WATCH: Alpine torture its A110 coupe

Alpine has posted five new videos on Twitter that show how it has tortured its first car in more than two decades ahead of the A110 coupe's European launch in late October.

The videos explain the rigorous real-world durability testing that the poor little Alpine has endured.

The first short vid involves the French Porsche Cayman rival being driven briskly over roads designed to mimic traditional Belgium pave - a rough road surface designed for horses' hooves not cars. The test is designed to makes sure both the A110 aluminium body, structure and suspension components can stand up to the abuse.

The next video shows a test driver hooning on a piece of gravel. The purpose of this test is to see how well the Alpine's body and paintwork stands up to the impact of loose chippings.

The next test sees the little Alpine driven at speed through a salt water bath. This ensures the door seals remain watertight while following tests ensure the A110's body resists corrosion.

The dust tunnel test seems tailor made for Australian dirt roads. As well as checking door sealing, engineers also ensure the dust doesn't penetrate any mechanical parts compromising lubrication.

Finally, the last test seems a bit sedate compared to the others as it appears to show the little A110 being treated to a nice relaxing sauna. In reality, the it’s another tough test of the Alpine's body to resist corrosion as the steam show is impregnated with salt.

Set to go on sale in Europe late 2017, the A110 will be sold through dedicated Alpine dealers with the first 1955 Premiere Edition coupes sold from between €55,000-€60,000 ($A75,000-$A84,000) in France, inclusive of tax.

Deliveries of right-hand drive cars, meanwhile, begin in the UK and Japan early 2018 but the A110 currently remains unconfirmed for Australian buyers.

Claimed to weigh-in at around 1080kg, or around 1103kg with fluids and half a tank of fuel, the relaunched sports car maker is based around an all-aluminium structure and body and uses the same lightweight metal for the brake callipers.

Under the rear boot lid is a mid-mounted 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that produces 185kW/320Nm.

Combined with an all-new seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, that’s not shared with any other Renault or Nissan model, and with a little help from its launch control, the A110 will reach 100km/h from standstill in less than 4.5 seconds.

Optimising handling, the A110 comes with all-aluminium double wishbone all-round to ensure class-leading agility.

According to Alpine, the A110 will also offer “remarkable ride quality”.

Featuring an active exhaust, drivers will have the option of three differing driving modes – Normal, Sport and Track that alter the engine mapping and exhaust noise.

Helping keep the A110 stable at high speeds, Renault engineers have created an advanced aero package for its performance flagship that includes a completely flat floor and large rear diffuser that, Alpine says, helps the small coupe keep stable at speeds of up to 250km/h without the need of any spoiler.