2026 Alpine A390 electrical efficiency crossover spied

• The second EV from U.S.-bound Alpine has been noticed
• The brand new EV will probably be known as the A390 and was previewed by the A390 Beta idea
• Manufacturing is scheduled to begin in 2025 at plant in France

Alpine is ready to launch a compact efficiency crossover later this 12 months, previewed by the A390 Beta idea on the 2024 Paris auto present. A prototype has now been noticed once more forward of a debut later this 12 months.

The A390 is an electrical compact crossover with a fastback design much like what’s discovered on the Polestar 2.

Different design particulars seem to incorporate separate daytime operating lights and headlight clusters, aerodynamically formed wheels, an LED mild strip for the taillights, and a brief rear overhang. Whereas the A390 Beta idea featured rear-opening, coach-style doorways, the manufacturing mannequin is more likely to have typical doorways.

The A390 is anticipated to make use of a devoted EV platform from the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, particularly the CMF-EV design discovered within the Renault Megane E-Tech and Nissan Ariya. (Renault is the mum or dad firm of Alpine.) The platform delivers as much as 429 hp in the Ariya Nismo, and one thing comparable could also be unleashed within the A390.

Alpine A390 Beta

Alpine A390 Beta

Alpine A390 Beta

The car is scheduled to enter manufacturing in 2025 at a plant in Dieppe, France, the place Alpine builds the gas-powered A110 sports activities automobile—the only real car at present bought by Alpine. An A290 electrical subcompact hatch, proven final 12 months, will even enter manufacturing in 2025, albeit at a separate plant in France.

Gross sales of the A390 in Alpine’s current markets ought to begin later this 12 months. Though Alpine plans to enter the U.S. round 2027, the A390 and A290 aren’t anticipated to be a part of that launch. As an alternative, the French efficiency marque is anticipated to debut stateside with a pair of crossovers—one concentrating on the Porsche Macan and one other the Cayenne. Different upcoming Alpine fashions embrace an electrical successor to the A110, a four-door sedan or liftback to be known as the A310, and even a supercar.

Alpine’s mannequin naming technique makes use of an “A” to symbolize the model, adopted by a three-digit quantity. The primary digit signifies the car’s measurement and positioning, whereas the remaining two digits differentiate sporty fashions from extra sensible life-style fashions. Sporty fashions use “10,” like the present A110 sports activities automobile, whereas life-style fashions use “90,” just like the A290 hatch and upcoming A390 crossover.