Paris Motor Show: 2025 Alpine A390 Beta concept revealed

Alpine has previewed its all-electric 2025 Alpine A390 Beta ahead of its reveal this week at the Paris motor show and says that the concept is 85 per cent complete in the build-up to the small SUV-coupe's launch next year.

Featuring a futuristic rakish design the Alpine A390 Beta design is said to reference the car-maker's small Alpine A110 sports car.

The link with the A110 continues when it comes to the A390's drive, the Renault-owned performance brand says its small-medium SUV will feature class-leading handling.

Based on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi AmpR Medium (formerly CMF-EV) platform, that currently already underpins the Nissan Ariya and the Megane and Scenic E-Tech, the new A390 Beta has been built as a more affordable take on the Porsche Macan EV, with rivals said to include the Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback, BMW iX2 and the Mercedes-Benz EQA.

To give it the performance and dynamic edge over all its rivals the new Alpine SUV will be available with an advanced tri-motor set-up that combines one front-mounted motor with two motors at the rear.

The unusual arrangement provides torque-vectoring that is said to provide the agility of a much lighter car.

When it comes to styling, the A390 Beta is heavily inspired by the 2022 Alpenglow concept, with design evolved to be much closer to the production car, with claims that the concept is almost identical to the car that will hit dealers next year.

When the 'real' Alpine A390 arrives, it's been tipped to keep the latest concept's frontal styling, frameless doors and, even, the Le Mans-racer-style dorsal fin.

What won't make it to the finished item are the rear-hinged doors and the enormous 22- and 23-inch snowflake alloy wheels that glow blue when the torque vectoring is in action.

We also doubt the active spoiler that extends 80mm at speed to improve downforce without drag will also make it to the assembly line – although designers expect another production model, in the not too distant future, will employ them.

Inside, the futuristic cabin will also be toned-down significantly, with the shape-shifting driving seat – that switches from a regular sport seat to an extreme F1-style bucket seat to be dropped.

The electrically adjustable pedals will also disappear, as well as the steering wheel that expands from narrow to a wider rim depending on your driving style.

The new Alpine A390 Beta, and the arrival of the production model, is the second of the three 'Dream Garage' vehicles Alpine says it will introduce.

Arriving after the petite A290 hot hatch, the third member of the Dream Garage is tipped to be the long-awaited all-electric successor to the A110 sports car.

More details are expected to follow its Paris unveiling.

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