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The Renault Alpine Is a Very Rare, VERY WEIRD 80's Car That You Actually Want to Drive
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Finally, a car that matches the channel's theme music.
@FishfryOGMcTaco
4 жыл бұрын
So true!
@basstrammel1322
4 жыл бұрын
True, and what wheeled me in in the beginning.
@p-townshankzilla2654
4 жыл бұрын
The Delorean did too
@MrGTAVForLife
4 жыл бұрын
I think of a white Lamborghini countach everytime I hear the intro
@MrFlyingguy
4 жыл бұрын
Tron agrees!
I'm French and I'm actually excited about this car because we don't see a lot of French cars in American KZread and most certainly not the Alpine brand 👏
@ReviewedByAndy
4 жыл бұрын
I would give up many organs to have a proper French car here in the US.
@dragospahontu
4 жыл бұрын
Check out the smoking tire review on the Citröen
@yanisakrich5006
4 жыл бұрын
@@ReviewedByAndy unfortunately there is only some peugeot 505 and Renault alliance that's all there is but I think you can imported French cars without too much trouble
@geogmz8277
4 жыл бұрын
French make awesome to drive cars with garbage level reliability except for Citroën those can last.
@MMackey27
4 жыл бұрын
I once saw someone around my parts in Illinois (Chicagoland) that imported a Citroen XM from the 1980’s into the US. The sad deal was because of US standards he had to swap the headlights out so it had Pontiac Grand Prix headlights instead of the european spec standard headlights. It was a very quirky and unique design but I always loved it for as odd as it was. I always thought it was a bigger car than it ultimately was. In photos it looked like it was the size of a Grand Prix or Lumina but it was more the size of an earlier 80’s Accord or a late 90’s Civic sedan.
Very underrated car, Renault made some amazing hot models in that era. The Renault 5 Turbo mid engined, a monster of a car, and stunning looking.
@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181
4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately both the five turbo and this alpine like all 80’s/90's Renault performance models,had the durability of a plastic fireguard. I spannered at a Renault main dealer back then,the V6 Shared by this,the 25,30,espace,some Volvo's and that other massive disappointment, the delorean was a steaming log!
@hughjaskoch5456
3 жыл бұрын
The R5 Turbo and Clio V6 are absolutely awesome cars.
@hughjaskoch5456
3 жыл бұрын
@@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181 The twin turbo version of that V6 was pretty stout. Venturi had good results using it racing.
@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181
3 жыл бұрын
@@hughjaskoch5456 the racing version bore very little resemblance to the production engine, utilising a mechanically fixed internal bracing structure for the block, welded gusset strengthened heads and bespoke internals.
@hughjaskoch5456
3 жыл бұрын
@@areyouundoingthatorwhat9181 They also had road car. The Venturi 400 for example made. Little over 400hp and like 385tq.
The reason this, and other "weird" European cars, drives so well is that it was designed for the person driving it. Not the shareholders.
@keelaihassan
4 жыл бұрын
😄
@MotorScotti
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, well said!
@justintime8793
3 жыл бұрын
Amen
@sukhmaidickoff
3 жыл бұрын
@Robert Dewar - What does that mean? That to please the shareholders only, the companies allegedly produce cars that no customer wants but that satisfies the shareholders? What a stupid comment. EVERY company needs to make a profit - if not in the short run then in the long run, and EVERY company needs to make cars that customers buy, or the company will not exist in the long run. Maybe you are referring to the decline in quality that we can see with some brands, and maybe you think the responsible people are the shareholders? But then again - the decline in quality is MERELY due to the customers who mainly look at one thing: The price of the car. GM cannot sell a car that has the exact same qualities and features that a comparable Ford has - and then charge 30% more than Ford does. That is not going to work.Hence OF COURSE the companies look at their cost. In general I just get an urge to puke when people describe shareholders as some weird species of evil profit-hungry people. The fact is however that shareholders make sure that a given company stays competitive and produces goods that people buy. And OF COURSE shareholders (which by the way is also YOU and ME through our pension funds) want to get a return on their investment for taking a risk. Because buying a share is taking a risk. NO company produces a car just to please the customers, and not giving a fuck if they make a profit or not. If this Alpine was merely made to show what Renault was capable of from a technical point of view (just like Mercedes does with the S-class) - and if Renault deliberately made economic deficits on EVERY Alpine they sold - then they ALSO did that for the shareholders - because then by showing this "technical hightlight" and gaining respect from the customers, Renault would probably hope that the Alpine indirectly would boost the sales of the other Renaults.
