Alpine A110: ‘The perfect car to escape to the country’ | Martin Love

Neat, nimble and light" the reborn Alpine A110 has everything you need to tackle Devon's toughest roads

Alpine A110
Price 46,905
0-62mph 4.5 seconds
Top speed 155mph
MPG 46
CO2 144g/km

The long, winding drive that leads up to Gidleigh Park in the heart of Dartmoor is less a road and more an automotive assault course. Dark, twisting, narrow, steep, flooded, blind-cornered, high-banked" The lane doesn't so much follow the contours of the land as thrash about on it like a netted eel. It's so arduous that halfway along, the hotel has nailed an encouraging notice to a tree: "Keep heart, you are still en route!" My wife and I were celebrating a milestone anniversary and had decided to treat ourselves to a night at the hotel. We laughed at the sign: it seemed like sage advice for a long, winding marriage, too.