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EL FUTURO DE ALPINE COMIENZA CON ALPENGLOW

INTRODUCCIÓN
Bienvenido al fascinante futuro de Alpine. Alpenglow es un vistazo a los modelos de pista y carretera de Alpine del mañana. Alpenglow también es más que un prototipo: es un manifiesto de marca, el tratado que consagra su visión y hoja de ruta de desarrollo, un símbolo tangible del plan Renaulution, que allana el camino para los próximos modelos Dream Garage. Es un vehículo que resume la estrategia de Alpine como fabricante de automóviles de carretera, un nombre en los deportes de motor y una marca que asume su responsabilidad social.

Alpenglow transmite emociones, creatividad y elegancia, y está abriendo la puerta a la excelencia en automoción y deportes de motor con nuevos enfoques sostenibles, incluida la energía del hidrógeno. Este concepto es el punto de partida para todos los futuros diseños, tecnologías y avances de los automóviles Alpine, sin dejar de ser fiel a la historia de la marca. Todas las emociones genuinas que conlleva conducir un Alpine siguen ahí, en carreteras y pistas. Ponte al volante de los coches Alpine del futuro.

EL FUTURO DE ALPINE COMIENZA CON ALPENGLOW
Así es como deben verse los deportes de motor mañana: tan sensacionales como siempre, y cada vez más limpios. Alpenglow representa el reinicio de Alpine. Está marcando el comienzo de una nueva era que gira en torno a un compromiso sólido para afianzar el desarrollo sostenible en el panorama de los deportes de motor. Su diseño captura el espíritu de competencia que lo ha inspirado desde 1955. El poder que irradia cuando pasa como un rayo es como el de un cometa; el efecto es sobrecogedor, excitante y rayano en lo artístico. Este es el objetivo general de la marca Alpine: deportividad sostenible, combinando emisiones limpias (incluido el hidrógeno) en las alineaciones de carretera y carreras con un diseño en el que el conductor puede fusionarse con la cabina. ¡El futuro comienza aquí!

Una alquimia de elementos naturales
La alquimia entre Alpine y el anhelo de un futuro más limpio es innegable. Alpenglow representa un futuro en el que los coches de carreras, así como las próximas generaciones de productos Alpine, emiten emisiones limpias. El hidrógeno “verde” es una de las soluciones que la marca está barajando para la movilidad sostenible. Un motor de hidrógeno libera prácticamente nada más que vapor durante la combustión. El agua, en otras palabras, es central en el diseño de Alpenglow. Subraya su pureza y su poder.

Los colores y los materiales también evocan el aspecto que tendrán los coches Alpine del futuro: emoción y tecnología entrelazadas para ofrecer a los conductores una experiencia única y real. Los elementos y estados naturales, como el fuego, el agua, el hielo, el viento y el vapor, inspiran las formas impresionantes y generosas de este objeto, su cuerpo fluido y aerodinámico y la sensación general de pureza. Está diseñado como un automóvil ágil y elegante que es tan cómodo en las carreteras como en las pistas.

La competencia de deportes de motor, que impregna la historia de la marca, fue la brújula a lo largo de la creación de Alpenglow. Su carrocería se asemeja a un traje de alas, apuntando a los deportes de montaña más extremos. Dos triángulos se entrelazan, formando una forma singular para provocar sensaciones extraordinarias.

Un nombre vanguardista que anuncia el mañana
Alpenglow es un nombre perfecto. El resplandor rojizo sobre las montañas justo antes del amanecer es un símbolo de este prototipo: es un momento magnífico, el amanecer de tecnologías y formas revolucionarias, y la marca está levantando el velo de la siguiente fase, que marcará el comienzo de los coches Alpine. del futuro.

DISEÑO INSPIRADOR, COMBINACIÓN DE EMOCIONES Y DEPORTIVIDAD SOSTENIBLE
En este monoplaza, el conductor se sienta en la línea central, entre dos tanques de hidrógeno, y se vuelve uno con la cabina. Esta es la idea central del concept car Alpenglow, que captura la esencia misma de la conducción, la emoción que genera sentarse en un Alpine futurista, una inmersión total en características técnicas y tecnológicas vírgenes.

El interior y el exterior en simbiosis
El interior y el exterior de este concept car se fusionan. La carrocería es ligera y parece flotar, envolviendo al conductor que se fusiona con su entorno material. La silueta del conductor deja una huella en el habitáculo, un poco como quien vuelve a caer en la lentitud para dejar su huella. Los dos depósitos en forma de gota de agua tipo “pontón” situados a ambos lados del habitáculo aportan la sensación de estar en armonía con la maquinaria y, al mismo tiempo, optimizan el confort de conducción. El automóvil se convierte en una fuente de placer y un recipiente para el compromiso físico. El vehículo provoca emociones y hechiza al conductor de una manera que nunca olvidará. Esta experiencia de conducción se desarrollará dentro de los futuros modelos Alpine.

Una cabina inspirada en la competencia
Un automóvil deportivo inspirado en las carreras de deportes de motor, más una silueta singular y sofisticada: esa es la promesa de Alpine. La cabina del prototipo Alpenglow es transparente, tiene un toque azulado y tiene forma de casco. Puede distinguir al conductor a través de él, pero se fusiona con el cuerpo del automóvil.

Una rueda motriz alpina
El volante geométrico del concept car Alpenglow está inspirado en los autos de carreras LMP1 (Endurance). Ofrece al conductor una experiencia de conducción deportiva y de alto rendimiento. La identidad alpina brilla a través de los copos de nieve incrustados en un prisma central, con el logotipo al fondo, que recuerda el universo alpino y montañoso que define este objeto creativo y misterioso. Las paletas de cambio de marchas son transparentes y están retroiluminadas, lo que se suma a la ingravidez en el interior delgado, donde solo importa la experiencia. La base del volante también alberga dos selectores para las diversas funciones integradas, que reflejan las de los autos de Fórmula 1 y LMP1. En el prototipo, controlan varias funciones, incluido el control de pista y el frenado regenerativo. El volante también tiene un botón de adelantamiento que desencadena un aumento de potencia. El conductor tiene una llave de encendido en forma de prisma que se inserta en el volante. Completa la pirámide del centro, que se ilumina cuando el coche cobra vida.

Una línea central roja
Una línea roja atraviesa el coche a lo largo. Subraya la posición del conductor, uno con el coche, en un lugar central y exclusivo que lo conecta con la carretera y su entorno.

Las nuevas luces emblemáticas de Alpine
Las luces distintivas de Alpenglow han evolucionado y adoptado un nuevo aspecto. Coinciden con los de los coches Alpine actuales, se destacan por la fuerza de su estilo y poderío actualizados y, al mismo tiempo, se mantienen fieles a la identidad de la marca. Están marcando el comienzo de un nuevo capítulo en la historia de Alpine, donde la pasión por la velocidad y el rendimiento están más vivos que nunca. La corriente de luz comienza en el frente, donde es roja, simbolizando un cometa que ingresa a la atmósfera, y continúa hacia atrás, donde se vuelve en varios tonos de azul que apuntan a su motor de combustión interna de hidrógeno, que libera prácticamente nada más que vapor. También en la parte delantera, los triángulos de luz forman una rociada de estrellas que se elevan desde los cuatro faros, reflejando la firma emblemática de Alpine. En general, crean una impresión completa de movimiento en la carrocería del automóvil. Las luces azuladas en la parte trasera apuntan al uso de hidrógeno. Están abiertos, se ven impresionantes y tienen un propósito, ventilar el vapor de la combustión del hidrógeno. En contacto con el aire, un chorro azul emerge de los tubos de escape limpios, lo que le da al automóvil de concepto Alpenglow un aura deportiva y al mismo tiempo mágica.

Llantas que irradian la identidad de Alpine
Las llantas en forma de copo de nieve en las ruedas tienen una estructura transparente y también capturan algo sobre la identidad de Alpine. Nos transportan a las montañas. El triángulo integrado en el centro de las ruedas subraya esta impresión. Al igual que los triángulos del volante, los de las ruedas contienen hidrógeno y tienen una ventana integrada en el logotipo de Alpine para llamar la atención sobre la singular firma de la marca.

Un spoiler transparente de alta tecnología
El alerón de este concept car es completamente transparente, lo que lo borra y el propósito al que sirve. Además de ser muy ligero, juega un papel esencial: a medida que se mueve, reduce la resistencia y aumenta la carga aerodinámica.

Formas generosas y superficies opuestas.
Diseñado en torno a componentes técnicos y aerodinámicos, este prototipo encarna una filosofía única en su tipo, donde la forma se deriva de la función. Su silueta se formó alrededor de dos tanques de hidrógeno, que envuelven el cuerpo y señalan el poder absoluto de Alpenglow.

La forma del concept car Alpenglow optimiza el flujo de aire y, por lo tanto, aumenta el rendimiento aerodinámico. Las superficies en movimiento, esculpidas por el aire, van de lo positivo a lo negativo, en forma de giro. El frente con la distintiva forma de V es el punto de partida de la línea roja. En el lateral, otra línea que también aporta carácter forma una entrada de aire y crea un túnel aerodinámico. Este concept car está diseñado para competir: las alas extremadamente largas y delgadas son un guiño al A220 de resistencia de finales de la década de 1960, que alcanzó las alturas máximas de la aerodinámica. Los dos tanques realzan los costados con contornos generosos y sensuales que se combinan a la perfección con el diseño cincelado de Alpenglow.

Este concept car mide más de 5 metros de largo, más de 2 metros de ancho y menos de 1 metro de alto: las proporciones de un automóvil de ensueño. Es extremadamente ágil y sus formas esculpidas encapsulan el futuro lenguaje de diseño de Alpine.

Un concepto en torno a los materiales que desencadena sensaciones
Alpenglow hace su magia cuando te acercas a él. La elección de colores y materiales se inspiró en elementos y estados naturales, como el fuego, el agua, el hielo, el viento y el vapor. Todos esos elementos se mueven, evolucionan, cambian cuando estás en contacto con ellos. Añaden movimiento y vida a Alpenglow. Las áreas opacas se vuelven transparentes, lo que permite vislumbrar el funcionamiento interno. Las zonas rojas que representan el calor se contraponen con un azul penetrante que insinúa el clima frío de los Alpes. La magia se oculta, y los elementos aparecen y desaparecen, para desvelar este objeto detalle a detalle.

Un tono de azul nuevo y más sofisticado.
El nuevo tono de azul en la carrocería del prototipo Alpenglow proviene del icónico azul en movimiento de Alpine. Este azul es más brillante, más profundo y tiene un brillo nacarado muy fino que crea efectos líquidos, colores cambiantes y sombras como la superficie de un lago o un océano, y agrega un volumen fuerte y llamativo.

Carbono reciclado
Un Alpine es ligero por supuesto. Alpenglow no es una excepción, y está repleto de una gran cantidad de experiencia en ingeniería y diseño, lo que lo hace notablemente dinámico. Y, en aras del desarrollo sostenible, también se utilizó carbono reciclado en el diseño de este prototipo. Todo proviene de flujos de reciclaje.

materiales contrastantes
La contraposición simbólica entre el calor y el frío refleja los materiales contrastantes que se suman al equilibrio del prototipo Alpenglow. En el interior, el conductor encuentra una cabina envolvente y un entorno inspirado en las carreras. Las muchas superficies transparentes revelan la tecnología que impulsa este vehículo. Los componentes negros como la suspensión y la columna de dirección llaman la atención.

Transparencia ampliada
Los pedales, las levas en el volante, los triángulos que albergan el hidrógeno, el alerón y parte del capó del motor son transparentes, revelando un universo de ultra alta tecnología que hasta ahora estaba fuera de la vista de los entusiastas.

Banderas y logotipos finos y orgullosos
Alpenglow es un concept car que se enorgullece de sus orígenes. La bandera azul, blanca y roja en el exterior y el interior es una declaración sobre dónde se construyó y un guiño a la excelencia y experiencia automovilística francesa. La firma Alpine también está integrada en los capós delantero y trasero, lo que también subraya el orgullo que exudan los autos deportivos Alpine.

GARAJE DE SUEÑO: APUNTAR ALTO Y TOMAR UNA POSICIÓN
Alpenglow es la fuente del diseño y la tecnología para los futuros modelos de pista de carreras y de producción de Alpine. El núcleo del concepto es la pasión por los deportes de motor y el incomparable placer de conducir un Alpine.

El diseño y las tecnologías que inspiran el Dream Garage…
Sobre la base de su herencia, pero al mismo tiempo firmemente enfocada en el futuro, la marca Alpine está a la vanguardia de la innovación en el ámbito de los deportes de motor con la Fórmula 1 y en las carreteras. Su próxima generación de modelos, su Dream Garage, comprenderá tres modelos totalmente eléctricos exclusivos y pioneros: un automóvil deportivo compacto (segmento B), un crossover GT (segmento C) y un reemplazo A110. La experiencia de conducción en todos ellos gira en torno al conductor, las sensaciones de conducción y el puro placer.

La firma luminosa de Alpenglow es uno de los sellos de diseño que inspirarán los modelos de la marca, tanto en la parte delantera como en la trasera.

Los autos Alpine también vendrán con un volante intuitivo de auto deportivo inspirado en Alpenglow. Las características ergonómicas serán exclusivas de los modelos Alpine.

El carbono, incluido el carbono reciclado, también se integrará en los próximos automóviles para que sean tan livianos como todos los Alpine anteriores.

Las formas generosas y cinceladas insinúan las siluetas de los futuros modelos Alpine. La fuerza y ​​el carácter poderoso se reconocerán instantáneamente en cada modelo, al igual que los copos de nieve, los sellos distintivos que hacen que cada Alpine sea único en su clase.

… y coches de carreras
Es inimaginable hablar de un automóvil Alpine sin mencionar el espíritu de competencia y las hazañas de Alpine en las pistas. Alpenglow es la encarnación de un coche de carreras. Su forma te invita a probarlo en cada curva de un circuito. Su construcción monoplaza se suma a la sensación de Fórmula 1 en el interior, su silueta exterior apunta a las carreras de resistencia. El parabrisas en forma de casco es una vista asombrosa para todos los entusiastas que anhelan embarcarse en esta aventura. El motor en la parte trasera y la forma aerodinámica del modelo son las máximas expresiones de su alma deportiva. La forma, los faros y el espíritu del futuro hipercoche Alpine de categoría LMDh se basarán en la personalidad espectacular de Alpenglow.

ALPENGLOW A LA VANGUARDIA DE LA INNOVACIÓN
Alpenglow es un escaparate de un futuro con emisiones limpias que está al alcance de los coches de carreras del mañana y de las futuras generaciones de vehículos Alpine. La emoción de conducir el automóvil se ve reforzada por la tecnología pionera en torno al motor de combustión interna de hidrógeno, que produce los sonidos que aman los entusiastas de los autos deportivos.

El hidrógeno como solución sostenible para una movilidad limpia
Alpenglow es el primer paso de Alpine en el camino hacia soluciones sostenibles para una movilidad limpia. La movilidad combinará sistemas neutros en carbono, aprovechando la complementariedad natural entre los vehículos que funcionan con una batería eléctrica (BEV), los vehículos que funcionan con una celda de combustible (FCEV) y los vehículos con motores híbridos de combustión interna que utilizan un combustible sostenible, posiblemente hidrógeno verde.

Es por eso que Alpine está investigando una tecnología que podría prefigurar los autos de carreras y de calle de la marca. Un motor de combustión interna de hidrógeno híbrido es respetuoso con el medio ambiente y viene con el inimitable placer de conducir que proporciona esta tecnología, incluida la pura potencia, la ingravidez y el cautivador paisaje sonoro.

La combinación de la tecnología del hidrógeno con la experiencia técnica perfeccionada en el calor de las competiciones de deportes de motor dará a los vehículos del futuro el tipo de rendimiento que solo pueden alcanzar los coches de carreras, sin producir prácticamente nada más que vapor y rugidos de motores fascinantes.

Con sus dos tanques de hidrógeno cilíndricos a 700 bar, Alpenglow es tan liviano como el resto de los autos de la marca y brinda a los conductores la mejor experiencia y emisiones limpias.

Un ecosistema alrededor del hidrógeno
Para desarrollar esta tecnología, Alpine está aprovechando la experiencia de las entidades del Grupo Renault que han construido un ecosistema completo que gira en torno al hidrógeno, que incluye a HYVIA. Junto con el Gran Premio de Fórmula 1 en Francia en julio pasado, el equipo BWT Alpine F1 y HYVIA anunciaron planes para asociarse para invertir juntos en tecnologías de punta y la transición a la movilidad sostenible.

ACERCA DE ALPINE
Fundada en 1955 por Jean Rédélé, Alpine se ha labrado un nombre como fabricante de autos deportivos franceses. En 2018, Alpine presentó el nuevo A110, un automóvil deportivo que mostró los principios atemporales de la marca de ser compacto, liviano, ágil y placentero de conducir. En 2021 se crea la Unidad de Negocio Alpine. Se convirtió en la marca del Grupo Renault para autos deportivos innovadores, genuinos y exclusivos, beneficiándose de la herencia y el conocimiento de larga data de su histórica planta de Dieppe, así como de la experiencia en ingeniería de los equipos de Alpine Racing y Alpine Cars.

ALPINE’S FUTURE STARTS WITH ALPENGLOW

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Alpine’s mesmerising future. Alpenglow is a glimpse into Alpine’s roadgoing and racetrack models of tomorrow. Alpenglow is also more than a concept car: it is a brand manifesto, the treatise enshrining its vision and development roadmap, a tangible symbol of the Renaulution plan, paving the way for the upcoming Dream Garage models. It’s a vehicle that encapsulates Alpine’s strategy as a manufacturer of road cars, a name in motor sports and a brand that embraces its social responsibility.

Alpenglow conveys emotions, creativity and elegance, and is opening the door to automotive and motor sports excellence with new sustainable approaches including hydrogen power. This concept is the starting point for all future Alpine car designs, technologies and breakthroughs, all the while remaining true to the brand’s history. All the genuine emotions that come with driving an Alpine are still there, on roads and tracks. Get behind the wheel of the Alpine cars of the future.

ALPINE’S FUTURE STARTS WITH ALPENGLOW
This is what motor sports needs to look like tomorrow: as sensational as ever – and ever cleaner. Alpenglow represents Alpine’s reboot. It is ushering in a new age revolving around a solid commitment to entrenching sustainable development in the motor-sports landscape. Its design captures the spirit of competition that has inspired it since 1955. The power it radiates when it darts by is comet-like; the effect is awe-inspiring, titillating and verging on the artistic. This is the Alpine brand’s overarching goal: sustainable sportiness, combining clean emissions (including hydrogen) in roadgoing and racing line-ups with a design where the driver can fuse with the cockpit. The future starts here!

An alchemy of natural elements
The alchemy between Alpine and the longing for a cleaner future is undeniable. Alpenglow stands for a future where racing cars as well as the upcoming generations of Alpine products release clean emissions. “Green” hydrogen is one of the solutions that the brand is considering for sustainable mobility. A hydrogen-powered engine releases practically nothing but steam during combustion. Water, in other words, is central in Alpenglow’s design. It underlines its purity and its power.

The colours and materials are also evocative of what the Alpine cars of the future will look like: emotion and technology intertwining to treat drivers to a one-of-a-kind, real experience. Natural elements and states – such as fire, water, ice, wind and steam – inspire this object’s impressive, generous shapes, its flowing, streamlined body, and the all-round feeling of purity. It is designed as an agile and elegant car that is just as comfortable on roads as it is on tracks.

Motor-sports competition, which steeps the brand’s history, was the compass throughout Alpenglow’s creation. Its bodyshell resembles a wingsuit, pointing to the most extreme of mountain sports. Two triangles interlock, forming a singular shape to spark extraordinary sensations.

An avant-garde name announcing the morrow
Alpenglow is a perfect name. The reddish glow over the mountains just before sunrise is a symbol for this concept car: it is a magnificent moment, the dawn of revolutionary technologies and shapes, and the brand is lifting the veil on the next phase, which will usher in the Alpine cars of the future.

INSPIRING DESIGN, COMBINING EMOTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE SPORTINESS
In this single-seater, the driver sits on the centre line, between two hydrogen tanks, and becomes one with the cockpit. This is the idea at the core of the Alpenglow concept car, which captures the very essence of driving, the emotion that sitting in a futuristic Alpine sparks, a full immersion in unspoilt, technical and technological features.

The inside and outside in symbiosis
This concept car’s interior and exterior meld. The bodyshell is light and seems to float, enveloping the driver who fuses with their material surroundings. The driver’s silhouette leaves a mark in the cockpit, a bit like someone who falls back into the slow to leave their print. The two “pontoon” waterdrop-shaped tanks on either side of the cockpit add the feeling of being at one with the machinery and at the same time optimise driving comfort. The car becomes a source of pleasure and a vessel for physical engagement. The vehicle triggers emotions and bewitches the driver in ways they will never forget. This driving experience will be developed inside future Alpine models.

A competition-inspired cockpit
A sports car inspired by motor sports races, plus a singular, sophisticated silhouette: that is Alpine’s promise. The Alpenglow concept car’s cockpit is transparent, has a blueish hint and is helmet-shaped. You can make out the driver through it, but it merges into the car’s body.

An Alpine driving wheel
The Alpenglow concept car’s geometric steering wheel is inspired by LMP1 (Endurance) racing cars. It treats the driver to a sporty, high-performance driving experience. The Alpine identity shines through the snowflakes embedded in a central prism, with the logo in the background, which calls to mind the Alpine, mountainous universe that defines this creative, mysterious object. The paddle gear shifters are transparent and backlit, adding to the weightlessness in the lean interior, where only the experience matters. The base of the steering wheel also houses two selectors for the various built-in functions, which mirror the ones in Formula 1 and LMP1 cars. In the concept car, they control several features including Track Control and Regenerative Braking. The steering wheel also has an Overtake button unleashing a power boost. The driver has a prism-shaped ignition key that slots into the steering wheel. It completes the pyramid in the centre, which lights up as the car springs to life.

A red centre line
A red line cuts across the car lengthways. It underlines the driver’s position, at one with the car, in a central, exclusive place that connects them to the road and their surroundings.

Alpine’s new signature lights
Alpenglow’s signature lights have evolved and adopted a new look. They match with the ones on Alpine cars today, stand out on the strength of their up-to-the-minute style and might, and at the same time remain true to the brand’s identity. They are ushering in a new chapter in Alpine’s history, where passion for speed and performance are more alive than ever. The light stream starts at the front, where it is red, symbolising a comet entering the atmosphere, and works its way back, where it turns various shades of blue pointing to its hydrogen internal-combustion engine, which releases practically nothing but steam. Also at the front, triangles of light form a sprinkling of stars rising from the four headlamps, mirroring Alpine’s emblematic signature. Overall, they create an all-round impression of movement across the car’s body. The blueish lights at the rear point to the use of hydrogen. They are open, look stunning and serve a purpose, venting the steam from the hydrogen’s combustion. In contact with the air, a blue stream emerges from the clean exhaust pipes, giving the Alpenglow concept car a sporty and at the same time magical aura.

Rims that radiate Alpine’s identity
The snowflake-shaped rims on the wheels have a transparent structure and also capture something about Alpine’s identity. They transport us to the mountains. The triangle built into the centre of the wheels underscores this impression. Like the triangles in the steering wheel, the ones on the wheels contain hydrogen and have a built-in window into the Alpine logo, to attract attention to the brand’s singular signature.

A transparent, high-tech spoiler
This concept car’s spoiler is completely transparent, which effaces it and the purpose it serves. Besides being very light, it plays an essential role: as it moves, it reduces drag and increases downforce.

Generous shapes and opposing surfaces
Designed around technical and aerodynamic components, this concept cars embodies a one-of-a-kind philosophy, where form derives from function. Its silhouette was shaped around two hydrogen tanks, which envelop the body and point to Alpenglow’s sheer might.

The Alpenglow concept car’s shape optimises air flow and thereby increases aerodynamic performance. The moving surfaces, sculpted by the air, range from positive to negative, in the form of a twist. The front with the distinctive V-shape is the starting point for the red line. On the side, another line also adding character forms an air inlet and creates an aerodynamic tunnel. This concept car is cast for competition: the extremely long and slender wings are a nod to the endurance A220 from the late 1960s, which reached the ultimate heights of aerodynamics. The two tanks enhance the sides with generous, sensual contours that blend seamlessly into Alpenglow’s chiselled design.

This concept car is more than 5 metres long, over 2 metres wide and less than 1 metre high – a dream car’s proportions. It is exceedingly agile and its sculpted shapes encapsulate Alpine’s future design language.

A concept around materials that triggers sensations
Alpenglow works its magic when you approach it. The choice of colours and materials was inspired by natural elements and states, such as fire, water, ice, wind and steam. All those elements move, evolve, change when you are in contact with them. They add movement and life to Alpenglow. The opaque areas become transparent, providing a glimpse of the inner workings. The red zones representing heat are counterpointed by penetrating blue hinting at the cold weather in the Alps. The magic is hidden, and the elements appear and disappear, to unveil this object one detail at a time.

A new and more sophisticated shade of blue
The new shade of blue on the Alpenglow concept car’s body stems from Alpine’s iconic blue in motion. This blue is brighter, deeper and has a very fine pearly sheen that creates liquid effects, changing colours and shadows like the surface of a lake or ocean, and adds striking, hefty volume.

Recycled carbon
An Alpine is lightweight as a matter of course. Alpenglow is no exception – and is packed with a wealth of engineering and design expertise, making it remarkably buoyant. And, in the interest of sustainable development, recycled carbon was also used in this concept car’s design. It is all sourced from recycling streams.

Contrasting materials
The symbolic contraposition between hot and cold mirrors the contrasting materials that add up to the Alpenglow concept car’s balance. Inside, the driver finds a wraparound cockpit and a racing-inspired environment. The many transparent surfaces reveal the technology that powers this vehicle. The black components such as the suspension and steering column catch the eye.

Magnified transparency
The pedals, paddles on the steering wheel, triangles housing hydrogen, spoiler and part of the engine bonnet are transparent, revealing an ultra-high-tech universe that was out of sight for enthusiasts until now.

Fine and proud flags and logos
Alpenglow is a concept car that is proud of its origins. The blue, white and red flag on the outside and inside is a statement about whereit was built and a nod at French automotive excellence and expertise. The Alpine signature is also built into the front and rear bonnets, also underlining the pride that Alpine sports cars exude.

DREAM GARAGE: AIMING HIGH AND TAKING A STAND
Alpenglow is the source of the design and technology for the future Alpine racetrack and production models. The core of the concept is passion for motor sports and the unparalleled pleasure of driving an Alpine.

The design and technologies that inspire the Dream Garage…
Building on its heritage but at the same time firmly focused on the future, the Alpine brand is at the cutting edge of innovation in the motor sports arena with Formula 1 and on roads. Its next generation of models – its Dream Garage – will comprise three exclusive and trailblazing all-electric models: a compact sports car (B segment), a GT crossover (C segment) and a A110 replacement. The driving experience in them all revolves around the driver, driving sensations and sheer pleasure.

Alpenglow’s light signature is one of the design hallmarks that will inspire the brand’s models – at the front as well as the rear.

Alpine cars will also come with an intuitive sports car steering wheel inspired by Alpenglow. The ergonomic features will be exclusive to Alpine models.

Carbon, including recycled carbon, will also be built into the upcoming cars so that they are as proudly lightweight as every Alpine before them.

The generous, chiselled shapes hint at future Alpine models’ silhouettes. The might and powerful character will be instantly recognisable in every model – as will be the snowflakes, the distinctive hallmarks that make each Alpine one of a kind.

… and racing cars
It’s unimaginable to speak about an Alpine car without touching on the spirit of competition and Alpine’s feats on tracks. Alpenglow is the embodiment of a racing car. Its shape beckons you to try it on every bend in a circuit. Its single-seater build adds to the Formula 1 feel inside, its outer silhouette points to endurance racing. The helmet-shaped windscreen is a staggering sight for every enthusiast longing to embark on this adventure. The engine at the rear and the model’s aerodynamic shape are the ultimate expressions of its motor sports soul. The future LMDh-category Alpine hypercar’s shape, headlamps and spirit will draw on Alpenglow’s spectacular personality.

ALPENGLOW AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION
Alpenglow is a showcase for a clean emissions future that is within reach for tomorrow’s racing cars and future Alpine vehicle generations. The excitement of driving the car is heightened by the trailblazing technology around the hydrogen internal-combustion engine, which produces the sounds that sports car enthusiasts love.

Hydrogen as a sustainable solution for clean mobility
Alpenglow is Alpine’s first step on the path to sustainable solutions for clean mobility. Mobility will combine carbon-neutral systems, tapping into the natural complementarity between vehicles running on an electric battery (BEVs), vehicles running on a fuel cell (FCEVs) and vehicles with hybrid internal-combustion engines using a sustainable fuel – possibly green hydrogen.

This is why Alpine is looking into a technology that could prefigure the brand’s racing and roadgoing cars. A hybrid hydrogen internal-combustion engine is environmentally-friendly and comes with the inimitable driving pleasure that this technology provides, including the sheer might, weightlessness and enthralling soundscape.

Combining hydrogen technology with technical expertise honed in the heat of motor sports competitions will give future vehicles the kind of performance that only racing cars can reach – while producing practically nothing besides steam and riveting engine roars.

With its two cylindrical hydrogen tanks at 700 bar, Alpenglow is as lightweight as the rest of the brand’s cars, and treats drivers to the ultimate experience as well as clean emissions.

An ecosystem around hydrogen
To develop this technology, Alpine is leveraging expertise from the Renault Group entities that have built a full ecosystem revolving around hydrogen, which includes HYVIA. Alongside the Formula 1 Grand Prix in France last July, the BWT Alpine F1 Team and HYVIA announced plans to enter into a partnership to invest together in state-of-the-art technologies and the transition to sustainable mobility.

ABOUT ALPINE
Founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, Alpine has carved out a name for itself as a manufacturer of French sports cars. In 2018, Alpine unveiled the new A110, a sports car that showcased the brand’s timeless principles of being compact, lightweight, agile, and a pleasure to drive. In 2021, the Alpine Business Unit was created. It became the Renault Group brand for innovative, genuine, exclusive sports cars, benefiting from the longstanding heritage and know-how of its historic Dieppe plant as well as the engineering expertise of teams at Alpine Racing and Alpine Cars.

ALPINE’S FUTURE STARTS WITH ALPENGLOW

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Alpine’s mesmerising future. Alpenglow is a glimpse into Alpine’s roadgoing and racetrack models of tomorrow. Alpenglow is also more than a concept car: it is a brand manifesto, the treatise enshrining its vision and development roadmap, a tangible symbol of the Renaulution plan, paving the way for the upcoming Dream Garage models. It’s a vehicle that encapsulates Alpine’s strategy as a manufacturer of road cars, a name in motor sports and a brand that embraces its social responsibility.

Alpenglow conveys emotions, creativity and elegance, and is opening the door to automotive and motor sports excellence with new sustainable approaches including hydrogen power. This concept is the starting point for all future Alpine car designs, technologies and breakthroughs, all the while remaining true to the brand’s history. All the genuine emotions that come with driving an Alpine are still there, on roads and tracks. Get behind the wheel of the Alpine cars of the future.

ALPINE’S FUTURE STARTS WITH ALPENGLOW
This is what motor sports needs to look like tomorrow: as sensational as ever – and ever cleaner. Alpenglow represents Alpine’s reboot. It is ushering in a new age revolving around a solid commitment to entrenching sustainable development in the motor-sports landscape. Its design captures the spirit of competition that has inspired it since 1955. The power it radiates when it darts by is comet-like; the effect is awe-inspiring, titillating and verging on the artistic. This is the Alpine brand’s overarching goal: sustainable sportiness, combining clean emissions (including hydrogen) in roadgoing and racing line-ups with a design where the driver can fuse with the cockpit. The future starts here!

An alchemy of natural elements
The alchemy between Alpine and the longing for a cleaner future is undeniable. Alpenglow stands for a future where racing cars as well as the upcoming generations of Alpine products release clean emissions. “Green” hydrogen is one of the solutions that the brand is considering for sustainable mobility. A hydrogen-powered engine releases practically nothing but steam during combustion. Water, in other words, is central in Alpenglow’s design. It underlines its purity and its power.

The colours and materials are also evocative of what the Alpine cars of the future will look like: emotion and technology intertwining to treat drivers to a one-of-a-kind, real experience. Natural elements and states – such as fire, water, ice, wind and steam – inspire this object’s impressive, generous shapes, its flowing, streamlined body, and the all-round feeling of purity. It is designed as an agile and elegant car that is just as comfortable on roads as it is on tracks.

Motor-sports competition, which steeps the brand’s history, was the compass throughout Alpenglow’s creation. Its bodyshell resembles a wingsuit, pointing to the most extreme of mountain sports. Two triangles interlock, forming a singular shape to spark extraordinary sensations.

An avant-garde name announcing the morrow
Alpenglow is a perfect name. The reddish glow over the mountains just before sunrise is a symbol for this concept car: it is a magnificent moment, the dawn of revolutionary technologies and shapes, and the brand is lifting the veil on the next phase, which will usher in the Alpine cars of the future.

INSPIRING DESIGN, COMBINING EMOTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE SPORTINESS
In this single-seater, the driver sits on the centre line, between two hydrogen tanks, and becomes one with the cockpit. This is the idea at the core of the Alpenglow concept car, which captures the very essence of driving, the emotion that sitting in a futuristic Alpine sparks, a full immersion in unspoilt, technical and technological features.

The inside and outside in symbiosis
This concept car’s interior and exterior meld. The bodyshell is light and seems to float, enveloping the driver who fuses with their material surroundings. The driver’s silhouette leaves a mark in the cockpit, a bit like someone who falls back into the slow to leave their print. The two “pontoon” waterdrop-shaped tanks on either side of the cockpit add the feeling of being at one with the machinery and at the same time optimise driving comfort. The car becomes a source of pleasure and a vessel for physical engagement. The vehicle triggers emotions and bewitches the driver in ways they will never forget. This driving experience will be developed inside future Alpine models.

A competition-inspired cockpit
A sports car inspired by motor sports races, plus a singular, sophisticated silhouette: that is Alpine’s promise. The Alpenglow concept car’s cockpit is transparent, has a blueish hint and is helmet-shaped. You can make out the driver through it, but it merges into the car’s body.

An Alpine driving wheel
The Alpenglow concept car’s geometric steering wheel is inspired by LMP1 (Endurance) racing cars. It treats the driver to a sporty, high-performance driving experience. The Alpine identity shines through the snowflakes embedded in a central prism, with the logo in the background, which calls to mind the Alpine, mountainous universe that defines this creative, mysterious object. The paddle gear shifters are transparent and backlit, adding to the weightlessness in the lean interior, where only the experience matters. The base of the steering wheel also houses two selectors for the various built-in functions, which mirror the ones in Formula 1 and LMP1 cars. In the concept car, they control several features including Track Control and Regenerative Braking. The steering wheel also has an Overtake button unleashing a power boost. The driver has a prism-shaped ignition key that slots into the steering wheel. It completes the pyramid in the centre, which lights up as the car springs to life.

A red centre line
A red line cuts across the car lengthways. It underlines the driver’s position, at one with the car, in a central, exclusive place that connects them to the road and their surroundings.

Alpine’s new signature lights
Alpenglow’s signature lights have evolved and adopted a new look. They match with the ones on Alpine cars today, stand out on the strength of their up-to-the-minute style and might, and at the same time remain true to the brand’s identity. They are ushering in a new chapter in Alpine’s history, where passion for speed and performance are more alive than ever. The light stream starts at the front, where it is red, symbolising a comet entering the atmosphere, and works its way back, where it turns various shades of blue pointing to its hydrogen internal-combustion engine, which releases practically nothing but steam. Also at the front, triangles of light form a sprinkling of stars rising from the four headlamps, mirroring Alpine’s emblematic signature. Overall, they create an all-round impression of movement across the car’s body. The blueish lights at the rear point to the use of hydrogen. They are open, look stunning and serve a purpose, venting the steam from the hydrogen’s combustion. In contact with the air, a blue stream emerges from the clean exhaust pipes, giving the Alpenglow concept car a sporty and at the same time magical aura.

Rims that radiate Alpine’s identity
The snowflake-shaped rims on the wheels have a transparent structure and also capture something about Alpine’s identity. They transport us to the mountains. The triangle built into the centre of the wheels underscores this impression. Like the triangles in the steering wheel, the ones on the wheels contain hydrogen and have a built-in window into the Alpine logo, to attract attention to the brand’s singular signature.

A transparent, high-tech spoiler
This concept car’s spoiler is completely transparent, which effaces it and the purpose it serves. Besides being very light, it plays an essential role: as it moves, it reduces drag and increases downforce.

Generous shapes and opposing surfaces
Designed around technical and aerodynamic components, this concept cars embodies a one-of-a-kind philosophy, where form derives from function. Its silhouette was shaped around two hydrogen tanks, which envelop the body and point to Alpenglow’s sheer might.

The Alpenglow concept car’s shape optimises air flow and thereby increases aerodynamic performance. The moving surfaces, sculpted by the air, range from positive to negative, in the form of a twist. The front with the distinctive V-shape is the starting point for the red line. On the side, another line also adding character forms an air inlet and creates an aerodynamic tunnel. This concept car is cast for competition: the extremely long and slender wings are a nod to the endurance A220 from the late 1960s, which reached the ultimate heights of aerodynamics. The two tanks enhance the sides with generous, sensual contours that blend seamlessly into Alpenglow’s chiselled design.

This concept car is more than 5 metres long, over 2 metres wide and less than 1 metre high – a dream car’s proportions. It is exceedingly agile and its sculpted shapes encapsulate Alpine’s future design language.

A concept around materials that triggers sensations
Alpenglow works its magic when you approach it. The choice of colours and materials was inspired by natural elements and states, such as fire, water, ice, wind and steam. All those elements move, evolve, change when you are in contact with them. They add movement and life to Alpenglow. The opaque areas become transparent, providing a glimpse of the inner workings. The red zones representing heat are counterpointed by penetrating blue hinting at the cold weather in the Alps. The magic is hidden, and the elements appear and disappear, to unveil this object one detail at a time.

A new and more sophisticated shade of blue
The new shade of blue on the Alpenglow concept car’s body stems from Alpine’s iconic blue in motion. This blue is brighter, deeper and has a very fine pearly sheen that creates liquid effects, changing colours and shadows like the surface of a lake or ocean, and adds striking, hefty volume.

Recycled carbon
An Alpine is lightweight as a matter of course. Alpenglow is no exception – and is packed with a wealth of engineering and design expertise, making it remarkably buoyant. And, in the interest of sustainable development, recycled carbon was also used in this concept car’s design. It is all sourced from recycling streams.

Contrasting materials
The symbolic contraposition between hot and cold mirrors the contrasting materials that add up to the Alpenglow concept car’s balance. Inside, the driver finds a wraparound cockpit and a racing-inspired environment. The many transparent surfaces reveal the technology that powers this vehicle. The black components such as the suspension and steering column catch the eye.

Magnified transparency
The pedals, paddles on the steering wheel, triangles housing hydrogen, spoiler and part of the engine bonnet are transparent, revealing an ultra-high-tech universe that was out of sight for enthusiasts until now.

Fine and proud flags and logos
Alpenglow is a concept car that is proud of its origins. The blue, white and red flag on the outside and inside is a statement about whereit was built and a nod at French automotive excellence and expertise. The Alpine signature is also built into the front and rear bonnets, also underlining the pride that Alpine sports cars exude.

DREAM GARAGE: AIMING HIGH AND TAKING A STAND
Alpenglow is the source of the design and technology for the future Alpine racetrack and production models. The core of the concept is passion for motor sports and the unparalleled pleasure of driving an Alpine.

The design and technologies that inspire the Dream Garage…
Building on its heritage but at the same time firmly focused on the future, the Alpine brand is at the cutting edge of innovation in the motor sports arena with Formula 1 and on roads. Its next generation of models – its Dream Garage – will comprise three exclusive and trailblazing all-electric models: a compact sports car (B segment), a GT crossover (C segment) and a A110 replacement. The driving experience in them all revolves around the driver, driving sensations and sheer pleasure.

Alpenglow’s light signature is one of the design hallmarks that will inspire the brand’s models – at the front as well as the rear.

Alpine cars will also come with an intuitive sports car steering wheel inspired by Alpenglow. The ergonomic features will be exclusive to Alpine models.

Carbon, including recycled carbon, will also be built into the upcoming cars so that they are as proudly lightweight as every Alpine before them.

The generous, chiselled shapes hint at future Alpine models’ silhouettes. The might and powerful character will be instantly recognisable in every model – as will be the snowflakes, the distinctive hallmarks that make each Alpine one of a kind.

… and racing cars
It’s unimaginable to speak about an Alpine car without touching on the spirit of competition and Alpine’s feats on tracks. Alpenglow is the embodiment of a racing car. Its shape beckons you to try it on every bend in a circuit. Its single-seater build adds to the Formula 1 feel inside, its outer silhouette points to endurance racing. The helmet-shaped windscreen is a staggering sight for every enthusiast longing to embark on this adventure. The engine at the rear and the model’s aerodynamic shape are the ultimate expressions of its motor sports soul. The future LMDh-category Alpine hypercar’s shape, headlamps and spirit will draw on Alpenglow’s spectacular personality.

ALPENGLOW AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF INNOVATION
Alpenglow is a showcase for a clean emissions future that is within reach for tomorrow’s racing cars and future Alpine vehicle generations. The excitement of driving the car is heightened by the trailblazing technology around the hydrogen internal-combustion engine, which produces the sounds that sports car enthusiasts love.

Hydrogen as a sustainable solution for clean mobility
Alpenglow is Alpine’s first step on the path to sustainable solutions for clean mobility. Mobility will combine carbon-neutral systems, tapping into the natural complementarity between vehicles running on an electric battery (BEVs), vehicles running on a fuel cell (FCEVs) and vehicles with hybrid internal-combustion engines using a sustainable fuel – possibly green hydrogen.

This is why Alpine is looking into a technology that could prefigure the brand’s racing and roadgoing cars. A hybrid hydrogen internal-combustion engine is environmentally-friendly and comes with the inimitable driving pleasure that this technology provides, including the sheer might, weightlessness and enthralling soundscape.

Combining hydrogen technology with technical expertise honed in the heat of motor sports competitions will give future vehicles the kind of performance that only racing cars can reach – while producing practically nothing besides steam and riveting engine roars.

With its two cylindrical hydrogen tanks at 700 bar, Alpenglow is as lightweight as the rest of the brand’s cars, and treats drivers to the ultimate experience as well as clean emissions.

An ecosystem around hydrogen
To develop this technology, Alpine is leveraging expertise from the Renault Group entities that have built a full ecosystem revolving around hydrogen, which includes HYVIA. Alongside the Formula 1 Grand Prix in France last July, the BWT Alpine F1 Team and HYVIA announced plans to enter into a partnership to invest together in state-of-the-art technologies and the transition to sustainable mobility.

ABOUT ALPINE
Founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, Alpine has carved out a name for itself as a manufacturer of French sports cars. In 2018, Alpine unveiled the new A110, a sports car that showcased the brand’s timeless principles of being compact, lightweight, agile, and a pleasure to drive. In 2021, the Alpine Business Unit was created. It became the Renault Group brand for innovative, genuine, exclusive sports cars, benefiting from the longstanding heritage and know-how of its historic Dieppe plant as well as the engineering expertise of teams at Alpine Racing and Alpine Cars.

Hennessey Announces Venom F5 Hypercar is Sold Out

Monterey Car Week buyers snap-up remaining Venom F5 models

  • Two production vehicles on display at The Quail and Pebble Beach Concours help secure final sales of the 300+ mph hypercar
  • “Selling out is just the beginning of the F5 journey,” says Founder and CEO John Hennessey
  • Sales allocation for each of the 24 bespoke $2.1M hypercars from Hennessey Performance is now complete
Sealy, Texas – High-performance vehicle specialist Hennessey Special Vehicles has announced it has sold all its Venom F5 hypercars. The Texas-based company showed a pair of Venom F5 customer cars at Monterey Car week where orders were confirmed for the remaining models of the 24-vehicle run.

The F5 pair were shown at The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering, the Pebble Beach Concours and McCall’s Motorworks Revival at the week-long celebration of all things automotive in California. Tens of thousands of fans joined Hennessey customers in admiring the ‘performance follows function’ form of the F5 along with its luxurious, driver-focused interior.

John Hennessey, company founder and CEO: “Showing two of the latest F5 models at The Quail and Pebble Beach alongside the likes of Bugatti, Lamborghini and Koenigsegg was an honor for the whole Hennessey team. The fact that we secured orders from customers who saw the cars at the events is testament to the quality our team has achieved… and we’re yet to reach the vehicle’s full potential!”

Hennessey’s $2.1M twin-turbocharged, 6.6-liter V8 hypercar boasts 1,817 hp and 1,193 lb-ft of torque making it the most powerful hypercar ever made. Hennessey’s team focused on quality of workmanship, and simplicity of design and engineering to deliver a hypercar without peers.

With the show season drawing to a close, the engineering team may return to final validation testing on roads and racing circuits. The final phase of testing will see the team refine the car’s full-power acceleration, high-speed stability and braking. Once the engineering team signs-off this final development phase, Hennessey has its sights set on a top speed surpassing 311 mph (500 kph).

John Hennessey: “Selling out is just the beginning of the F5 journey for us, our customers and our fans. Production has already begun, with customer deliveries starting this year and continuing through 2023. That’s not all, as we’ve saved a few more surprises for the F5, including the Track Pack enhancements, plus something else that’s literally out of this world!”

America’s Hypercar


Hennessey Venom F5



The Venom F5 is an all-new hypercar designed and built from the ground up with one goal in mind: To be the absolute fastest road car on earth.

Hennessey and team have developed a completely new design, chassis and carbon fiber body focused on aerodynamics to achieve the lowest possible drag. The exterior of the F5 is shaped by aerodynamics and inspired by the pursuit of speed. The entire car exudes determination, purpose and drama from every direction with sculpted aerodynamic ducting and sharp, powerful lines to give the car a real sense of speed and intent, even while stationary.

“Our customers love speed, so we’re fired-up to push the boundaries of what’s possible to attempt the world’s fastest production car record, but the Venom F5 is about more than just speed and power. This car will handle superbly, quality is exceptional, there are more than 3,000 bespoke parts, materials are exquisite, everything is a fitting tribute to 30 years of the Hennessey brand.”

The rear-wheel drive F5 produces 1,817 hp and weighs a mere 1,360 kg (2,998 lb). These facts combine to deliver a power-to-weight ratio of 1.34 hp-per-kg (1,298 hp-per-ton) – well in excess of any road car on sale today. As a key strength of the F5, its tremendous power and lightweight construction help to shape the extreme, visceral and untameable nature of the F5 as an unstoppable force in the hypercar world.

The F5 is powered by a rear-mid-mounted 6.6-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that generates 1,817 hp at 8,000 rpm. This power, 277 hp/liter, in a car that weighs just 1,360 kg (2,998 lb) generates a power-to-weight ratio of 1.34 hp/kg (1,298 hp/ton) – the highest of any road car.

Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies’ watch born to accompany every moment of the modern woman’s life

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

The manufacture is stepping up the allure of its Twenty~4 collection exclusively for women with a fresh interpretation of the original “manchette” or cuff-style quartz model in steel of 1999. It is launching two new versions adorned with white-gold applied Arabic numerals and white-gold applied trapeze-shaped hour markers. Designed as stylish companions to every facet of an active lifestyle, these Twenty~4 references 4910/1200A- 001 with a blue sunburst dial and 4910/1200A-010 with a gray sunburst dial stand out more than ever as paragons of timeless feminine elegance.

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

Since 1839, timepieces for women have always featured prominently in Patek Philippe’s collections – whether as the pocket watches or pendant watches of the nineteenth century or the wristwatches that first emerged in the early twentieth century. Several milestones in the manufacture’s history also relate to watches destined for women, such as the first true wristwatch made in Switzerland, created for a Hungarian countess in 1868, and the Geneva company’s very first striking wristwatch, a five-minute repeater housed in a small platinum case with an integrated chain bracelet in 1916.

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A new face for the Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A modern classic

In 1999, Patek Philippe strengthened its privileged links with feminine watch lovers by launching its first collection dedicated exclusively to women. The aim was to meet the demands of the independent active woman who sought a timepiece with an assertive personality able to adapt to her modern lifestyle. A watch of timeless elegance that would complement her fashionable business wear and most elegant evening wear. It would be her ally on every occasion, uniting contemporary design, technical excellence and impeccable craftsmanship.

Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

Conceived, as its name suggested, for every hour of the day and night, at work, at home and during leisure activities, the new Twenty~4 stood out by its original art-deco-inspired “manchette” or cuff design, featuring a cambered rectangular case that followed the contours of a woman’s wrist and a metallic bracelet that felt exceptionally smooth and comfortable.

The first three Twenty~4 models of 1999 (references 4910/10A) were also distinguished by their pairing of steel with diamonds, an association unique at the time, with the precious stones set in two rows highlighting the rectangular shape of the two-tier case. The dials, adorned with the two applied Roman numerals XII and VI and diamond hour-markers, offered a choice of threecolors: “Forever Black”, “Eternal Gray” and “Timeless White”. An elegant modern advertising campaign marked the launch of this new women-only timepiece, with the slogan “Who will you be in the next 24 hours?” shining the spotlight on the watch’s versatility. The creation of the Twenty~4 strengthened women’s perception of Patek Philippe as a brand of direct relevance and appeal to them. It reminded them that the manufacture developed and built not only the most technically innovative and complex timepieces but those most aesthetically striking and refined.

Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

Twenty~4, the Patek Philippe ladies

A great success

Blessed with its strong identity and a design tailor-made to live the lives of modern discerning women, the Twenty~4 quartz “manchette” model was a great success from the start and has established itself in the last two decades as one of the manufacture’s best-sellers. Over the years it has appeared in rose gold and white gold, with other dial colors (brown and blue), in a small format complementing the medium-size models, on satin straps, in dazzling Haute Joaillerie versions (including two endowed with manually wound mechanical movements) and in a yellow-gold model without diamonds on the case. Now seen as epitomizing the classic modern style, the Twenty~4 has represented, for many women, their right of entry into the Patek Philippe universe. It has consolidated the manufacture’s position as a major player in the women’s watch market and paved the way for the expansion of other women’s lines, such as the Calatravas, as well as the complications that are useful in everyday situations (the Annual Calendar, the time-zone watches and the chronographs) and even the grand complications (perpetual calendar, split-seconds chronograph and minute repeater).

The time of the Twenty~4 Automatic

In 2018, Patek Philippe responded to women’s increasing interest in mechanical watches by launching the Twenty~4 Automatic. While its bracelet retains the same exclusive design, with the broad, gently cambered central links framed by delicate two-tier outer links, this Reference 7300, endowed with a caliber 324 S C self-winding movement, stands out from the quartz-driven “manchette” model by its round case, its bezel lit with a double row of diamonds in a “dentelle” (lacework) setting, and the applied Arabic numerals on the dial, these last providing a distinctly contemporary note. This model is available in steel and in rose gold, with a choice of dial colors, and in a jewelry version with gem-set crown, lugs and bracelet. Patek Philippe also produces an Haute Joaillerie model in rose gold, paved throughout with diamonds, showcasing the “random” or “snow” setting. The launch of this new incarnation of timeless feminine elegance was accompanied by an advertising campaign that excited widespread interest. It gave center stage to a “Twenty~4 woman”: independent, sure of her taste and making her own way in the world.

New Twenty~4 references 4910/1200A-001 & 4910/1200A-010

Patek Philippe is continuing the renewal of its Twenty~4 collection by reinterpreting the original model, the medium-size (25.1 x 30 mm) quartz “manchette” watch in steel. It is issuing two new versions in which the Roman numerals give way to the white-gold applied Arabic numerals 12 and 6 and the diamond hour markers are replaced by applied trapeze-shaped hour markers, also in white gold. This new face constitutes the first major change to the Twenty~4 of 1999 – and an aesthetic evolution in step with the design of the Twenty~4 Automatic. The two new references feature a dial decorated with a blue sunburst (4910/1200A-001) or with a gray sunburst enriched by a gradation to black at the periphery (4910/1200A-010). Their white-gold applied numerals and hour markers and white-gold baton-style hands all have a luminous coating ensuring excellent legibility in the dark. The fine grooved rays of the sunburst emanating from the center of the dial play with the light, lending a refined but dynamic touch.