@NOO8CLAN
3 жыл бұрын
@@sukhmaidickoff your stupid he said a car for the people not the shareholders that means they care more about the people buying the car other than the shareholders
Next week on Doug's: "The Renault Alpine is a weird sportscar from the 80s"
@bicyclist2
4 жыл бұрын
If you see a car on one channel you can be sure it's going to appear on another very soon, especially if it's a new car.
@pepperpepperpepper
4 жыл бұрын
Next week on cars and bids: Renault Alpine. This was an infomercial.
@calvinmathers
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@stopstalkingyouspookybastard
4 жыл бұрын
he needs to get the turbo version otherwise it doesnt count
@erikthie2253
4 жыл бұрын
I think you meant, "This.... is the Renault Alpine...."
Hoovie: "So many quirks!!!" Doug hiding behind the corner of Tyler's garage: [Heavy breathing intensifies]
@JamesMH
4 жыл бұрын
2WhiteAndNerdy “THIS is the last time you cross me.”
@MikeHarris1984
4 жыл бұрын
@@JamesMH Doug then comes running out with a pen in his hand as he lunges toward Hoovie.... (come on everyone, get this one going!)
@JoshuaBrown-is8fb
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Harris daddy Doug needs to make a guest appearance on Hoovies garage., I would definitely like to see a Doug demuro video on that thing. 🤣
@martyg3757
4 жыл бұрын
So many European cars never make it to our shores. Many have lovable quirks and avant- garde and futuristic features. Would love to see more of them.
@smwardall
4 жыл бұрын
Hooptie Fleet update please!!!!
Over on Doug's channel: "Thissssssss.. is a 1982 Renault Alpine. A car I have purchased for the sole purpose of annoying Tyler Hoover"
@honestyisthegucci
3 жыл бұрын
Doug has to review this
I love how Hoovie looks vaguely surprised, bemused or disgusted at everything he sees but that somehow means that he loves whatever it is that he’s looking at.
Today on Hoovie’s Garage: Cool weird Renault Alpine imported from France Today on Doug DeMuro: A Honda Civic
@mattmendoza352
4 жыл бұрын
A stock 91 Civic si is somehow more rare the that Renault in 2020
@CarsofGlasgow
4 жыл бұрын
@@mattmendoza352 possibly
@carsaregood911
4 жыл бұрын
KZread is great isn't it
@shasha1873
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@davidcoudriet6618
4 жыл бұрын
And if one of them could find a Subaru XT6 they would win the internet.
Greetings from France ! Take attention: the real name is Alpine GTA. The real problems of this car are electric/electronics. A friend of mine owns one GTA V6 TURBO and everything that is electric is broken down and not easy to fix as well. You should search in USA for a TALBOT MATRA MURENA (in order to review it before Doug DE MURO), the world first galvanized car. Great sports car, my dad owns one. Another French sports car of the eighties.
@dapprman
4 жыл бұрын
@E DG There used to be a garage near me in the UK selling Venturi - well over my financial limits at the time alas.
@thegearknob7161
4 жыл бұрын
Was the Murena really the first galvanised car? Cool, I've always like them. Everything Matra did was cool.
@rogerwennstrom6677
4 жыл бұрын
It would be awesome to se a Murena review!! Love its three seat layout aswell :)
@renardalexis8021
4 жыл бұрын
@@thegearknob7161 Yes because the BAGHEERA was rusting a lot, they developed this technique. Then, other car manufacturers came to see MATRA to develop new cars, like the BMW Z1, with the same components.
@JackBWatkins
4 жыл бұрын
RENARD ALEXIS: Maybe a world renowned auto KZreadr, yacht owner, burger Barron, collector of exotic cars(some of them even run) and famous dumb guy can take a trip to France and drive these wonders of French automotive craftsmanship.
This car looks futuristic even now. That stereo bring back memories! We knew our sound systems were good by the amount of buttons it had.
"The 80s was not a good period for performance or quality" Japan: what?
@Planetspud
4 жыл бұрын
Japan peaked in the 90s.... Alot of 80s Japanese cars still sucked lol
@kennyduarte783
4 жыл бұрын
Planet Spud true, but many, many did not..... ie the Mazda RX7 FC3S (especially with the turbo) and many Nissan Skylines, you have the early 80’s Turbo RS and the big dog R32 GT-R that came out in 1989.
@iarp4965
4 жыл бұрын
70s 80s and even some 90s japanese cars had one big flaw: the powertrains more often then not outlasted the bodies. It is well documented how poor rustproofing was on japanese models.
@byee
4 жыл бұрын
dont be butthurt about it and move on in life
@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785
4 жыл бұрын
Buick Regal GNX: Am I a joke to you?
Terrible "Doug" Impression - you didn't complain about the blank switches.
