Two photos of the A290_β concept leaked online before Alpine could unveil it in May 2023.
Lead trim: A290 GTS (160 kW)
Alpine A290A5E · 2024–present
- 0spots by members
- Unclaimednobody has spotted one yet
- 0sets it belongs to
Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Alpine A290 yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactTwo photos of the A290_β concept leaked online before Alpine could unveil it in May 2023.
The Alpine A290 (model code A5E) is the high-performance Alpine version of the Renault 5 E-Tech, built alongside it at Renault ElectriCity in Douai since 2024. It keeps the front-motor, front-wheel-drive layout on the AmpR Small platform but with a wider track. The production car was unveiled on 13 June 2024 before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, identical in design to the A290_β concept of May 2023. The GT Premium has a 130 kW motor and the GTS a 160 kW motor from the Mégane E-Tech, with a 52 kWh battery.
Collectors Spotted in the Alpine A290 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Alpine A290 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A290 GT Premium (130 kW) | 2024–present | Electric | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| A290 GTS (160 kW) | 2024–present | Electric | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
We don’t estimate running costs for a car like this. What it costs depends on its condition, its specialist and how it is driven, and an average would mislead.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
Japan was a minor market for the Swift: when it passed 2 million sales in 2011, about 39% were in India and 27% in Europe, against roughly 15% at home.
To adapt the Horizon for America, Chrysler bought nearly 100 Volkswagen Rabbits purely to reverse engineer them.
The Mk3 Focus RS's AWD system could send 100 percent of engine power to the rear wheels alone — built not in Ford's home country, but at the Saarlouis plant in Germany.
In June 2003, a Mégane II became the subject of the first ever live televised crash test with a real human driver at the wheel instead of a dummy — filmed by Top Gear.
This Wagon R redesigned its rear doors specifically to kill off the D-pillar — bigger doors with built-in quarter glass solved what earlier generations needed a whole extra pillar for.
The BX was the UK's best-selling diesel car for four years from 1987, and 2,315,739 were built in all.
Six months before Suzuki retired the Fronte name for good, the CN11S's 796cc version was already being built in China under a completely different name: the Anchi 6330.
Built to use up Chrysler-Simca's parts bin, it took its engine and gearbox straight from the front-wheel-drive Simca 1100 but mounted them amidships instead.