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The idea of<\/span> boosting the performance of otherwise normal cars has always had its appeal. Bootleggers in the American West would modify their pickup trucks in the 1930s prohibition era to outrun the police. The result was the birth of the hot rod.<\/p>\n

Boosted saloons in the 80s were the result of racing homologation, which required manufacturers to produce a certain number of road car versions of their racers in order to compete. Hot hatches, too, were born from rally homologation, with tricked up versions of daily hatchbacks offering cheap thrills as well as practicality.<\/p>\n

While American muscle cars will always be popular in their homeland, and German performance saloons continue to sell well, hot hatches have died out. The rise of SUVs, the lack of demand for smaller cars, and electrification are all key factors in this. But with the new A290<\/a>, a modified version of the new Renault 5<\/a>, Alpine is bringing it back, albeit in EV form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The A290 is Alpine\u2019s first new car in seven years, and the first model in its entirely new lineup of all-electric machines<\/a>. It will be followed by the larger A390 crossover, and the new A110, an EV version of the French brand\u2019s acclaimed low-slung sports car. The A290 is \u201cthe hot hatch of the electric age\u201d, according to Alpine, and it\u2019s easy to see the appeal. It\u2019s built on Renault\u2019s new AmpR Small platform, which it shares with the new Renault 5. It\u2019s got 220 hp in GTS form, and weighs 1,479 kg. Its nearest rival, and another electric hot hatch, is the upcoming Mini Electric John Cooper Works. That\u2019s got 254 hp, but it also weighs 1,670 kg, a significant 191 kg difference.<\/p>\n

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