@ajorsomething4935
4 жыл бұрын
Another problem with his impression: he's actually decent at reviewing cars.
@alphakky
4 жыл бұрын
Doug is a complaining hack.
@mikecronis
4 жыл бұрын
Doug is useless. I applaud anyone who UNSUBSCRIBES to Doug and then SUBSCRIBES to Hoovie.
@wimderix
4 жыл бұрын
@@mikecronis Nah...I keep both.
@Toarcade
4 жыл бұрын
@@mikecronis Their channels are not even doing the same thing
My dad actually rented one of these in 1985 or 1986. As I’m sure some may know AMC imported these to the US and somehow one ended up a rental car. The rental took place in NY and Long Island from a enterprise rental place. he loved the way it handled and drove. It was Black with silver and red side stripes and beat up to death. Only three downsides to his rental: 1) a spring in the driver’s side seat broke through the fabric and my dad had to get a pillow so it wouldn’t injury him any further. 2) he couldn’t find where the gas cap was on the car, he did look under the fronk but thought that was something else. Eventually he figured it out. And finally number 3 he over heated on the Throgs Neck Bridge and cased quite a back log of traffic since there is no shoulder on the bridge. He loved the rental and freaked out when he saw me watching this video. We watched the entire video together.
@RKrk-jj2li
4 жыл бұрын
nice. I'm on Long Island too...
@johna1160
4 жыл бұрын
frunk
@noevaldez7811
4 жыл бұрын
Cool story man
@CRAPO2011
4 жыл бұрын
Didnt know US spec cars made it to market, as a kid i had the motor trend issue with a yellow alpine on the cover.
@Hot_Rod_Crazy
4 жыл бұрын
@D B MS13 or just some dude in a green van?
Soooo... You like it's rare, has features, spaceship design... Next step: GET YOUR HANDS ON A CITROËN SM. Diravi Steering, a mushroom instead of a break pedal, Citroën's hydroneumatic suspension (the BEST in the world), a trillion features (like automatic wipers) all in a 70's car that seems from another galaxy. If not, a CX will also blow your mind pretty easily.
@DjDolHaus86
4 жыл бұрын
Just buy any Citroen with self levelling hydropneumatic suspension, park it on a slight slope and then watch it try to figure it out
@andycapo9you
4 жыл бұрын
A Citroën C6 will do the trick
@davidbt98
4 жыл бұрын
@@DjDolHaus86 Already got one 😅, an XM. In slopes, nose goes up a bit, back gets lower. Personally, I like that quick, as it causes the back to lower itself when you accelerate, making you feel like you are in a plane taking off. It's really really cool.
@DjDolHaus86
4 жыл бұрын
@@davidbt98 I had a C5 for a few years as a company car and absolutely adored it. It handled like a boat and had the turning circle of an oil tanker but it was the most comfortable car I've ever experienced, you could drive it down a farm track and it felt like driving down freshly laid tarmac. If you parked it on a slight slope it would fidget around for about half an hour trying to figure the gradient out
@andycapo9you
4 жыл бұрын
@@DjDolHaus86 That is why batteries wont last on these things🤣🤣🤣
"The 80's wasn't a good time for performance..." - Hoovie. What about Audi quattro, Peugeot 205 GTI... Group B rallying...? Nice Alpine!
@hjm2062
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! what about the Mercedes 190E EVO or the BMW E30 M3? Like :-/
@TheDarkPacific
4 жыл бұрын
I fell he meant 80s american cars
@wilfredprins9718
4 жыл бұрын
Lancia Delta HF integrale....
@TheStwat
4 жыл бұрын
Porsche 944 Turbo, etc etc.
@yogisullivan4904
4 жыл бұрын
Saab 900/9000 Turbo
Calling an 80's Renault quirky... He certainly has not seen a Citroën from that time lol
@tkreitler
4 жыл бұрын
@D B You put the SM ahead of the DS? To me the DS is the greatest Citroën ever. I think the DS and the Tatra T87 are the most innovative cars produced in quantity.
@sebafer2719
4 жыл бұрын
Luis Piqueras or any Citroen
@Fixin-To
4 жыл бұрын
2CV, named after the amount of power.
@1millsr
4 жыл бұрын
You have to keep in mind that he's in America. Citroen and Renault are not exactly popular cars here.
@ninevoltmodz4687
4 жыл бұрын
Luis Piqueras my grandfather would always mention these and how you would see them rise up.
Alpine Interior Stylist: “How much tweed do you want inside?” Renault: *Yes.*
@team3383
4 жыл бұрын
Is that why Hoovie always speaks and looks as if someone has farted in his face ?
@DoctorSkillz
4 жыл бұрын
Howdy, Ms.
