Renault Alpine sports car debuts at Le Mans - pictures

<span>Renault’s resurrected sports car sub-brand, Alpine, has revealed a thinly disguised concept at the Le Mans 24hr race.</span>

<span>Created to mark the brand’s 60th anniversary, the two-seat coupe echoes the design of the iconic Alpines from the 1960s and 1970s.</span>

<span>The masked headlamps on the Alpine Celebration car are a nod to its race and rally car roots.</span>

<span>The rear spoiler on the Alpine Celebration car is functional and not just for design, adding downforce at high speeds.</span>

<span>&nbsp;A sleek, lengthened rear window can be found on the Alpine Celebration concept, reminiscent of the firm's classic A110.</span>

<span>The Alpine concept uses a rear engine, rear-wheel-drive setup. Details on capacity, power and torque have not been yet released.</span>

<span>Alpine says “the design of the wheels recalls a style popular on the A110 and A310”, revealing the big brakes and orange callipers.</span>

<span><span>Auto Express understands that this show car is a clear indication of how the production model will look, with the likelihood of launching in 2016 costing from around £50,000.</span></span>

Alpine design director, Antony Villain, wanted the Alpine Celebration car to be the crowning glory of six decades of Alpine style and motor racing.

<span>The Celebration concept appears alongside the Signatech-Alpine A450b race car this weekend, which will compete in the LMP2 class at this year’s 24 hour race.</span>

<span>The Celebration concept is next scheduled to make an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month.</span>

The blue and orange Alpine Celebration show car completed a lap of the legendary circuit behind an old A110 racer just 90 minutes before the race started.