{"id":26317,"date":"2022-10-13T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=26317"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:59:33","slug":"alpine-alpenglow-the-ultimate-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=26317","title":{"rendered":"Alpine ‘Alpenglow’: the ultimate manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alpenglow, what a surprising name. For those looking for a definition, Alpine provides one: “Alpenglow refers to a luminous phenomenon in which a horizontal, red-tinged streak of light appears on the mountains before sunrise and after sunset. It clearly expresses the mission of this concept car: to magnify the moment when forms and technologies are revealed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I imagine the designer standing in front of his palette, window wide open to the Alpenglow of an evening, to take his creativity to the limit. This is the ultimate concept car for Alpine, meant to sketch out “what the Alpine models of tomorrow will be, both road and competition models. Alpenglow is more than a concept car, it is a true manifesto of the brand before the arrival of the next three 100% electric models from the Dream Garage below.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not surprisingly, the Alpenglow is green. In fact, it is blue on the outside (a colour that will be found on production models), but its heart is green. It is a ICE engine (yes, yes!) powered by green hydrogen, one of the solutions envisaged by the brand “for sustainable mobility, since it does not emit CO2 during its production by electrolysis of water and releases water during its combustion. Water thus becomes a key element in the design of Alpenglow. It underlines both its purity and its power.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You will understand the differences between this architecture and those of 100% EV or fuel cell cars below. “Alpine has embarked on the study of a technology that could foreshadow future Alpine competition and road cars. The hydrogen engine is a solution that reconciles respect for the environment with the inimitable driving pleasure that this type of engine provides: power, lightness and a wealth of sound emotions.” For now, let’s focus on the design of Alpenglow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the styling details, such as the light signature and the alpine snowflakes that pepper the concept car, may be found on production models. But the aerodynamic shape of the Alpenglow is above all a projection of what the future Alpine hypercar could be in the LMDh category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in which the manufacturer will participate in the premier class alongside the Peugeot 9X8 (below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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