What a Car - UK - (2020-04)

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2 Storagespaceis at

a premium,butyou

canstashsmallitems

beneathcentreconsole

2 Seatmovesbackand

forthandupanddown

manually,butbackrestis

electricallyadjustable

3 Standarddigital

instrumentdialschange

designdependingonthe

drivingmodeselected

3 Likethemostextreme

Porsches,theCaymanT

comeswithfabricrather

thanmetaldoorpulls

1 A110hasRenaultClio-

sourcedclimatecontrols

thatfeeloutof place

in a £56ksportscar

1 Dialonwheelletsyou

cyclebetweenNormal,

Sport,SportPlusand

Individualdrivingmodes

ALPINEA110

BEST

DRIVING

POSITION

BEST

TODRIVE

INFOTAINMENT

LikelesserA110s,theS comeswith

a 7.0intouchscreenincorporating

a DABradioandsat-nav.

Unfortunately,thesystemis slowto

respondandmanyofitsiconsare

toosmall.Tomakemattersworse,

youcan’tbypassAlpine’sown

softwarebyusingAppleCarPlay

orAndroidAuto;instead,youhave

todownloada ddlyappif you

wanttocontrolcertainphone

functionsthroughyourcar.You

dogeta punchyFocalsound

systemasstandard,though.

PORSCHE 718 CAYMAN

BEST

SYSTEM

INFOTAINMENT

A110soundsbetterthanCaymanandhasmoreplayfulhandling Cayman’swidetyresgeneratehugegripbutalsoa lotof noise

TheT savesweightbyhavinga

largestoragecompartmentin

thecentreofitsdashinsteadof

aninfotainmentsystem.However,

youcanopttohavethe7.0in

touchscreenfromotherCaymans

includedasa no-costoption.We

would,becauseit’smuchquicker

thantheA110’ssystem,withmore

user-friendlymenus,whilesat-nav,

a DABradioandAppleCarPlay

areincluded.There’snoAndroid

Auto,however,anda premium

stereowillcostyou£834.

yetitstillfeelsplayful,allowing

youtoadjustyourlinewith

theaccelerator.Theonlyslight

disappointmentisthatAlpinehas

madethesteeringheavierthan

theregularcar’swhenyou’rein

SportorTrack,butinawaythat

robsyouofalittlefeedback.

Thisisn’taproblemin

theCayman;itssteeringis

wonderfullyprecise,plusthe

car’sbodymovementsaretightly

controlledandthere’sincredible

grip.Ashugelycapableasthe

Caymanis,though,itjustisn’tas

muchfunasitsrival,feelingless

eagertochangedirectioninitially

andmakingyoufeellikeyou’re

notreallypushingituntilyou’re

travellingatsillyspeeds.

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2

3

3

1

1

Alpine A110

Porsche 718 Cayman

✓ Standard ✗ Not available Alloy

wheel

size

Infotainment

screen size

Parking

sensors

front/rear

Climate

control

Digital

instruments

Keyless

start and

entry

Cruise

control

Apple

CarPlay/

Android Auto

Rear-view

camera

DAB/

sat-nav

Leather

seats

Metallic

paint

EQUIPMENT

*Manual air-con standard **No-cost option ^Front and rear; £362 for rears only ^^Includes front and rear sensors

✓

£539*

✓

Part-digital

✗/ ✗

✓**/ ✗

✓/ ✓

✓/ ✓

£780

20in £632

✓

£1242

✓

£228

£480

£1086^^

✓

£497

✓/✓

£623^

7.0in

7.0in**

18in

Alpine A110 vs Porsche 718 Cayman