Italian design school teams up with French brand to create a zero-emissions supercar concept
Students from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) have collaborated with Alpine to design their vision of a zero-emissions supercar for the French brand, dubbed the Alpine A4810 Project by IED.
Designed in accordance with a brief provided by Alpine to “design a ‘super berlinette’ for the year 2035”, the A4810 is a hydrogen-powered supercar concept measuring 5091mm long, 2010mm wide and just 1055mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2717mm.
While the finer details haven’t been specified, the hydrogen powertrain includes an internal combustion engine as opposed to an electric motor with fuel-cell stack – similar to a new unit reportedly in development for the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series – but no configuration or outputs have been published.
In terms of the design, the 28 masters students were told to not lose sight of Alpine’s “traditional roots” while “bringing the brand to the cusp of the sports car category”.
Central to the A4810’s design are the shrugging wheel-arches and decidedly inboard, raised glasshouse.
According to Alpine, the students focused on the overlapping of layers and tried to avoid the “pitfalls of unnecessary formal elements”.
A contrasting colour scheme is employed, the lights are scaled down to little more than thin LED strips, and a bumper-spanning light strip emphasises the car’s sheer width and slippery profile.
“The Alpine A4810 … has been a very exciting experience,” said Alpine chief designer Raphael Linari.
“The result is a futuristic supercar that explores new territories for the brand in terms of package, proportions and design language.
“The different creative approaches of the young talented students combined with IED know-how gave rise to some very interesting responses.
“Furthermore, the extraordinary final result makes the collaboration a resounding success!”
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