Clio R.S.16

[sevenfourate]

I was informed both would have had to go through the Dieppe facility which it couldn't accommodate and the Alpine took preference, but RS16 concept will be reappraised post Alpine production.

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Great info. Interesting.

Not quite dead in the water yet then.

Any idea when 'post Alpine production' might be ? Just wondering on a potential timescale on a potential build.......

 

[Chris]

Would have thought the Clio would be in far more demand than the alpine. From a business perspective....

 

[LOCKE]

Slightly off topic but when Yamaha revealed their new R1 they also revealed the R1M (the MotoGP bike being called the M1). The R1M would be close to £19k and would include carbon fairings electronic suspension etc. To buy this bike, and therefore to judge interest you had to answer a series of questions like how many track days you do a year, how many Yamahas you have owned in the past etc. and then register your intention online. If you were lucky you were given the offer to put down a deposit and then production began when the book was full. It was so successful they produced it again the following year.

Renault could have done the same thing. Stuck a price on it see who is genuinely interested take deposits, if it reaches target amount build, if not then scrap the idea.

 

[john_walker74]

Slightly off topic but when Yamaha revealed their new R1 they also revealed the R1M (the MotoGP bike being called the M1). The R1M would be close to £19k and would include carbon fairings electronic suspension etc. To buy this bike, and therefore to judge interest you had to answer a series of questions like how many track days you do a year, how many Yamahas you have owned in the past etc. and then register your intention online. If you were lucky you were given the offer to put down a deposit and then production began when the book was full. It was so successful they produced it again the following year.

Renault could have done the same thing. Stuck a price on it see who is genuinely interested take deposits, if it reaches target amount build, if not then scrap the idea.

That's a fantastic way of doing it.

 

[SRT40]

Would have thought the Clio would be in far more demand than the alpine. From a business perspective....

I don't think it's a car vs car thing though. It's a whole future of a reinvention/investment in a brand, vs a short run of an existing model special edition. Not surprised Alpine is the current area of concentration. I believe at one point the F1 team naming/branding was under consideration to be part of the Alpine rebirth (I.e Alpine F1 Team)

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[nutnutwelshman]

I don't think it's a car vs car thing though. It's a whole future of a reinvention/investment in a brand, vs a short run of an existing model special edition. Not surprised Alpine is the current area of concentration. I believe at one point the F1 team naming/branding was under consideration to be part of the Alpine rebirth (I.e Alpine F1 Team)

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The Le Mans cars are Alpine in blue livery

 

[SRT40]

The Le Mans cars are Alpine in blue livery

Yeah. I was convinced that was the name and colour we were going to be run under...

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[nutnutwelshman]

Yeah. I was convinced that was the name and colour we were going to be run under...

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[SRT40]

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Hmm. I prefer the yellow...



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[VolumeX]

Yeah yellow is cool, reminds me of Eddie Jordons DHL cars from back in the day...

 

[Ade T]

I was at the Monaco Grand Prix when they released this. Would love to have a drive in one.

 

[Jimmy]

I was reading the Evo article on it this morning, and at the end with all the tech specs, it says 'On Sale: Never'... Such a massive shame.