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I was WRONG about the Alpine A290 !

I spent a really damp day at Prescott Hill Climb up putting the Alpine A290 through its rates. The wet conditions and tight and twisty hill climb course showed a genuine difficulty however the A290 turned out to be brilliant!

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29 responses to “I was WRONG about the Alpine A290 !”

  1. @JohnCeragioli Avatar
    @JohnCeragioli

    Nice run and video Sir. Alpine truly has gotten its vision and product line properly going on! I live in the states and, sadly Alpine isn’t available here. ☹️.

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      Glad you enjoyed the video!

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  2. @johns14a Avatar
    @johns14a

    Still not interested in trading up from our R5. Have driven one but I wouldn’t say that any extra fun-factor was worth the extra cost over our 5, plus the A290 looks like it’s ram-raided Halfords.

    Bring on a test in the A110 again though, fantastic car.

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      Fair enough! Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to cars. The A110 is definitely a fantastic car!

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  3. @decayintheuk Avatar
    @decayintheuk

    The R5 reinterpretation is the best looking (affordable) EV out there

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  4. @Funkyfinky Avatar
    @Funkyfinky

    Thanks for this. Brings back loads of memories as a kid when friend’s dad with a few mad machines roared up the hill.

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      That’s awesome! Glad it brought back some good memories! 😊

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  5. @seanausten758 Avatar
    @seanausten758

    Great vid as always Pete. Great little car. Horrible British weather!! If i remember rightly, this is where you got an ASBO in ‘Ruby’!!

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      It is indeed 😂

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    2. @seanausten758 Avatar
      @seanausten758

      ⁠@PetrolPedI remember watching that vid! That was a great vid too

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  6. @Chester-UK Avatar
    @Chester-UK

    Hope you manage to get an A290 for at least a good few weeks to get a reasonable impression on the road. My half an hour driving in and around the outskirts of Cambridge didn’t live up to expectations.

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      Looking good 👍

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    2. @stevenbennett3922 Avatar
      @stevenbennett3922

      Hi. What didn’t meet your expectations? Ride or range?

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  7. @RoydenEvans Avatar
    @RoydenEvans

    That looks like it could go horribly wrong 😂 car looks stunning in that exact spec 💙

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      High consequence environment 😂

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  8. @richardhargrave6082 Avatar
    @richardhargrave6082

    Oooh I’m tempted….

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  9. @AndrewHgs Avatar
    @AndrewHgs

    Prescott is a really lovely track to visit, great setting and excellent viewing for spectators. Usefully close to home for me too!
    I would think that EVs would make very good hillclimb cars, that instant torque, though their silent running takes away some spectator appeal…?

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    1. @PetrolPed Avatar
      @PetrolPed

      That’s a good point about the sound!

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  10. @jeffgilliam1837 Avatar
    @jeffgilliam1837

    Still tempted to chop my F54 (306) JCW for one of these – but worried I’ll ‘miss’ the 80 ish horses (and ICE soundtrack). Do love the A290’s styling and quirkiness, though…

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  11. @Jake.Warren Avatar
    @Jake.Warren

    My finances couldn’t quite stretch to an A290, however I’ve had my R5 since April. I’ve never owned a car before that has attracted so much attention, all positive! Several conversations with random strangers 😂

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  12. @Yorksboy Avatar
    @Yorksboy

    Absolutely loving mine! Apart from the obvious tuning tweaks from Alpine, what swung it for me from the R5 was the interior quality & sound system. A great car for Derbyshire B roads. 😁

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  13. @gordonmackenzie4512 Avatar
    @gordonmackenzie4512

    That A290 has the 220hp motor out of the Renault Megane Etech. Also has 300nm torque. I know this because I have the Megane.

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  14. @steve_frampton Avatar
    @steve_frampton

    Never apologise for the content being short in length when the quality is so high. Great video, lovely little car and a lot more pleasing to the eye than the R5. It just looks better, nothing wrong with the R5, this just looks better, it’s the small differences you notice.

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  15. @HQBProductions Avatar
    @HQBProductions

    Hello Peter! My “local” Hill Climb where I have been going for 42 years. I have seen it in much worse weather with deep mud and rivers glowing along the track BUT i have also see heatwaves and billowing dust!! I really like the A290…but hope you get a long term test to see what the real range is….i fear more like 150 max….😬 Did you get to drive the A390 at all? Thank you again Peter……it was a nasty attack of the Winter Flu virus that REALLY got me this week…it is an awful thing but I’ve been given the “all clear in 2/3 days” from the Doc tonight! 😃😃😃😃😱😱😱R

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  16. @CharlesWright-z3x Avatar
    @CharlesWright-z3x

    Brilliant Ped,Thanks for the insight.Amazing .Thank you.👍👍

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  17. @jonnyboy4340 Avatar
    @jonnyboy4340

    However you can only get the Alpine EV serviced at an Alpine dealer (NOT a Renault dealer), and there’s about 6 of them UK wide! For that reason – having been unable to buy a Mini EV (all made in china and next delivery in August 26) – I’m getting the R5 instead…

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  18. @LittleTrader968 Avatar
    @LittleTrader968

    Had mine for 5 months, brilliant little car, lots of little issues with software and range is crap in this cold weather, but I love it.

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  19. @veefource Avatar
    @veefource

    Good video & a nice car, thanks Ped! Would be interested to know how it was to get the power down without a mechanical diff in such classic British weather?

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  20. @Thisonegoestoeleven666 Avatar
    @Thisonegoestoeleven666

    At 9:38 due to the camera angle I thought Ped had lost the rear in the first corner and was going to bin it!

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