Ferrari slayer! Alpine hatching V6 hybrid-powered flagship to hunt hypercars as brand expands at lightning speed

June 5, 2025June 3, 2025 John Mahoney 8559 Views A110, A290, a390, Alpenglow, alpine, hypercar

French sports car-maker Alpine has confirmed that it is hatching a wild hybrid powered supercar that will feature real Formula 1 tech and produce more than 1000bhp (746kW) when it launches in 2028.

Confirming that work had already begun on the state-of-the-art flagship during a media event following the recent A390 SUV’s launch in Dieppe, France, the Alpine CEO Philippe Krief said that the new supercar would preview the brand’s future tech and leverage the firm’s huge investment in motorsport.

Apart from the hypercar, Alpine also has the A290 hot hatch ready for production, a second generation A110 EV sports car firming up and the A390 SUV underway. Alpine will return to Australian sale within two years.

Announcing its F1 team will assist in developing the supercar’s all-new turbocharged V6 hybrid engine, Krief said the all-new combustion engine drives the rear wheels while dual e-motors are in charge of spinning-up the front wheels.

No performance figures were revealed, but keeping weight to an absolute minimum will be absolute priority for the new supercar so it will be made from aluminium and carbon-fibre.

Alpine has been toying with the idea of developing a supercar for years and has already one in the shape of the Alpine Alpenglow – but according to Krief that track-focused concept is completely unrelated.

“This is a road car, it will be very different,” he said.

The choice of building a hybrid supercar, instead of an all-electric one, is thought to be related to the lack of popularity battery-powered supercars and hypercars have among those wealthy enough to buy them.

The plug-in hybrid V6 will also provide both the power and range needed for track use.

In charge of developing the new powertrain is the Renault Group’s Hypertech division that is based at the car-maker’s World Endurance R&D centre in Viry-Chatillon in the south of Paris.

It’s thought the division will be drawing on the powertrain found in its A424 Le Mans racer for the development of the road car’s engine.

It’s not known if the new engine will be related to endurance racer’s 3.4-litre 90-degree V6 single turbo, or if the firm will start from scratch.

Claiming the new car will be “good for business”, Krief wouldn’t confirm its pricing but said, if the Renault brand could charge €155,000 ($275,000) for the 2027 Renault 5 Turbo 3E that sold 1000 cars in less than two weeks, there would be a market for a €200,000+ ($350,000) Alpine supercar.