@xxcloudxx6606
4 жыл бұрын
i feel like this car secretly has a PhD
@paulfrantizek102
4 жыл бұрын
Miss the days when car manufacturers actually designed premium cloth interiors. Always loved that herringbone tweedy stuff the French used.
It's not the only weird French sports car. There were also the Matra Bagheera and Maurena, with seating not only for the driver and passenger, but also a third person in the middle.
@aka_pierre
3 жыл бұрын
Wait, Matra as in Matra Magic missiles? They made cars too?
@arkadyt7051
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't the Matra Bagheera have an insanely dangerous issue with the steering lock jamming on during driving? I think I remember reading something about that.
@XMguy
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the McLearen F1.
@franciscodanconia4324
3 жыл бұрын
I had an 84 caprice that could sit three across. :)
@frankfarago2825
3 жыл бұрын
@@arkadyt7051 Yeah, I drove one in Europe back in the 80s, it was baaaad.
Hi Hoovie, as I was a teenager back in the mid 80' in France, this car was the absolute french sport's car... this car was way over the rest of the french production at that time in terms of performance: most of the cars did have four cylinder engines developping less than 80 hp... you can imagine when you came across one of these "star wars space shuttle" in the street ... you were just like..."wahoo!, amazing!". Thank you for bringing theses memories back to me, and keep on surprinsing us with your cool videos and your weird experiences :-) Say hello from France to wizzard
@Barnabe51Reims
Жыл бұрын
Moi j'étais enfant dans les années 80 et voir les Alpines de la gendarmerie au péage me ravissait au plus haut point :)
@tp76ben5
Жыл бұрын
True, my mum had the peugeot 205 gti, with 115 HP and it was enough because the car was light. It was one of the best hatchback ever with the GTI16 and the golf gti.
Wow, I didn't expected to see an Alpine on this channel, I can't imagine how rare it is in the US because even in france this is a pretty rare car
@SerbanCMusca-ut8ny
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I haven't seen many of them lately. Been years since I've seen one "in the flesh".
@FlorinC1984
4 жыл бұрын
Well, it might have something to do with the build quality. Remember the Fuego, one of the coolest cars of the '80s? There are only 11 on sale today on the largest European car sale website. French and italian cars of the '80 were cool, futuristic and full of amazing "quirks and features", but they were not built to last past the '90s.
@redline1916
Жыл бұрын
@Serban C. Musca Renault alpine from what I'm aware of tended to be their best in quality.
Next up on Doug’s channel: “Why I purchased a Renault Alpine”
@JDMHaze
4 жыл бұрын
Thissssssssss is my renault alpine that i purchased from a viewer in kansas lol
@Snake2303
4 жыл бұрын
@@JDMHaze Doug its so anoying. Even the name is styupid.
@JDMHaze
4 жыл бұрын
MC Polž lmao🙈😂😂😂
@saint8257
4 жыл бұрын
"Just to flex on that mfker"
Who else during the sponsor was watching Hoovies dog
@nervotica7991
4 жыл бұрын
Hoovies' Hoover.
@michaellodge5456
4 жыл бұрын
Frank haha
9:58 kills me. Looking at the wipers like a 2 year old kid seeing his first fire truck
Hoovie's facial expressions while demonstrating the windshield wipers were pure gold
@danphelps8865
4 жыл бұрын
I know!! Look at those things!
@mattadrev471
4 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAH just watched that and then see your comment - that is gold!
With the cyberpunk dystopia coming, I feel like I need this car for that.
@armoredp
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the interior is perfect for Cyberpunk 2077
@joedesalvo3316
4 жыл бұрын
this car is straight out of Synth Wave
@MrPeteragent
4 жыл бұрын
@@joedesalvo3316 synthwave is going to be in GTA VI
@joedesalvo3316
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrPeteragent I hope so.. I also think The Weeknd's Blinding Lights song should be in GTA6
@michaelb6729
4 жыл бұрын
OCP 6000 SUX 👌
My friend Fred had one of these, it broke, and then he had two broken ones in his driveway. I believe he still has them, 25 years later.
@michaelrajkumar9538
3 жыл бұрын
He's sitting on an investment
They're not just metric tires, they are Michelin TRX. You can still get them new but they cost a lot to replace, as I think Michelin only produces a few batches per year. And of course, just like the PAX you had on the Phantom, the rims are specific, so you can't put anything else without replacing them.
"Boy, those French: they have a different word for everything!" --Steve Martin They have a different take on cars too ! Vive la difference !
@AlexMwk1
4 жыл бұрын
You want to see what the French have been up to recently? Check out the Citroen survolt, gt and Peugeot onyx very stunning vehicles
Hoovie's the kind of guy who reviews a Renault Alpine.
@rickycoker5830
4 жыл бұрын
before daddy doug...nahnahnah nanny boo boo stick your head in doo doo dougie boy
@stefanegger
4 жыл бұрын
@@rickycoker5830 I been a boo-boo since ga-ga goo-goo and Dada, FUBU
@beansthecat2687
4 жыл бұрын
Nest week will be a Fiat Panda.
@plus3943
4 жыл бұрын
My kinda guy
@beansthecat2687
4 жыл бұрын
E DG or a Miata with a removable Blaupunkt removable tape deck. MacGruber style.
Even the face-lift one with pop-up headlights is one of the most beautiful cars ever I've ever seen.
Lmao I love how he throws slight shade at Doug 😂
Im loving the exposure that French cars are finally getting, for a long time theyve been over looked, and i think now theyre finally starting to be understood, or atleast being given some time in the spotlight.
@NeedMoarRage
4 жыл бұрын
A bad rep doesn't help but they are usually so unique and have their own charm. Many were so innovative, especially decades ago.
@Hipas_Account
4 жыл бұрын
@@NeedMoarRage A big part of the bad rep is simply from the fact that they didn't have the same kind of dealer network in the States as many others did.
Want one for nostalgia. My grandfather had one in France
@Benjamin_Boxall
4 жыл бұрын
Clams McGee Mine sure did ! Good ole gramps :D
@gild2604
4 жыл бұрын
After 5k miles I'm sure he beat the car also
@dragospahontu
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear
@renelammers813
4 жыл бұрын
Dragos Pahontu what
@dragospahontu
4 жыл бұрын
@@renelammers813 xd
I love this channel for cars like these. KZread is full of lanborghinis and mclarens. This is genuinly something else and interesting
This thing looks like a French Mitsubishi Starion
@iant720
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was going to say. With a little Tbird thrown in
Car enthusiasts: "Renoh Alpeen" Casual Americans: "Renalt Al-Pyne"
@afa304
4 жыл бұрын
It's actually Reh-no hahahaha
@jukser5978
4 жыл бұрын
nope, it's rönöö :D
@BenJRC
4 жыл бұрын
@Alfred Barham in French we pronounce it Alpeen
@georgebrown3359
4 жыл бұрын
Car enthusiasts: NISS-san, Sue-bar-ROO, MAZ-da Casual Americans: NEE-san, Sue-BAR-roo, MARZ-da
@cwang6951
4 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter, Americans won't be able to correctly pronounce it either way
Holley Molley as a Frenchman living in the US for decades this is an incredible find! Enjoy it the older Alpines were very successful in early rallye races!
@oveidasinclair982
4 жыл бұрын
Don't go enjoying it too much, if it breaks you'll play hell trying to find a part for it
@averagesundaydriver8122
4 жыл бұрын
The A110 is my favorite car of all time.
What in the world is this fantastic beast of a mid 80's creation. I cant stop staring...I cant stop wondering how I missed this when I was 16 years old?
I had exactly this model in red when I was in my early twenties (about 1992) they depreciated like hell from new so they were a good alternative to the typical 80's hot hatches. great video, it brought back some great memories. In their day they were a very formidable car you could sit in the fast lane with the headlights on and everything would get out of your way. Happy days......
THIS is what a poster car should look like. Been wanting one of these for years. Get ready for Alpine V6 prices to go up lads!
Never seen someone say this much positive things about a Renault product!!
@tnickknight
4 жыл бұрын
Peugeot/Citroen make some great vehicles today
@arjanvanraaij8440
4 жыл бұрын
@@tnickknight but this is a RENAULT. And the one renault I drive is a Master Van and it even worse then a Ford transit.
@jackcinnaples
4 жыл бұрын
Evidently you never drove/owned a LeCar. I Had my 1982 4 door until 1999 when I had to turn it in to the salvage yard when I went to jack it up one day to change a flat tire and the jack went up but the car didn't. Rust was the killer. still ran great.
@rv9990
4 жыл бұрын
Jack Cooper My first car was a peugeot exactly haahaha
@tnickknight
4 жыл бұрын
@@arjanvanraaij8440 i was speaking about French cars in general
Love the E.T seats
The gage you were wondering on the left of steering wheel is an Oil level gage. It’s showing engine oil level when key is turned on and engine is not running
Doug is the type of man to pump out videos on boring crossover videos for hits, while Hoovie is a man of other means and always gives us the goods.
Thanks for the correct pronunciation of both Renault and Alpine! Love these cars.
The body panels are cut out using a very high pressure stream of water, and space age adhesives glue it all together. Fabulous car that LJK Setright raved about. Many parts from the Renault 25 except the cross plane crank in the turbo. Turbo is 200 bhp.
