The Alpine A290 is the French performance brand’s first production electric vehicle, launched in 2024. It sits on the AmpR Small platform, which it shares with the Renault 5 E-Tech Electric and the Nissan Micra EV. Alpine re-engineers the suspension, brakes, and steering for driving engagement rather than comfort - wider track, stiffer dampers, and a direct steering ratio distinguish it from its platform siblings.
Two power outputs are available, both front-wheel drive. The GT Premium uses a 130 kW (174 hp) motor from a 52 kWh NMC battery. The GTS steps up to 160 kW (215 hp) and pairs those extra horses with 19-inch Michelin Pilot Sport S5 tyres and red brake calipers. The GTS covers 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds, placing it in genuine hot hatch territory. Both variants return around 380 km of WLTP range.
The A290 is built alongside the Renault 5 at Renault’s Douai plant in northern France, not at Alpine’s own Dieppe factory. The cabin takes clear cues from Alpine’s motorsport background - the A290 Rallye competition variant, developed for customer racing programmes, shares the road car’s architecture and has been used as the basis for branded collaborations including a special edition with Lacoste.
