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Make and model: Alpine A290 GTSDescription: Top-spec electric hot hatchPrice range: £37,720 (plus options)
Alpine says: “A sporty electric city car embodying the Alpine philosophy.”We say: Stylish and heaps of fun, but it’s more of a toy than a daily d…
Don’t get us wrong; few things make us happy like a sensational internal combustion engine. Despite what some of the shoutier corners of the internet would have you believe, though, you are allowed to like more than one thing, and the range of electric…
You know times are changing when Alpine has not one, but two EVs in its lineup. Following the launch of the A290 hot hatch last year, Renault’s performance arm introduced the A390[1] this week as the brand’s first SUV. Sorry, it’s a sport fastback. Cur…
We’re in a new age for the hot hatch. With pretty much every manufacturer having moved on from the bigish-engine, tiny car, silly bodywork formula, the beloved genre is taking on a new life in the electric car world.
That started a while back to mix…
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27 May 2025
Alpine is going up against the Porsche Macan Electric[1] and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N[2] with its first SUV, the A390.
The French performance brand’s third model line – joining the A110 coupé[3] and A290 hot hatch[4] –…
The Alpine A390 is undergoing final testing in France.
It will use artificial sounds derived from the A110’s four-cylinder engine.
The five-seat “sport fastback” debuts on May 27.
Alpine is working hard to have the new A390[1] ready for a reveal on…
Whether you like it or not, the electrification of cars is here to stay. While some see it as the solution to our fossil-fuel challenges, personally, I am convinced it’s part of the solution but not the sole saving grace. That said, where most EVs are…
The cockpit puts the focus on the driver, with a triple-layer glass instrument panel providing “multi-dimensional reading” of key data such as the speed and trip info. The seats and steering wheel are inspired by Formula One; the chair moves on an axis…
Jeep Avenger rival is expected to get same single 134 hp electric motor and 52 kWh battery as its Renault 5 hatch brother
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A big year looms for the UK’s electric car[1] market, as all major car makers are bring forced to sell a significantly greater ratio of EVs under the new zero emission vehicle mandate[2].
In simple terms, slightly more tha…