Alpine has given us a have a look at half considered one of its upcoming three-car “dream storage”, based mostly on the Renault 5 EV.

With the identical retro styling because the 5, the A290 is powered by… really, we don’t know in the meanwhile.

Alpine hasn’t revealed what options underneath the pores and skin, however we all know the automobile will trip on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s newest CMF-BEV platform.

Beforehand although, it’s been steered the Alpine A290 may function the front-mounted 160kW electrical motor from the bigger Nissan Ariya and Renault Megane E-Tech.

A lithium-ion battery pack with round 50kWh is prone to sit beneath the ground.

The model says there shall be a multi-link rear axle to enhance dealing with, and efficiency upgrades akin to Brembo brakes, stiffer anti-roll bars, and dampers with hydraulic ‘cushions’ on the finish of their journey to enhance physique management in extremis.

As you’d anticipate, Alpine is leaning exhausting on its Method 1 reference to the idea. The motive force sits in the course of the automobile, flanked by two passengers, they usually’re plugged right into a communications system able to sharing particulars about any on-track incidents that might affect your push lap.

That three-seat cabin format will make manufacturing when the A290 hits showrooms in 2024, in keeping with Alpine.

The steering wheel leans exhausting on the model’s motorsport connection, with an OV (overtake) button permitting drivers to entry a 10-second enhance with the wheel pointed straight, on a dry monitor. Controls for the (11-position!) anti-lock braking and traction management additionally function on the wheel.

Moist, Dry, and Full drive modes function, adjusting how the motors ship their torque.

The A290 shall be joined by an electrical substitute for the A110 on the brand new E-Sport platform to be shared with Lotus, in addition to a mid-sized crossover based mostly on the Renault Megane E-Tech Electrical’s CMF-EV structure.

Whereas the A110 was discontinued domestically in 2021 after stricter ADR85/00 side-impact laws got here into impact, Renault Australia says the model will return Down Below.

“By way of the Alpine model we’re definitely in discussions with them however on the finish of the day we might nonetheless be importing the A110 if the ADR didn’t kill it, it has been performing rather well globally, up 33 p.c 12 months on 12 months,” Renault Australia boss Glen Sealey instructed CarExpert earlier this 12 months.

“They’re engaged on an all-new product plan and we’re very excited by Alpine and assume that may work rather well in Australia and specifically with the timings.”