# Introduction and Figures

Automobile-Propre takes a look at the A390 GT, while the A290 is based on the Renault 5, this SUV offering from Alpine takes a more bespoke approach. The Alpine A390 is based on the CMF-EV platform shared with the Nissan Ariya and Renault Scenic E-Tech, but differs significantly in technical details.

The A390 GT features a dual motor rear setup, which means that each PSM motor drives one wheel, which allows for true torque vectoring which improves agility without the complexity of rear-wheel steering. Up front there is an EESM motor although it's unclear whether it is the motor from the Scenic E-Tech. The total power output is 400hp and 661Nm. The car weighs in at 2,124kg

The car uses an LG battery with 89kWh (usable), which offers a WLTP ragne of 557km and 150kW charging.

# Range and Consumption

The test was carried out at an average outside temperature of 12°C, and achieved a combined consumption of 20.3kWh/100km. This makes the A390 one of the most inefficient vehicles tested by automobile-propre, just behind the BMW iX eDrive50 with 20.4kWh/100km combined. The difference to the WLTP consumption is 21%, slightly higher than the 18% difference noted on average, although in-line with other Renault EVs.

The rural consumption was 20.2kWh/100km (441km range), Expressway/110kmh was 22.3kWh/100km (399km) and 18.5kWh/100km in the city (481km)

Motorway consumption at was 26.8kWh/100km meaning only 330km from a full battery or 230km per motorway leg if keeping the battery between 10-80%. The Scenic E-Tech manages 345km from a similarly sized battery.

# Instantaneous Consumption

The instantaneous consumption measured (with HVAC off) was 18.6kWh/100km at 90km/h; 22.5kWh/100km at 110km/h and 27.8kWh/100km at 130km/h constant.

# Performance

The A390 GT accelerated from 0-100km/h in 4.8 seconds and thus exactly matched the claim by Alpine. Not record breaking within the performance EV segment, but similar to some vehicles with a better power-weight ratio.

# Regenerative Braking

In its higher settings, the regenerative braking on the Alpine A390 GT is not purely regenerative, but also uses the hydraulic brakes to assist braking performance. This results in good figures, with the one-pedal braking mode being able to stop the car from 90-0km/h in 127.9m and 60-0km/h in 57m. Automobile-propre uses the 80-0km/h distance to compare to other models, noting the A390 has the third best regenerative braking tested behind the Mercedes CLA and Lucid Air Grand Touring. However, it should be noted that this was assisted with 5bar of hydraulic braking.

# Interior

Automobile-propre commends the Google-based infotainment system, and live-data menu that offers lots of deep technical data. However, the battery temperature readout is useful considering the car also offers manual (as well as automatic via the nav) battery preconditioning.

The boot space (532l) is 13l less than the Scenic E-Tech, but the wider boot makes it more practical.

# Final Remarks

The Alpine A390 offers a well-tuned chassis, and electromechanical rear-drive system and is a good showcase of what Alpine can do. However, the high consumption across the board is a concern despite the good claimed coefficient of drag of 0.25. The sizeable battery helps to mitigate this issue.

The price of the A390 GT is 67,120€

Part 2 of the Supertest which is coming next week will look at the charging and travel times.

Original Link (French): [https://www.automobile-propre.com/articles/supertest-alpine-a390-gt-les-consommations-et-autonomies-mesurees-de-notre-essai/](https://www.automobile-propre.com/articles/supertest-alpine-a390-gt-les-consommations-et-autonomies-mesurees-de-notre-essai/)

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