This Is Why It’s Called Longtail

The 1968 Alpine Renault A220 Longtail, a rare French endurance racing prototype, enters a frozen, snow-covered lake in St. Moritz, revealing the aerodynamic form that defined its name. Developed by Alpine for long-distance racing at Le Mans, the A220 Longtail featured an extended rear body designed to improve high-speed stability on long straights like the Mulsanne. Powered by a lightweight V8 and wrapped in a low-drag silhouette, it represented Alpine’s most ambitious push into top-level endurance racing.

Today, the Alpine Renault A220 Longtail is considered an icon not for outright victories, but for its purity. It embodies a time when race cars were shaped by airflow, sound, and engineering intuition rather than computers. Rare, visually striking, and unmistakable in motion, it remains one of the most elegant longtail prototypes ever built.

Alpine Renault • A220 Longtail • Endurance Racing • Le Mans History • St. Moritz Ice Driving

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