Alpine cars

Renault seems determinated to revive a brand that they kept off since 1995: Alpine!

This brand is the paradygme for french sport cars. It fascinates in Europe but also in North America and Asia, so it was a pity not to use a such strong aura. More of that Renault is a generalist so its range is hard to offer dreams and Renault Sport badge was alone to radicalize Clio and Mégane. And sometimes they could bring a Spider or a V6 Clio (both has been produced in the Alpine factory).

A few years ago I thought a small coach inspired by the A310, based on Twingo (as the first Alpine was based on the 4CV):

Since that Renault has bought Nissan (which still have sport cars and a luxurious brand), Mégane R.26R, next Smart (which has a rear engine) with Daimler, the FIAT's Abarth success, the returned of Gordini (even if it's no more a sport sign), and finally the Dezir concept who signed new directions (Carlos Tavares as general director and Laurens Van den Acker for the design) have revived rumours.

The official confirmation has been made recently and the future Alpine will benefit a modulable platform from Mégane and Laguna. So I don't know if we have to fear a middle class Laguna coupe, or worst ever a simple sus-branding name as Citroën DS? May we hope for a simple light sport car or will it be a Porsche 911's GT competitor?
I can't know today but a few days ago I drawn what could be an Alpine berlinetta now:

As Renault Sport is the sport signature for Renault but it could be not so good for Alpine. As there is a new tribute to motorist Amédée Gordini who worked miracles on the Renault power engines, why not pay tribute to another star-motorist from Dieppe for the radical one?

As Renault is working to come back hardly to rally (Mégane N4, Clio R3, Twingo R1 and R2), as the dimensions could be 4m long, and as it could be sell in 2014 (the year the FIA will open world rally car championship to GT class), I could not not imagine a race version to compete for a title 40 years after the world title (and it's a good way to pay tribute to another motorist who has done so much to Alpine and Renault):

And others commercial versions:

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