The Alpine A480 it is a modern racing car capable of offering high level performance. The car has a very advanced technological level and a look at its cockpit confirms the surprising technologies created by the company. To address the Endurance World Championshipin fact, the Alpine A480 needs a lot of technology that finds its maximum expression atinterior of the passenger compartment.
The cabin of the Alpine A480 is a concentrate of technology
To clarify the features of the cabin of the Alpine A480engaged in the Endurance Championship, is the rider Nicolas Lapierre who describes the cockpit of his car defining it as his “office” due to the many hours spent inside it during the race weekends. The pilots, as the image below makes clear, can count on many commands available to interact with the vehicle. To the right of the steering wheel, in particular, there is a panel with more than 20 controls that allow you to control features such as screen brightness and the fan, which are essential in certain conditions.
As for the safety, the question of rear view mirrors has to be addressed. According to Lapierre, there are two schools of thought on the subject: “Many GTs are equipped with a rear view camera connected to a display in the passenger compartment because it often happens to be overtaken by vehicles of other categories. As far as we’re concerned, we just have two small rear view mirrors, to ensure rear view, but overall we hope we don’t need to use them too much! However, they are large enough to allow you to understand if there is a car approaching “
Another central element of cars such as the Alpine A480 is the sedithe sporty. This seat, Lapierre emphasizes, is “modeled on our back”. In this way, comfort is always at the top and it is possible to concentrate on the many hours of driving required.
And pedals
Inside the Alpine A480 there are two pedals, the accelerator on the right and the brake on the left. Lapierre stresses that he often brakes with his right foot, choosing a more traditional approach: “Today, I would say that 90% of riders brake with their left foot. For me it’s a bit different, I still belong to the old school! I brake with my right foot, most of the time. An old habit “