Ravage Group 4 A110: The Wide-Body Alpine Done With OEM Finesse

Introduction

The Alpine A110 already earned a reputation as one of the most charming lightweight sports cars of its era. Ravage, a small French company founded by a former head of design at McLaren and Mercedes, decided the right move was not to reinvent it but to refine it. The result is the Ravage Group 4 A110: a wider, sharper, more purposeful take on the same car, built with a discipline that feels closer to an OEM program than a typical aftermarket project.

Who This Car Is For

Ravage co-founder and CEO Benoit Telec grew up in his father’s Ford dealership, learning both the mechanical and the commercial side of cars before turning to design. That background shows in how the Group 4 project is approached. The team dreamed of a lightweight, pure, modern car, and when Alpine launched the A110 they saw the perfect foundation. Rather than trying to prove they could do better, they observed the car: keep the footprint as small as possible, keep the rear short, add the ducktail, and let harmony guide the transitions between elements.

This car suits owners who love the A110 as it is, but want more grip, more stability and a touch more presence, without losing the compactness and delicacy that made the original so well reviewed.

Main Strengths

The transformation is mechanical first. The rear track is 80 mm wider and the front 40 mm wider, creating a Renault 5 Turbo-like stance where the rear carries more track than the front. The wheelbase stays at 2,420 mm, placing the car within a millimeter of the footprint of a Ferrari 288 GTO once the wide track is added. Wheel positions and dimensions were set by Ravage’s engineer Vincent in partnership with Michelin and OZ Racing, and only then did Telec draw the bodywork around them. The wheels stay at 18 inches, kept deliberately small and light for handling.

Dynamically, the changes are easy to feel. The wide-track suspension and different dampers bring a stronger sense of purpose: the steering gains a bit more weight and connection, and the car feels more planted through high-speed corners. Where a standard A110 is light, delicate and playful, the Group 4 is more direct and more stable. The bespoke nature extends to setup, too. One customer car can be calibrated calm and GT-like, while another can run sharper steering and a firmer ride, and the car responds noticeably to those fine adjustments.

The design is deliberately humble. The headlight positions, construction and cooling are untouched, but the curves are redrawn to accommodate the extra muscle of the wide body. Nothing jumps out or screams for attention; the car simply gains more aggression, presence and cohesion. And there is a charming detail: the exhausts were developed with Paul Deville, creator of the historic French Deville exhaust brand, who granted Ravage the right to use his name, with the tail reading “Ravage de ville”.

Things to Consider Before Buying

This is not a style-over-substance exercise, but it is a serious, expensive transformation. The base Group 4 package, covering the wide body, wheels, tires and suspension, sits around 105,000 euros, and the cost rises further with a full repaint. Buyers should also accept that the character shifts slightly: it is less playful than a stock A110, trading some of that delicacy for stability and grip.

How It Drives

On country roads, the car finds a satisfying flow. It cuts through curves with a connected, direct feel, and the added stability is obvious at high speed. It is a different flavor from the standard car rather than simply more of it, and the quality of execution means nothing about the experience feels compromised.

That cohesion is what separates Ravage from much of the aftermarket world. The company leaves alone the areas that do not need meddling, which gives the car an integrity of feel that is genuinely rare.

Buying Advice

As stock A110 values settle and more cars reach the used market, more owners may want to keep and transform their cars, since nothing new really replaces them. If you already own an A110 and want it to become something like a baby supercar in presence and personality while staying true to the original recipe, the Group 4 is a compelling, finely judged route. The partnership with Deville even extends to the smallest details, polished and personalized to the car.

Conclusion

The Ravage Group 4 A110 succeeds because it respects the car underneath. It widens the track, sharpens the dynamics and amplifies the design, yet it could easily pass for the next model Alpine itself might have built. For enthusiasts who treasure small, light sports cars, it looks like a very special thing to have in a garage.