To nobody’s great surprise, the other day the Renault 5 and Alpine A290 jointly won the 2025 Car of the Year award (the original and still the best of the big international car awards thingies).

The Renault 5 E-Tech shows mainstream EVs can be affordable and desirable cars that can also be fun to look at and drive.

Alpine has entered its electric era with the introduction of the A290 hatchback. Based on the new Renault 5, the A290 is sportier ... rest in 6.4 seconds. The car comes with an 11kW AC charger ...

The coveted honour was a double for Renault, as the Alpine A290 was also awarded alongside the Renault 5 E-Tech electric. The European Car of the Year jury announced the laurels at the recent ...

The first examples should be arriving on customers' driveways in the spring, and so will the R5’s spicier counterpart, the Alpine ... in 2022. Car Deal of the Day: retro Renault 5 for £232 ...

A sportier version of the Renault 5 is also available, in the form of the Alpine A290, which starts at £33,500 ... for ...

You might think the Renault 4 (R4) is simply another new car that’s borrowing ... particularly with the new R5 and the Alpine A290. I used to own a Renault 5 GT Turbo, and I’m generally ...

“The Renault 5 has a fine ride and handling balance for a small car. But if you want a bit more performance and sharper handling, I'd suggest checking out the hotter Alpine A290 version.” ...

A sportier version of the Renault 5 is also available, in the form of the Alpine A290 ... as the French car instead values ride comfort over sharp handling. open image in gallery The Renault ...

I wrote that the Renault 5 had been awarded the prestigious European Car of the Year award and today I’m saying the Alpine A290 has in fact been the winner. This isnt ...