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Since the previous subject was blocked, I chose an article with a title that would’ve caused too much work for the mods, I’m doing another post about the Alpine A390.
As I had some time I wrote a lengthy presentation of this new car, with a small comparison with the Porsche Macan at the end.
Alpine revealed the A390 yesterday. Described as a « sport fastback », it displays unusual proportions : 1,53m tall (5ft, 2cm/0.8in more than a BMW 5-series), 4,615m long (15.1ft, 17cm/6.7în less than a Macan), 1,885m wide (about 6.2ft).
It has 3 electric motors, available in a 400 or 470hp version delivering 650 and 808nm of torque (394 or 464 imperial hp, 479 or 596lb-ft). 0-100km/h is achieved in 4,8s and 3,9s respectively. It’s as fast as an Alpine A110 R.
Thanks to the two rear motors, Alpine Torque Vectoring allows to indepedently accelerate one of the wheels to improve agility around the corner. Alpine claims that the car is as nimble as the A110 while weighing 2.121 tons (4676lbs or around two A110s). Despite the two rear motors, it has a fairly good boot, 532l (18.79 cubic inches). However, it doesn’t have a frunk.
It’s 89kWh battery, developped with French company Verkor and assembled in Douai, allows for 190kW DC charging (15-80% in less than 25min) and 520 to 555km of range (323 to 345 miles). A 776km trip on the motorway (Paris to Marseille, 482 miles) requires two 25min stops (I guess the consumption at around 130km/h or 81mph is between 24 and 25kWh/100km or 62 miles).
The interior is partially taken from Renault’s other models, these elements are the L-shaped screens, powered by Google Automotive (one of the best in the western market), the dashboard, the door panels and the buttons. However, the materials are different and there are new decorative elements.
The centre console, between the front seats, is new, as are the seats and some equipments such as the Devialet sound system.
It’s available in 6 colours at launch : white, light grey, matte medium grey, black, light blue and dark blue.
Though not precisely revealed yet, prices should start at 65 000€ and end at 76 000€ (20%VAT included) or between $74,000 and $86,000. In France, the 400hp GT version is around 18 000€ cheaper than a base 360hp Macan, 21 000€ cheaper than a 408hp Macan 4 or, comparing the 470hp GTS version to the 516hp Macan 4S, 17 000€ cheaper. And it’s not even taking options the Macan might need to match the Alpine into account. The A390 is around 200kg (441lbs) lighter but has a 89 to 58km deficit in range (55 to 36 miles).