Renault’s sporty Alpine sub-brand has pulled the covers off its second all-electric model. The Alpine A390 is a Porsche Macan-rivalling ‘Sport Fastback’ with three motors (one at the front, two at the rear), active torque vectoring and up to 464bhp. Alpine says it’ll deliver the “agility and driving pleasure” of its exceptional featherweight sports car, the A110.
The production-ready A390 has been a long time in the making, and was previewed last year by the bold A390_ß concept. Visually, there are plenty of similarities; the full-width light bar and slim daytime running lights are almost unchanged, and while the slashes, slots, and vents have been made more production-friendly, the sharply styled base car remains.
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Alpine has fitted a number plate and switched out the illuminated lettering on the nose for a more conventional black badge. Plus, there’s a new set of headlights incorporated within the bumper, too; the concept did without these – apparently you don’t need to see where you’re going when the toughest terrain you’ll face is the polished surface of a Paris show stand.
To the side, the alloy wheel design on the car you see here differs only slightly from last year’s concept, while the cladding that runs along the sills is all but identical. Alpine has kept the show car’s clean surfacing by fitting flush front door handles; the rear handles are hidden in the C-pillar. The steeply-raked screen and roof-hinged tailgate hides a 532-litre boot – on a par with the Porsche.
The overall silhouette is still recognisable, with that sweeping fastback most notable when viewing the car in profile. Alpine refers to the A390 as a “racing car in a suit”, and while the jacked-up stance may argue otherwise, the facts and figures aim to speak for themselves.
