Tag: 2024 Alpine

  • 2024 Alpine A424 Beta

    Sixty years after its first entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Alpine has unveiled the A424_β, foreshadowing its challenger in the premier class of the FIA Endurance World Championship.

    With its design, the A424_β reaffirms the brand’s DNA while heralding its future. Its name, A424_β, is a symbol of this: the A nomenclature followed by three digits beginning with 4; respects the tradition of our victorious endurance cars, 24 echoes the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2024, and β designates its final stage before its launch.

    The A424_β is the quintessence of Alpine’s automotive and racing artistry, both aesthetically and technically. Rich in creativity, it presages Alpine’s future lighting signature on an incredibly racy and assertive front end, while the rear reveals two exceptionally impactful A-arrows. The triangular motif, echoing the Alpine snowflakes, also appears in the treatment of the daggerboards and rear wing.

    In the cockpit, the drivers will take their place at the heart of a body that has been refined, purified and polished, like a road-going supercar. The flanks are inspired by Alpenglow, the concept car setting out Alpine’s ambitions by embodying the fascinating future of the brand’s production and competition models.

    Technical specifications

    CHASSIS
    Type Carbon fibre & honeycomb body shell
    Bodywork Carbon fibre
    Suspension Double wishbone with pushrods
    Steering Electric power-assisted
    Length 5,000 mm
    Width 1,998 mm
    Height 1,058 mm
    Wheelbase 3,148 mm
    Weight Approximately 1,030 kg (according to BOP)
    ENGINE
    Configuration V6 single turbo at 90°
    Displacement 3,400 cc
    Power 500 kW / 675 horsepower
    Rev band maximum 9,000 rpm
    Hybrid system Bosch standard / 50 kW
    Lubrication Dry sump/multi-stage oil pump
    ECU Marelli
    GEARBOX
    Brand Xtrac
    Type Transversally-mounted
    Gearshift Steering wheel-mounted paddles and pneumatic control
    Gears 7 + reverse gear
    WHEELS
    Front tyres Michelin 29-71/R18
    Rear tyres Michelin 34-71/R18
    Front wheels 12.5’’x18’’
    Rear wheels 14’’x18’’
    BRAKES
    Discs Ventilated carbon
    Calipers Six-piston one-piece
    SAFETY
    Harness Six-point, adapted for the Hans® system
    Fuel cell Safety rubber tank with built-in reserve system