The Alpine A290 is an electric hot hatchback based on the Renault 5. It has extra power – to the tune of a further 100 horsepower – sportier, rally-bred styling, revised suspension and an ...

The era of battery-powered hot hatchbacks is fast approaching, and with its new A290, Alpine has the ingredients to fight at the front of the field. A drive of an A290 prototype earlier this year ...

With a name like A290, you'd be forgiven if you mistook Alpine's newest hot hatch for an airplane or locomotive at first hearing. But if you can look past the clunky name and look further into its ...

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 ...