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Laurens van den Acker, Chief Design Officer of the Renault Group, is responsible not only for Renault but also for the design of Dacia and Alpine. But that is not the only reason why the job of an automotive designer is far more complex today than it was when he started out.

Since 1955, Alpine has been guided by a simple idea: less weight, more driving pleasure. In an immersive exhibition at the Phoenix des Lumières in Dortmund, the brand has now shown what lightness feels like today. We took a look at the answer.

What do a crocodile and a racing car have in common? At first glance, not much. But on closer inspection, things look a bit different: two French legends have joined forces for a joint vehicle project. The result is called the Alpine Lacoste A290 Rally. Naturally, we’re going to take a closer look.

Of course, you can ask yourself whether an Alpine can be fully electric. Or should be. But you can also just get into an Alpine A390 GT in southern Spain and drive off. That's what we did.