First look at single-seat Alpine hydrogen-fueled racecar with merging colors that teases manufacturer’s future plans
ALPINE motors has revealed a new concept racecar that will act as a starting point for the manufacturer’s future designs.
The French company’s high-tech vehicle features a sustainable design that offers zero compromises on driving fun.
The concept racer, named Alpenglow, is fueled by hydrogen via an electrically-assisted internal combustion engine (ICE) instead of a fuel cell arrangement.
Electrically-assisted ICEs pair a conventional engine with a smaller electric motor, reports.
Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) make electricity using a hydrogen-powered fuel cell rather than drawing electricity from only a battery, reports.
Laurent Rossi, Alpine CEO, said: “Alpenglow’s mighty and lavish design hints at what Alpine cars will be like tomorrow and at our vision for motorsports moving forward.
With hydrogen technology on board, we are strengthening our commitment to a responsible future and to keeping driving pleasure as real as ever.”
Complementing Alpenglow’s environmentally-conscious choice of a hydrogen-fueled engine is the use of recycled carbon fiber.
Alpenglow is an appropriate name for this new racer concept, given the car’s dynamic light color schemes.
The word Alpenglow refers to the reddish light of a setting or rising sun seen on high mountains, according to .
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Alpine’s Alpenglow concept contains colors merging front to back, from a bright red to different shades of light and dark blue.
This lighting sequence represents the stages of the internal combustion hydrogen motor, which only emits water vapor.
Alpenglow’s interior offers a true-racing experience with features like a Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) steering wheel.
If the car in front of you is moving too slowly, you can use Alpenglow’s steering wheel overtake button to unleash a surge of power.
Drivers controlling this high-powered vehicle switch gears through clear, backlit paddle shifters that mirror the car’s transparent cockpit.
