New Alpine video from Renault is EPIC

When it was unveiled, I had mixed feelings about the styling of the new Alpine A110-50. But this new video they made starring Rally legend Jean Ragnotti, an original A110, and the new A110-50 is just pure magic. Love the music too.

On a special note, this was the final post from our dear friend Syed over at IEDEI who has decided to hang up his keyboard for a while and stop blogging.  I post this as a tribute to him and his incredible passion for the Alpine marque.

Triple Threat - En jaune

The early to mid 90s was a great era for Renault. With utter domination of F1 under their belt, they indulged in flights of fancy. The Espace F1 was a carbon fiber minivan constructed over the chassis and engine of a Williams F1 car.  The Renault Sport Spider was a barebones, affordable mid-engined sports car in the purest sense. Does anyone know the story of the bike pictured?

Here's a fun French video all about the outrageous Espace F1, featuring one Alain Prost au volant:

I also love this weird paint scheme used for the launch of the racing version of the Spider:

And last but not least, here is awesome footage of French rally legend Jean Ragnotti, who demonstrates the rally capability of a bone stock Spider: