Alpine A424 Beta (2024)
Alpine A424 Beta
Sixty years after its first entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Alpine has unveiled the A424_Beta, foreshadowing its challenger in the premier class of the FIA Endurance World Championship.
With its design, the A424_Beta reaffirms the brand's DNA while heralding its future. Its name, A424_Beta, is a symbol of this: the A nomenclature followed by three digits beginning with 4; respects the tradition of our victorious endurance cars, 24 echoes the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2024, and Beta designates its final stage before its launch.
The A424_Beta is the quintessence of Alpine's automotive and racing artistry, both aesthetically and technically. Rich in creativity, it presages Alpine's future lighting signature on an incredibly racy and assertive front end, while the rear reveals two exceptionally impactful A-arrows. The triangular motif, echoing the Alpine snowflakes, also appears in the treatment of the daggerboards and rear wing.
In the cockpit, the drivers will take their place at the heart of a body that has been refined, purified and polished, like a road-going supercar. The flanks are inspired by Alpenglow, the concept car setting out Alpine's ambitions by embodying the fascinating future of the brand's production and competition models.
Technical specifications
CHASSIS | |
Type | Carbon fibre & honeycomb body shell |
Bodywork | Carbon fibre |
Suspension | Double wishbone with pushrods |
Steering | Electric power-assisted |
Length | 5,000 mm |
Width | 1,998 mm |
Height | 1,058 mm |
Wheelbase | 3,148 mm |
Weight | Approximately 1,030 kg (according to BOP) |
ENGINE | |
Configuration | V6 single turbo at 90° |
Displacement | 3,400 cc |
Power | 500 kW / 675 horsepower |
Rev band maximum | 9,000 rpm |
Hybrid system | Bosch standard / 50 kW |
Lubrication | Dry sump/multi-stage oil pump |
ECU | Marelli |
GEARBOX | |
Brand | Xtrac |
Type | Transversally-mounted |
Gearshift | Steering wheel-mounted paddles and pneumatic control |
Gears | 7 + reverse gear |
WHEELS | |
Front tyres | Michelin 29-71/R18 |
Rear tyres | Michelin 34-71/R18 |
Front wheels | 12.5’’x18’’ |
Rear wheels | 14’’x18’’ |
BRAKES | |
Discs | Ventilated carbon |
Calipers | Six-piston one-piece |
SAFETY | |
Harness | Six-point, adapted for the Hans® system |
Fuel cell | Safety rubber tank with built-in reserve system |