Alpine A290 hot hatch unveiled with 215bhp and 236 miles of range
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The Alpine A290 has gone on sale in the UK, with prices ranging from £33,500 to a lofty £38,500.
That means the electric hot hatch costs £10,505 more than the cheapest Renault 5 or £4505 more than the top-rung variant.
The sibling EVs were jointly crowned European Car of the Year earlier this month, with Autocar represented on the judging panel.
Standard kit in basic GT trim (which uses a 52kWh battery and a 178bhp motor) includes a 10in infotainment touchscreen, heated seats, a heated steering wheel, wireless smartphone mirroring and 19in alloy wheels.
At £36,000, GT Premium trim adds nappa leather and blue brake calipers, while GT Performance trim brings 215bhp, red brake calipers and telemetrics.
The range is topped by GTS trim, which gets you black alloys for £37,500, and limited-run Premiere launch edition, which at £38,500 includes a host of blue design touches.
Customer deliveries of the A290 will begin in April.
The A290 is the same length as the Renault hatch, but its track has been increased by 60mm.
(Alpine A290 rear quarter)
As with the A110, weight-saving has been a focus of the A290’s development. As a result, the electric hot hatch tips the scales at 1479kg. That’s only around 250kg more than a Renault Clio hybrid and 126kg lighter than the similarly conceived Mini Cooper SE.
Powering the A290 is a 52kWh battery – the largest unit that Renault offers with the 5. It is claimed to offer a range of up to 236 miles (226 miles with the larger 215bhp motor) in the A290 and can charge at 100kW for a 15-80% top-up in around 30 minutes.
(Alpine A290 front quarter – black)
Inside, a 10.25in digital instrument cluster and 10.1in touchscreen infotainment display run Alpine Portal, the brand’s new infotainment system.
Over-the-air updates ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲ အပ်ဒိတ် are available and the system is supported by various Google-based apps.
(Alpine A290 interior)
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