Renault Alpine A610 Haute Couture Violine 884 1993  French registration documentFrench registration certificateChassis no.

0085763 The rarest, most exclusive and most ‘1990s’ of all road-going Alpines!The rarest, most exclusive and most ‘nineties’ of all road-going Alpines! 7 March 1991, Geneva Motor Show: Renault unveils the new version of what is now merely a variant of its flagship model, the A610, which succeeds the V6 GTA.

Despite its modern look and its stated ambition to compete with the unbeatable Porsche 911 in its segment (and the other French GT, the Venturi!), the adventure of the last Alpine of the 20th century ended in a partial failure (or partial success), with only 818 units produced by 1995, just as Renault was phasing out Alpine in favour of Renault-Sport.The A610 is a true 2+2 GT, powered by the PRV V6 in a 3-litre turbocharged 250 hp configuration mounted at the rear.

Although it weighed 200 kg more than its big sister, this was in favour of improved interior sp...