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Is this warmed-up Renault 5 enough to prove electric cars can be fun?
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(Image credit: Alpine)
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QUICK SUMMARYAlpine has revealed the A290, an electric hot hatchback positioned as a sporty alternative to the Renault 5, on which it is based.In flagship form, the A290 has a claimed range of 236 miles, a 0-62 mph time of 6.4 seconds and an expected price tag of around £40,000.
Alpine has revealed the A290, an electric hot hatchback positioned as a sporty alternative to the Renault 5, on which it is based.In flagship form, the A290 has a claimed range of 236 miles, a 0-62 mph time of 6.4 seconds and an expected price tag of around £40,000.
Alpine has revealed the A290, an electric hot hatchback positioned as a sporty alternative to the Renault 5, on which it is based.In flagship form, the A290 has a claimed range of 236 miles, a 0-62 mph time of 6.4 seconds and an expected price tag of around £40,000.
Alpine has revealed the A290, an electric hot hatchback positioned as a sporty alternative to the Renault 5, on which it is based.
In flagship form, the A290 has a claimed range of 236 miles, a 0-62 mph time of 6.4 seconds and an expected price tag of around £40,000.
Alpine has revealed the A290, a hot hatchbackelectric carbased on the Renault 5.
The pumped-up hatchback is 60 mm wider than the Renault 5, thanks to bulging wheel arches housing 19-inch alloys and a stance that Alpine says will appeal to fans of style and performance alike.
Despite the chunky looks, this is still a relatively compact five-door car. It measures 3,990 mm long, 1,820 mm wide and is 1,520 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,530 mm.
(Image credit: Alpine)
(Image credit: Alpine)
Alpine says the latter can sprint to 62 mph in 6.4 seconds, while a maximum charge rate of 100 kW for all variants should see the battery fill from 15 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes. Of more importance will be the car’s handling. Alpine says it has worked to keep the A290’s weight low – and at 1,479 kg, it isn’t as portly as we might have expected from an EV – while the car also gets bespoke suspension and tyres to set it apart from the Renault 5.
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(Image credit: Alpine)
(Image credit: Alpine)
The Brembo brakes are also new, with Alpine tweaking the pedal mapping to supposedly make it feel like that of the Alpine A110 sports car. Suggesting the car likes a bit of old-fashioned, lift-off oversteer, the French company said: “The aim is for the driver to feel at ease with the car and for it to be fun for everyone to drive…The rear axle is sufficiently mobile when lifting off the accelerator on winding stretches of road”.
Inside, the five seater has a pair of digital displays behind a sporty, flat-bottomed steering wheel and, mercifully, physical controls for the air conditioning, which Alpine says “can be adjusted without taking your eyes off the road.” The driver display measures 10.1 inches, while the infotainment touchscreen, which runsAndroidAutomotive natively but also has support forAndroid AutoandAppleCarPlay, is slightly larger, at 10.25 inches.
(Image credit: Alpine)
(Image credit: Alpine)
That soundtrack is pumped into the cabin through a nine-speaker, 615-watt Devialet sound system.
Expected to be priced from around £35,000, to £40,000, the Alpine A290 is due out later this year.
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