It is very similarly styled to an Rx-7 or 300ZX. But very interesting! Well done Tyler!
Those seats look like “E-T” from the movie. And I see a little Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest in the rear end.
@dezmitchell5329
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought
@KeithZim
4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing!!!
@michelangelo5903
4 жыл бұрын
i have a 87 conquest (for sale illinois) the tail lights are much more square on the conquests
@thomasrossi31
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. I was referring more to the rear quarter panel resembling the conquest.
@pomaze1
4 жыл бұрын
Yeh, they all copied the Alpine!
Hoovie is levelling up way more than daddy doug in the quirky cars game
I think this generation of apline is just so damn cool, from the cockpit to the engine to the look, just everything about it is 80‘s in the best way possible
Brilliant idea having your dog walk around during the ad, that’s the only reason I didn’t skip it! 😂😂
That Renault radio stalk is still used in today's Renaults. Highly intuitive while driving.
@thearousedeunuch
4 жыл бұрын
And on Dacias aswell. :)
@dancearoundtheworld5360
4 жыл бұрын
does this remind you of the foxbody mustang?
@Djjeun
4 жыл бұрын
Easiest to use radio stalk even to this day.
Doc: "Marty, we have to buy an Alpine in order to fix things in the future!"
@matthewgodwin3050
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they should have used the Alpine as the Time Machine instead of the DeLorian. I think it would have been even more cool than the stainless steel wonder. If that's possible.
Hi, I’m from South Africa, if you ever need metric tyres, give me a shout, we use them an I’ll help you to buy the correct ones.
@macmanipowermacbookprair4110
4 жыл бұрын
How much are 190/390 HR 390?
@mikegradidge1200
3 жыл бұрын
Where about?
I was a test driver for American Motors / Jeep / Renault in the 80s; I was lucky enough to drive many thousands of miles in these (turbo only, non-turbo was not spec'd for US sale, I think). It's an amazing car, for the open road. A French 911, and would bite you if mistreated. We were ready to go to market, then Chrysler came along and bought AJR. A bit of work to drive, but fairly comfortable, as long as it didn't get too hot outside. The turbo V6 in the back was a joy to listen to over the miles. It's not as weird as you portray. But thanks for brining back some memories.
Wheeler Dealers with Edd did an Alpine and put a new carb arrangement on it.
@boss12
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember that. A Holley carb like American muscle cars.
@alphatripduce
4 жыл бұрын
That was an a310 movies is the next generation
@boss12
4 жыл бұрын
Yodastien same engine. The same mod would be applicable here.
@dj_paultuk7052
4 жыл бұрын
What they didnt show was the heads had to come off as he warped them. And then Mike somehow blew the Un1 gearbox, so a replacement had to be found.
@lee2217
4 жыл бұрын
DJ_PaulTUK how did you find out that info? brewer is a donkey as soon as that gauge started going up he should have stopped
Imagine bringing this to Radwood, heads would explode
@Bubblun1
4 жыл бұрын
There was a brown one at Radwood Austin this year, and my head did explode a bit.
I had one, the A310 pack GT. The '86 weighed 2513 lb not 2700 in atmospheric. My '84 A310GT weighed 1025 kg. After 180,000 miles it caught fire and burned from a gas leak. Alpine used a 10,1:1 compression ratio and a Solex 34tbia with a Solex 35ceei added in by vacuum. This was in the Peugeot 604 SL at 8,8:1 compression ratio, of which I have 2.
been living in Dieppe where the factory sits from 1985 to 1988. We used to see them driving around town for testing... Loved it !
The way the front looks almost reminds me of the XB Interceptor from Mad Max
@euroasianbob9268
4 жыл бұрын
That’s my car doppelgänger thought too.
@skeetermcswagger0U812
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!! It's like the alter ego of the XB Interceptor!!!!
i'd love to see Tyler or Daddy Doug trying out other 80's &90's cars that never made it over there at the time, but may have now come in on the grey market like Citroen BX and XMs, Renault Clio Williams, Sierra Sapphire Cosworth, or even a Metro 6R4
@DerpotronGames
4 жыл бұрын
How about the Renault 5 (GT turbo), great car.
@niklasrose9050
4 жыл бұрын
Citroen CX Break. This thing looked like a space ship. I had an exchange student from the U.S. as a guest in the early nineties (after the CX production ended) and he was absolutely impressed when he saw one of these.
God, forgot about the Venturi, what an amazing looking car, still looks good even today. Thanks for the link.
Literally was just looking at one of these, blue fully restored A310 for almost $60k
That cockpit is giving me Renault Fuego flashbacks.
