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Lotus May Be Key To Renault Alpine Revival And Infiniti Emerg-E Production: Report

A new report suggests that Lotus may still be in the running to assist with the anticipated revival of the Alpine badge, despite recent information to the contrary. US site Inside Line reports that Alpine master Renault may use its links with


A new report suggests that Lotus may still be in the running to assist with the anticipated revival of the Alpine badge, despite recent information to the contrary.

US site Inside Line reports that Alpine master Renault may use its links with Nissan and Infiniti - which in turn has links with Lotus - to develop the model using Lotus underpinnings.

Infiniti’s relationship with Lotus is most apparent in the Emerg-E concept revealed at Geneva earlier this year, which shares its drivetrain and underpinnings with the earlier Lotus Evora 414E range-extended hybrid concept.

The report suggests that a production version of the Emerg-E could also spawn an Alpine-bodied variant, with both new models possibly built alongside the existing Evora at Lotus’ Hethel, UK plant.

Such a collaboration would follow long-practised platform-sharing principles, enabling the respective brands to reduce development periods and costs, while still enabling models to maintain unique styling and drivelines.

The possible return of the Alpine badge was most recently foreshadowed with Renault’s unveiling of the Alpine A110-50 concept in June.

A production version of the mid-engined A110-50 concept could feasibly meld well with the Evora’s mid-engined architecture.

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