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M2 Competition vs Alpine A110 video comparison (by whichcar)
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Dan and Andy head for the hills in a pair of $100k coupes to see if your money is better spent on a fresh new French wildcard or an established German quantity. Video review: https://www.whichcar.com.au/episodes...deo-comparison |
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Holy shit I didn't realize how light the Alpine is. 3k pounds sounds like a great sweet spot but I just have a hard time believing a car weighing 2,400 pounds will be quiet or comfortable enough to actually be a quality daily driver.
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It's nearly as fast as the OG M2, this made the ring in 8:02 iirc. And I have to admit that the Alpine is a great little car, the verdict is completely right in my eyes. If you look for an Lotus Elise replacement which can be driven as a daily the alpine is the car to get. It has got a really good audio-system with Focal speakers, especially with the premium system. AC is working great, you can enter the cabin quite easily, not comparable to an Elise. If I hadn't got the M2 then I would be tempted as the Alpine is a striking little coupe that feels so enjoyable. |
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Read the article "Twin Peaks" on wheels magazine, eggcellent comparison review.
However, I'd rather keep my OG M2 and buy a used soft-top ND MX-5 2.0L + 6MT rather than a A110.
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Having test driven an Alpine I can say it would make a fine daily. In normal mode it is quite in the cabin, its easy to see out of if you setup your mirrors properly and the ride is more supple than most sports cars. Seats are also comfy (but I hace the sportster CS seats in my RS)
Ofcourse ingress and egress is not as easy as an M2(C). The interior also feels cheap in the wrong places like the buttons you touch crack and move, lots of bits are just painted plastic, and the leather on the outer bolster of the test car with 30k km was starting to discolour. The infotainment interface is also absolute garbage, like 100 dollar tablet bad. Not as good as Cayman but that is also why its much cheaper. |
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