The distinctive shape of the two-tier rectangular case is underlined by two rows of 18 Top Wesselton Pure diamonds (approx. 0.42 ct) set with textbook precision. A Calatrava Cross, emblem of the Patek Philippe manufacture, embellishes the crown. The supple, comfortable bracelet, fitted with a fold-over clasp, is a jewel in its own right. Each component is manually finished and fully polished. The Patek Philippe caliber E15 quartz movement is made with the same devotion to fine workmanship as the manufacture’s mechanical movements. The new references 4910/1200A-001 and 4910/1200A-010 with Arabic numerals replace the previous references 4910/10A-001, 4910/10A-010, 4910/10A-011 and 4910/10A-012 with Roman numerals.

“Rituals of my Life”

The launch of these two new Twenty~4 models is accompanied by a digital communication campaign addressing modern women sure of their taste, with an affinity for beauty and fine design. They are independent women, living life to the full, with a range of interests. Patek Philippe chose as central theme “Rituals of my Life”: the precious personal moments that punctuate the modern woman’s life – such as the finishing touches before an evening out; a pause for a moment’s serenity at sunrise; or the luxury of taking time for herself by reading a book or performing the movements that bring her physical and mental wellbeing. Essential, intimate moments that are part of a woman’s life today and that some choose to feature as scenes to be shared with friends on the social media. The slogan “Begin your own tradition” underlines the link with the famous Patek Philippe “Generations” campaign by inviting the Twenty~4 woman to begin a long-term relationship with a brand that shares her values. The images and videos work together with a film describing the creative philosophy behind the Twenty~4 collection: a model of timeless design that has become a modern classic and the gold standard for the “manchette” watch. All of which is set to strengthen Patek Philippe’s increasing success in the ladies’ watch segment and in the hearts of women for whom style and beauty must pass the test of time.

For more information about the new Twenty~4, please visit:
https://www.patek.com/en/company/news/introducing-the-new-twenty4

ZENVO REVEALS LATEST COMMISSION TSR-S HYPERCAR
• El fabricante danés de hipercoches presenta la última Versión del modelo TSR-S doble sobrealimentado de 1177 CV
• Primer ejemplo en presentar las últimas innovaciones en fibra de carbono de Zenvo, incluyendo ruedas de fibra de carbono completamente fragmentadas y diseño de tejido a medida para secciones de cuerpo de fibra de carbono expuestas
• El desarrollo constante dentro de Zenvo también ha visto la creación de una caja de cambios híbrida, aumentando las capacidades de transmisión para futuros modelos
• El último TSR-S debía ser presentado en el Salón Internacional del Automóvil de Ginebra, pero Zenvo ahora organizará un evento de medios privados en su sede de Dinamarca
• Zenvo fabrica a mano cinco automóviles al año desde su fábrica en Præstø, Dinamarca, con cada automóvil fabricado según las especificaciones exactas del cliente.

Zenvo ha revelado hoy su última comisión TSR-S junto con otros desarrollos del fabricante danés de hipercoches.

ZENVO REVEALS LATEST COMMISSION TSR-S HYPERCAR

ZENVO REVEALS LATEST COMMISSION TSR-S HYPERCAR

Este ejemplo del modelo V8 TSR-S de doble turboalimentado de 1177bhp, la variante legal de la calle del auto de seguimiento TSR, ha recibido numerosos toques a medida y es el primer automóvil en recibir ruedas de fibra de carbono completamente fragmentadas diseñadas, desarrolladas y construidas internamente por Zenvo, así como diseños de tejido individuales dentro de las secciones del cuerpo de fibra de carbono expuestas.

Siguiendo los ideales de diseño daneses de innovación y creatividad, el patrón geométrico de fibra de carbono visible dentro de la franja central teñida de azul es una evolución adicional de la tecnología de fibra de carbono y las opciones de personalización líderes en su clase de Zenvo, como los gráficos de fibra de carbono a medida ‘marca de agua’ presentados en TSR anteriores -S modelos.

ZENVO REVEALS LATEST COMMISSION TSR-S HYPERCAR

ZENVO REVEALS LATEST COMMISSION TSR-S HYPERCAR

Esta técnica también se ha utilizado en las vainas laterales de fibra de carbono expuestas, con el logotipo de Zenvo estampado dentro del material en un patrón de espiga opuesto. Estos nuevos patrones de tejido, que se pueden adaptar a las especificaciones del cliente, se forman dentro de la fibra de carbono y los artesanos de Zenvo los colocan a mano.

También lo son las nuevas ruedas de carbono fragmentadas, con cada fragmento cortado a mano y estratificado por expertos para crear el acabado especial y pesar unos 15 kilogramos menos que las variantes de aluminio.

Al igual que con todo el trabajo de fibra de carbono en Zenvo, desde los paneles del cuerpo hasta las alfombrillas, estos componentes se crean internamente utilizando una combinación de tecnología de vanguardia y artesanía humana con innumerables opciones de personalización. Cada rueda toma dos técnicos aproximadamente una semana para crear. Todo el carbón visible en el automóvil puede teñirse de color, incluidas las ruedas, y los clientes pueden especificar secciones individuales en diferentes acabados de carbono.

También se dio a conocer hoy el último desarrollo de transmisión de Zenvo , una variante híbrida de la caja de cambios secuencial de 7 velocidades con engranajes helicoidales para perros que se ha convertido en una marca registrada de la marca.

Esta caja de cambios ofrece al conductor dos modos cambiables, Road y Race, controlados por un tablero de aluminio táctil en el volante. En su configuración de Carretera, los cambios son asistidos electrónicamente para eliminar la dureza habitual de una “caja de perro” tradicional, mientras que el modo Carrera permite cambios mecánicos excepcionalmente rápidos y directos que generalmente solo se ofrecen en autos de carrera completos. El último desarrollo de esta innovadora caja de cambios es la adición de un módulo híbrido que produce un aumento de potencia, un mayor control de tracción e incluso la adición de una octava marcha hacia adelante con el motor eléctrico que proporciona la transmisión inversa.

Zenvo se está desarrollando constantemente, y esta caja de cambios es la última innovación diseñada y en desarrollo completamente interno que aumentará la usabilidad y el rendimiento de los modelos actuales y futuros.

El TSR-S es el modelo insignia de Zenvo, que combina la capacidad de marcha en carretera del TS1 GT con el rendimiento derivado de la pista del TSR y está propulsado por un V8 de avión plano de doble turboalimentado de 1177 CV. Se alcanzan 0-62 mph en 2.8 segundos y 0-124 mph en solo 6.8 segundos, ayudado por una construcción de fibra de carbono súper liviana y una aerodinámica excepcional que incluye el alerón trasero Centripedal patentado de Zenvo que reacciona a las entradas de la dirección para crear altos niveles de carga aerodinámica en las curvas.

El TSR-S tiene un precio de € 1,45 millones y la producción de Zenvo se limita a cinco automóviles por año, ofreciendo una exclusividad sin igual en un sector de hipercoches.

Originalmente destinado para el Salón Internacional del Automóvil de Ginebra 2020, Zenvo ahora mostrará estos desarrollos durante un evento de medios privados en su sede en Præstø, Dinamarca y en otros lugares del mundo. Las partes interesadas deben comunicarse con jb @ zenvoautomotive para obtener más información.