep the 215bhp e-motor in the front,” he said, “and in the rear we will have a huge surprise. We want to do torque vectoring, have truly incredible handling as well as performance – as you can envision for an Alpine. We are working on that.” With a 215bhp front motor coupled with a pair of rear drive units, we expect a overall power output of around 450bhp – making it a rival for the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT as well as Tesla design Y.
As part of the company’s ‘dream garage’ EV line-up, Alpine will likewise introduce a new A110 coupe established with Lotus, a hot hatch version of the new all-electric Renault 5 as well as the GT X-Over. All three designs will show up by 2026.
The French firm declares the GT X-Over will display “the excellence in sports vehicles” that the brand is understood for, while utilising elements from parent-company Renault. production of the GT X-Over will begin in 2025 at the firm’s Dieppe plant (where it already creates the A110 sports car), which is being adapted to create the Renault CMF-EV platform that will underpin the SUV.
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