Alpine’s next GT X-Over SUV has been tested for launch in 2025.
A test mule, fitted with a modified Dacia Duster body, has been photographed by spy photographers while carrying out winter testing in Scandinavia. Seen driving alongside an Alpine A110, this test mule is an early prototype of the next electric SUV.
A Nissan Ariya – which uses the same CMF-EV platform as the GT X-Over, as well as the Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric – served as the benchmark.
The GT X-Over was first introduced last year and officially named in January. An early silhouette sketch showed a premium coupe-SUV, hinting that the new SUV is likely to provide the French brand with a rival for other performance SUVs to come, such as an electrified version of the Porsche Macan and Lotus Type. 132, which will be revealed at the end of this month.
The GT X-Over will use Renault Mégane E-Tech’s unique 215hp electric motor to power the front axle, but is likely to use another motor at the rear for a four-wheel-drive setup, with the boss of Renault engineering Gilles Le Borgne hinting: “At the rear, we will have a big surprise.”
Alpine says the new model “will combine the brand’s competitive know-how and group experience in electric vehicles with all the excellence in sports vehicles that defines the Alpine brand”, suggesting that the car will follow the performance brand ethos of low weight and engagement. handling.
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Source: www.autocar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-03-21 11:21:19
