Highlights 252bhp 1.8 turbo Seven-speed sequential transmission Two-owner car Genuine low mileage of under 23,000 Full Alpine service history Overview Alpine’s parent company, Renault, has been making its fair share of headlines in recent times by reviving names from its past, with the R5 and R4 both making a comeback and even an Estafette van on the horizon.

But the car that started the retro-revival? If you speak to any member of Renault’s senior design team – and we have – then they’ll tell you it’s this.

A toe-in-the-water, low-volume model whose purpose was to reinvigorate the Alpine name, ahead of a return to F1 racing and a full expansion of Le Régie’s high-performance sub-brand.

That was almost a decade ago now, hard as that is to believe.

The modern Alpine A110 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2017, bringing one of France’s most evocative sports-car names back into production after a long absence.

True to the spirit of the original 1960s and 1970s Berlinette...