Alpine A220 Race Car '68

Alpine A220 Race Car
Production Info
Alpine	Alpine 1968 Race Car France
Engine and Power
Engine Code	T62
Aspiration	Naturally-Aspirated
Displacement	3.0 L
Engine Type	V8
Power	319 BHP (238 kW)
Torque	253 lb-ft (343 Nm)
Gearbox	5-speed
Drivetrain and Weight
Layout	Mid-Engined
Drivetrain	Rear-Wheel Drive
Weight	1521 lbs (690 kg)
PWR	4.77 lbs / HP
Balance	47% / 53%
Performance
Top Speed	191 mph (307.4 km/h)
PP in GT7	578.79 PP
Dimensions
Length	4080 mm (160.6 in)
Width	1740 mm (68.5 in)
Height	1030 mm (40.6 in)

"Not only a maker of dominant rally cars, the noted French car company also forayed into road machines."

―In-game catch text for the car, from GT7's car collection

The Alpine A220 Race Car '68 is a race car produced by Alpine. It first appears in Gran Turismo 7.

It appears to be chassis number CN.1731, which has had its bodywork modified for road rallying in 1969.

In-game description

"It's hard to believe that a Le Mans prototype also competed in rallies. Well, it really did happen! Let me introduce you to the Alpine A220. It's a successor to the Alpine M Series, which performed well at Le Mans in the 1960s. Featuring a mid-mounted 3L V8 engine designed by Gordini... It unfortunately never made much of a mark at Le Mans. However, it would go on to compete in the world of rallying which was a fairly unique challenge for such a car. This car has a dramatically shortened tail for rallying, making it especially rare."

―In-game description of the car, from GT7's Legend Car Dealership

Car Index (GT7)

While Alpine's image is deeply tied to rally racing due to their immense success with the A110, they have also had a long history of success on the track, with the development of prototype racing cars in the 1960's.

The M63 developed in 1963, the improved M64 of 1964, and the further improved M65 of 1965 each won several races they competed in. The even further developed A210 achieved respectable success in competition, even dominating 1st to 3rd place in the energy efficiency index of the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1967, plus two class victories in the same year.

Aiming to take the overall win in the next Le Mans 24 hour race, Alpine introduced the A220 in 1968. A new 3 liter V8 producing over 295.8 BHP was developed, and combined with a newly designed tubular frame that was roughly 80 kg lighter.

Unfortunately the Alpine team faced various issues during the main race and did not achieve the desired result, but as the last hero car of Alpine before becoming a part of the Renault group, this car commands the respect of long time Alpine fans.

Café Conversations (GT7)

Hideo Kodama

When I think of Renault-Alpine racing cars, two that come to mind are the rally-bred A110... And the long-tailed M Series of Le Mans fame. The Alpine A220 was built to comply with Group 6 regulations... Introduced by FIA in 1966. However, unable to produce satisfactory results at Le Mans, it was withdrawn from competition. This model here is the rally version, as evidenced by its truncated tail.

Acquisition

Game	Purchase location	Credits	Other methods
Gran Turismo 7	Legend Cars	330,000	---

Trivia

• Unusually for a car introduced in GT7, it has a "Race Car" suffix on its name; such suffixes were mostly dropped after GT6.