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NAMED MODELPortugal

Alter II Turbo.

The Alter II with Peugeot’s XD3TE 2.5-litre turbo-intercooled diesel of 110 PS, shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1986 and built from 1987 with a five-speed gearbox, ventilated front discs, longer axle ratios (4.88 in place of 5.38) and power steering.

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Sources & evidence
Alter II Turbo — A UMM Alter Turbo.joost j · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEAlter II (1986–96)BUILT BYUnião Metalo-Mecânica (UMM), Lisbon, Movauto, SetúbalIN SERVICE1987–96OPERATED INPortugal, FrancePRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The two show cars ran the 1987 Paris–Dakar as a private team with factory preparation and support; the support car retired mid-rally and the other four stages from the end. A MOMO steering wheel was fitted, and some late cars took the Peugeot 405’s.

Specification

MANUFACTURERUnião Metalo-Mecânica (UMM), Lisbon ↗, Movauto, Setúbal ↗
UMM; assembled by Movauto, Setúbal
MANUFACTURED1987–96
ENGINEPeugeot XD3TE turbodiesel (2.5 L), 110 PSPeugeot XD3
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINPortugal
OPERATED INPortugal, France
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEAlter
FAMILYAlter
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEhard-top

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Amarelo (Jaune)
  • Branco (Bianco)
  • Beige (dark cream)
  • Beje (light cream)
  • Vermelho
  • Preto
  • Cinzento Prata (metallic silver grey)
  • Verde
  • Verde (green)
  • Vermelho
  • Azul
  • Branco Polar
  • Vermelho
  • Azul Royal
  • Cinzento Chumbo (lead grey)
  • Verde Musgo (moss green)
  • Rouge Alhambra

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1União Metalo-Mecânica ↗Wikipédia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2UMM Alter II ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched