Franco frankntoto entered the Enzo e Dino Ferrari autodrome Bordo of an alpine A290an electric compact with sports tuning, which this year was chosen car of the year in Europe 2025.
The activity in the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna, in Isola, started Thursday with a day recognition day, press service and commercial obligations, but just the track activity started on Friday.
And Colapint arrived with the model that represents the evolution of the French brand Alpinewhich belongs to the Renault group. The A290 is the first 100% electric car of the brand and is part of the new stage of the French company.
Renault Argentina already works in actions to bring the figure of collapint to the French brand of sports cars, for example, with an exhibition for the public at the end of the year in Buenos Aires and with Alpine models.
Alpine reborn in 2017 With the arrival of the new generation of the A110, a model inspired by the homonymous coupe that gained notoriety for its design and its performance in mountain competitions in Europe, as of the 60s.
In that expansion plan that has the company that has under its wing the Formula 1 Alpine F1 Team team, the future A390 appears, another electric one that will be presented at the end of the month, coinciding with the celebrations of the 70 years of the Alpine brand.
Colapinto brings luck. A day after the Argentine pilot signed a contract with AlpineRenault’s sports brand obtained one of the most anticipated achievements in its history: winning the Auto del Year award in Europe, almost like winning the World Cup.
Alpine A290, the sports version of the new Renault 5 was chosen a car of the year 2025, the most prestigious prize in the sector that has been given every year since 1964 and that since 2023 is announced on the eve of the Brussels International Motor Show, in Belgium.
The distinction was Shared with the new Renault 5 e-techa classic that reinvented itself as an electric and was relaunched worldwide in 2024 as one of the standards of the new global strategy of the French brand.
The votes of 60 specialized journalists from 23 countries chose the winner. The duo formed by Alpine A290 and Renault 5 E-Tech reached first position with 353 points, surpassing six other contestants in the final.
Alpine A290 is the First model of the 100% electric era from Alpine, which will soon add to the A390 Fastback. This urban sportsman hot hatchappreciated for their pleasure of driving.
Developed on the AMPR Small platform shared with the Renault 5 E-E-E-Tech, measures 3.99 meters and is offered in versions of 177 and 218 horsepower. The latter is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds and get a maximum of 170 km/h.
Both versions are fed by a battery has 52 kWh capacity, which with A load allows 379 kilometers autonomies For the less powerful variant and 362 kilometers for the 218 horses. It can be loaded at a maximum of 100 kW with alternating current and 11 kW with continuous.
Inside, the A290 is similar to that of Renault 5 e-tech, but with some differences that show their sports spirit. The steering wheel, for example, is thicker and has several commands, including an exclusive red button for overpasses that, for 10 seconds, will allow you to get those 218 horsepower of maximum power (in normal mode delivery 190 hp)
Alpine A290 is manufactured in the plant that the Renault group has the Douai, north of France. And surely we will see more from Franco Colapint about this model.