At the end of June, the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race will take place, in which Alpine will participate for the first time with the super powerful Alpine A110 Pikes Peak.

The specially developed coupe was built exclusively for this race and has already undergone testing at Lurcy-Levis in France, while further testing will be carried out in the south of the country before heading to Colorado Springs for the challenge event.

The A110 Pikes Peak features a two-piece rear wing, a prominent front splitter with large side deflectors, while a central fin sits above the roof hatch that supplies air to the powerful engine. There are deflectors on the sides of the diffuser, which together form part of a larger aerodynamic package that includes a new rear spoiler and redesigned door sills.

This car, weighing only 950 kg, is powered by a 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 500 hp (373 kW). That’s a huge amount of horsepower when you consider that the same engine powers the Renault Megane RS, which has 300 hp (221 kW) and 251 lb-ft (340 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It reaches 62 mph in 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 177 mph (285 km/h).

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb track is 19.93 kilometers long and consists of 156 turns. The start is at an altitude of 2,865 meters, while the end is at an altitude of 4,303 meters.

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Source: Alpine