Alpine A106 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Alpine |
Production | 1955–1961 |
Assembly | Dieppe, France |
Designer | Giovanni Michelotti[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car |
Body style | 2-door Coupé Cabriolet |
Layout | RR layout |
Related | Renault 4CV |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 3-speed manual 5-speed (Claude designed transmission optional) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,100 mm (83 in)[2] |
Length | 3,700 mm (150 in)[2] |
Width | 1,450 mm (57 in)[2] |
Height | 1,270 mm (50 in)[2] |
Curb weight | 540 kg (1,190 lb) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Alpine A108 |
The Alpine A106 is a sports car that was the first of a line of light-weight glass-fibre bodied, rear-engined two-door coupés produced for a young competition-oriented Dieppe based Renault dealer called Jean Rédélé. The car was based on mechanical components from the Renault 4CV.