ALPINE LACOSTE A290 RALLYE TO STAR AT CHANTILLY ARTS & ELEGANCE RICHARD MILLE

• One-off Beware of the Crocodile – Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye to take to the runway at prestigious French “Concours d'élégance” Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
• A selection of heritage models, spanning 70 years of Alpine passion and innovation, will also take part
• Alpine customer and club cars to complete the line-up, bringing together the brand's past, present and future

The one-off Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye will parade at this year’s Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille on September 13, acting as the centerpiece of an exclusive line-up from the French sports premium brand. It will be joined by a selection of heritage models spanning over 70 years of Alpine passion and innovation, alongside cars from the brand's customer and club community — bringing together its past, present and future for one special day built on shared passion.

The Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye is a truly unique creation born from a collaboration between two French icons united by performance, elegance and innovation. Officially named Beware of the Crocodile – Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye, the car draws its starting point from the red of the crocodile's tongue, one of Lacoste's most recognisable details, carried through as a concept across the exterior and cabin. Built on the Alpine A290 Rallye, the brand's most extreme and performance-focused A290 derivative, it stands as a design object where motorsport meets lifestyle.

The car is a bold expression of modern electric performance, true to Alpine's DNA: widened tracks, a reinforced braking system and dedicated electric powertrain management deliver the immediate response and precision the platform is built for. Inside, an immersive red cabin and Lacoste's petit piqué fabric offer a contemporary vision of elegance inspired by motorsport, with 290 crocodile references worked into the design. At Chantilly, the car will be on display on the Alpine stand booth and will also take to the runway for the “concours d'élégance”. 

More details on Alpine Lacoste A290 Rallye here à Lacoste and Alpine unveil a collaboration inspired by French ingenuity, where performance meets elegance - Alpine global media website

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ABOUT ALPINE
Founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, Alpine has established itself with its French-style sports cars. The brand introduced the new A110 in 2018, faithful to Alpine's timeless principles of compactness, lightweight, agility and driving pleasure. The Alpine Business Unit was created in 2021, building on the heritage and savoir-faire of its historic Dieppe factory and the engineering expertise of the Alpine Racing and Alpine Cars teams. The dedicated brand innovates authentic and exclusive sports cars within Renault Group. This expertise enables the brand to compete in two FIA championships: Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship. Alpine is also present in other racing disciplines through its customer racing programme in Rally, Cup and GT4. 2024 marks a turning point in Alpine's ambitions as it inaugurates Its 100% electric "Dream Garage" with the launch of its hot hatch, the A290, followed by its first sport fastback, the A390, in 2025.

For further information please visit press.alpinesportscars.co.uk, www.alpinecars.com or @RenaultUKPR or contact:

JIM HOLDER
Director of Communications
jim.holder@renault.co.uk – 07779 227930

ARCHIE FINNIE
Public Relations and Communications Manager, Alpine UK
archie.finnie@alpinecars.com – 07887 468977