@mickeydee3595
4 жыл бұрын
Farrkkkk! My old man had a Fuego when I was growing up. He absolutely loved it! Had to get rid of it when a bracket for the clutch cable snapped and took it to a "Specialist" who took it all apart only to realise it was a bracket and then couldn't put it back together again
@FlorinC1984
4 жыл бұрын
@@mickeydee3595 , the Fuego was gorgeous from every angle and even the interior was a beautiful place to be in. But it did have some technical issues and the body was very, very rust-prone. Probably only Alfa Romeos were quicker form 0 to 100% rust.
@mickeydee3595
4 жыл бұрын
@@FlorinC1984 We are in Australia so rust wasnt an issue for my old man. He absolutely loved his and even to this day he gets somewhat upset when what happened to it is brought up. What colour was yours? His was white over black bumpers with the yellow foglights haha He met my mum when he had his fuego and my mum would always know it was him coming down the road to pick her up from the "Yellow lights" haha
@poplaurentiu4148
4 жыл бұрын
Still this Alpine was much bigger, better equipped and faster than Fuego..
@mickeydee3595
4 жыл бұрын
@@poplaurentiu4148 Ofcourse it is lol, The fuego was just a run of the mill sports car where as the Alpina was Renualt Alpina giving everything they had. Like comparing a BMW 318is to a M3
KZread getting real comfortable with the double ads.
@MrRhino10
4 жыл бұрын
At the start of the video Fast forward to the end of video. Then hit replay. No ads. Thank me later
@seanoreilly1832
3 жыл бұрын
If it's free..... then you are the product... remember that
I'm thinking that Hoovie would love to try the Turbo version, or even the Le Mans edition or the later Alpine A610. Shame this car doesn't have the original factory wheels - they look much better (unless this is a special edition I'm not aware of).
@Orcawhale1
4 жыл бұрын
Ofc he would, but getting one in the US isn't really viable.
I was lucky as my parents bought one when I was a kid ( tye V6 Turbo version ). This thing was phenomenal. It could race a 911 on the highway without issue, was pretty original to look at, and I don't remember it having once any reliability issue. The only pain was the price of the tyres.
I absolutely LOVE that car. Never seen one in my 43 years on this planet. Just crazy.
@slooriginal1727
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen one parked today
There’s a modified intake manifold for those cars that fixes the issue with the front two cylinders being starved for fuel. Another plus is, you can then use a Holley carb.
@dj_paultuk7052
4 жыл бұрын
Yup, the owner of the Renault Alpine Club UK makes them i believe.
@billharris3650
4 жыл бұрын
Others have fitted the R25 injection and ECU to cure the fuel starvation and make it even quicker.
I remember getting locked into a show car at the 1986 Earl’s Court motor show, it had no power and the sales person on the stand was very understanding about two 12 year old enthusiasts getting stuck in their car!
The front end looks, like a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.
@ColdVsIce
4 жыл бұрын
First thing I thought of
Man, it's actually a beautiful car. That pearl white is in amazing condition.
Does anyone else hear him saying “VPM”?
@IneffablePanther
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I hear it too... I thought I was crAZY
Tyler finally you have reviewed an amazing car....your friend euro bob has good taste
A car from 1985 runs like for ever... something made in 2020 meets a pothole Insurance buying you a new car 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think the Cylons drove one of these in a Batllestar Galatics episode
1:25 You know it's gonna be a good video when Frank is in it
Fantastic car! I remember seeing them on the roads of France back in the 1980s and 1990s and they made me dream back when I was a kid!
You should try the Renault R4 The most weird and reliable car
I feel like this Channel's turning into Bob's Garage.
@ammaarzeebkhan7675
4 жыл бұрын
More like Doug Demuro
@quentinrathbone2076
4 жыл бұрын
@@ammaarzeebkhan7675 daddy doug lol
@fisnikramadani4147
4 жыл бұрын
Ammaar Zeeb Khan But the Doug that we love not the new 35 min. long Doug, the new Doug without the weird jokes and the new Doug without the quirky cars.
@octoman_games
4 жыл бұрын
funny, the owner of this car is BOB lol
@tholtan
4 жыл бұрын
Cheaper for Hoovie that way. Plus: extra hot Renault content.
This is the most interesting car i have seen Hoovie review . Fantastic
The 80's had some of the best cars though! Lots of good future classics that you can actually use, like the Jaguar XJS. V12 GT at it's finest
@Orcawhale1
4 жыл бұрын
Dafuq are you talking about? The XJS was a massive pile of crap, known for breaking down all the time..
@slideways8022
4 жыл бұрын
Orcawhale their electrics are horrendous, but the rest of the car is actually pretty good if you treat it like any other classic British car.
