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2023 Alpine A110 Pikes Peak

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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2023 Alpine A110 Pikes Peak

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Porsche 911 SVSR Hoonipigasus will drive Lia Block

Last year, Porsche introduced the 911 SVSR Hoonipigasus, the car driven by Ken Block at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race that year. The professional rally driver was not successful in the race, and at the beginning of this year he tragically died in an accident while driving a snowmobile.

This year, the Porsche 911 SVSR Hoonipigasus will once again participate in the Pikes Peak race, and this time Ken Block’s daughter, Lia Block, will be behind the wheel. She is a big fan of rally racing, but because of her age, she is currently too young to start a career.

It should also be noted that the car was not made in Zuffenhausen and is reminiscent of the 1971 Porsche 910/20 “Pink Pig”. It is equipped with an adjustable suspension that uses GPS coordinates based on Pikes Peak telemetry from 2021. The 1,000 kg car is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo engine with 1,400 hp (1,030 kW), just like the Ford Mustang RTR V2. Power is sent to all wheels via a six-speed sequential transmission.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an extremely demanding 20-kilometer race consisting of 156 turns. The start of the race is at 1,440 and the finish at 4,300 meters above sea level.

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Source: Porsche

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Ford SuperVan 4 with 1,973 HP

The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will take place on the last Sunday of June, and Ford has already announced that it will compete with an electric van, the SuperVan 4.

Ford unveiled the SuperVan 4 in the middle of last year, as part of the launch of the new e-Transit model. The vehicle was premiered at the Goodwood Festival of Speed where it was driven by Romain Dumas, who will also be behind the wheel at Pikes Peak this year. This superpowered van is great for Pikes Peak because its electric drivetrain doesn’t lose power with altitude, unlike an internal combustion engine.

The Ford SuperVan 4 is powered by four electric motors with a total output of 1,973 hp (1,451 kW). It hits 62 mph in less than 2 seconds, and is expected to set a very good time.

The current race record is 7:57.148, set by Dumas in 2018 when he drove the all-electric Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak. Who knows, maybe Dumas will set the best time again this year, but behind the wheel of a Ford SuperVan.

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Ford SuperVan 4 with 1,973 HP

Source: Ford