Man, I have a book from my childhood that reviews this car .... but have never seen one in person .... you are metal bro! Respect
This car is the result of a passionate night between a foxbody Mustang and a DMC-12.
You keep calling him "Daddy Doug" but he's younger than you, he just looks old lol.
@jonlr9430
4 жыл бұрын
"Daddy Doug" is for the amount of subscribers
@Wheelman1966
4 жыл бұрын
Plus Doug acts older.. More serious. Like a dad.
@brynnleahnayvieghlaykynnn6175
4 жыл бұрын
Shitttt I think hoovie looks way more daddy than Doug more like daddy Tyler
@Frodo_Shaggins
4 жыл бұрын
I read this comment right when he said it
@Smileydudekxy
4 жыл бұрын
Would of never guessed Doug was younger wow! He is aging like milk.
AMC did have designs on importing the Alpine GTA Turbo; pictures of a federalized Alpine made the rounds of the American car mags, with plans to start selling it in the States in the summer of 1986.
Inherited a 1980 forest green and tan renault le car back in the late 80's. Handled beautifully, could park it anywhere, carriage top made me a very popular high school student. Downsides: lacked a 5th gear and had to pull the engine to replace the clutch - twice. Got rear ended by a distracted middle aged lady driving a caprice classic who nearly killed me the summer before college. Was at a dead stop and she hit me about 45mph. CRASH BANG SLAM POW!!!!! Shoved me into another land yacht in front. All glass broken, airbags? nope! drive shaft snapped, coolant everywhere, drivers seat hyper extended backwards and flat with me looking up at the sky. Both land yachts drove away "Er, sorry kid. Good luck" Crawled out of the wreckage without a scratch. Cops show up: "Did you get a license plate? Me: No, officer, I thought I was dead for a little while. Person drove off while I was seeing stars." (pedestrian witness did get the license, lady charged with leaving the scene and unsafe speed)." Got all of $550 (BB value) from insurance and went to school with no car in the middle of nowhere Ohio. :(
Hoovie should find a Citroen CX Turbo to review.
I have never seen this car before but it’s 80s perfection. It’s beautiful.
Great car - well done for reviewing it. I have owned two of those (Turbo) and still rate it as probably the best all-round car I have owned. They were used every day and never had a problem (once I had sorted the cooling hoses out to keep fluids in the car instead of on the road). I still have 2x Alpines (old and new A110) - and I have to say even the new A110 is lacking in some areas that the GTA was great at (it's not as 'planted')
'The 80's were not a good time for performance or practicality.' Not in the USA maybe, but in Europe it was a golden era of performance hatchbacks and sportscars. Everything from the F40 to the Peugeot 205 GTi, Ruf CTR to Porsche 959, The E30 M3 to the Audi Quattro. Delta Integrale, Sierra Cosworth, Benz SL.......amazing era.
These were highly regarded for their handling and at times even better than Porsches back then but not being an established well known brand and quite niche it did not sell that highly. Alpine recently released the new A110 after many years of hiatus, a homage to the old one and there's nothing but praise for it, mainly for it's driving dynamics and just for being different to the norm.
@Snake2303
4 жыл бұрын
Jep, they stop to make them.
This is my favorite YT chanel , iam french, so really glad to see a french car on here ;)
This is such an underrated and awesome looking car, I wish we had more of them on the road. I don't care if it's slow, 80s cars are still cool AF. :D
Would you be willing to find a MK-I Isuzu Impulse? It'd be a car willing to show off. It's a super cool 80's wedge with tons of cool "quirks and features". "Flap paddle" turn signals, radio, etc. on the "control boxes" behind the steering wheel. An equalizer stock where the radio should be. ... Hoovie, you'd love it.
I'd take the *Alpine* over the Murci...
For the otaku culture: That's Misato's car from Evangelion.
@aguycalled80
4 жыл бұрын
She drove the previous model of this, the A310. This is the GTA.
@traxnada
4 жыл бұрын
@@aguycalled80 I was gonna answer the same thing haha The A310 predates the V6 by like 15 years...
@schore69
4 жыл бұрын
try harder next time
@BrianAndTheBike
4 жыл бұрын
@@aguycalled80 lets hope no one else gonna notice that.
@Suelo_Ranger
3 жыл бұрын
No wonder it looked so familiar I was like I swear I’ve seen it In like a anime or something
I'd love to own an Alpine. When I was 14 in Switzerland in 1979, my jaw dropped when I saw one. Like a Lotus, not much horsepower, but sexy and, apparently, fun to drive!
Thank you very much, I'm French and always liked this car but wasn't sure if this was a kind of "nostalgie twist" of my mind or if the car was great after all:)