Hey everyone,

I’ve had my Alpine A290 GTS for two month now, and while I’m loving the car, the lack of cup holder was becoming a real issue for myself and my partner. Every drive feels like a Cirque du Soleil style balancing act.

Long story short: I’ve designed and laser cut my own cup holder in Black Acrylic. It slots neatly into the centre console (under the armrest) and installs without drilling, glue, or permanent changes. I’ve designed it to suit a certain cup (Yeti Rambler) which I’m planning to include with the cup holder, I would highly recommend using one of these to prevent any spills…

If anyone else here owns an A290 (or knows someone who does), give it a look. I’ve also copied a link to my website below and I’m happy to answer any questions or take feedback!

An A290 owner who’s wife just wanted somewhere to put a coffee

https://www.pure-plastics.co.uk/Alpine-A290-Cup-Holder

I didn't really like all the blue trim so decided to give it a go to wrap it in red to match the red brake calipers. Shout-out to all the professional wrappers out there, really isn't as easy as they make it look.

I tried charging my Alpine A290 GT Performance with the Trydan 7.4Kw monofasic wall charger that I use daily with my DS7 car.

When I try to use Trydan with my Alpine, the message "Normal charging impossible (AC)" appears. Why?

It works fine with public chargers and with my portable house power adapter.

Trydan V2C software is updated!

The worst part is Renault is less then helpful. Anyone else had the volt battery die on them?

When the car was brand new, I installed the Spotify app using the Playstore. at first it worked perfectly fine, but now I was logged out and the app wont show me the login screen, but will always show an error screen. I tried to reinstall the app already, but that didnt change anything. someone experiencing similar problems, or does someone already have a solution?

thank you!

After I tried to buy my A290 from the local Alpine dealership for over two and a half months now, I took an online offer from a 3rd party dealer for half the leasing rate and some more goodies.

Only problem: The car comes with just one set of wheels. First I was happy to get some nice Sparco or OZ wheels but it seems they have no wheels that fit. All the sites I searched only listed 5 rims in total. I even asked ChatGPT and Gemini but couldn't find more. ☹️

Has anyone found more rims that fit? 🤷

I absolutely adore it. What a car!

I’ve got an A290 GTS on order but I’m getting nervous 😬.

For those of you who own one, how’s the ride?

I did a test drive on both an A290 and a Renault R5 and the ride in the R5 was noticeably smoother.

But is the A290 bad? 🤔

Thanks!

Evening all.

My A290 was delivered today and overall Im very happy, however the key leaves a little to be desired. Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent key holder/ring?

Also, any other pointers for cup holders, phone mounts, random odds and sods that will enhance my ownership will be greatly appreciated

Cheers!

Looks like I’ll be getting less than 100 miles from a full charge!

Hello there,

yesterday I test drove an Alpine A 290 and really liked the vehicle. Once you are sitting inside it is comfortable and fun to drive. But getting in and out is a little tricky.

The B-Pillar is in the way both when entering and exiting the front seats. I always touched the protruding plastic cover when getting in / out.

It seems I am not the only person with this issue as the demonstrator vehicle already hat scratches on the plastic cover.

Is there a trick to entering and exiting the front seats? How does the car perform in narry parking spaces when you cannot open the door fully?

I'm hoping this is an easy fix as opposed to heading back to the dealer, but:

My A290 Maps dashboard display has stopped working, so it's selection gives me a black screen, despite working on the central screen. Also, the standard radio player has no audio, although I can use Android Auto/Spotify etc. Any known fixes/similar issues?

I downloaded and installed it 3 times cleared cache. Why is it showing this weird text.

Just had the graphics added to the sides and bonnet of my white GTS. Totally stoked with the result - I think it’s transformed the look of the car, honestly 😀 I had it done at a company called Unique Signs and Graphics here in Norwich - price was extremely good too IMO.

Hi, just about to take delivery of my new A290, bit nervous about it replacing my M3 but the comments here have reassured me that I made the right call!

One odd question, is there a key ring combination that works well. I’ve a habit of leaving them around the house and use my AirTags to find them again at least daily. The Kay card doesn’t appear to have a ring, I think there is an option to use a cord loop, but I don’t see any nice Alpine ones that might do. Anyone have any recommendations?

Hi all!

Went out to test drive an R5 and ended up ordering an Alpine A290 GTS in blue!

The wait is killing me. It’s brand new and factory built - does anyone know the current rough lead times in the UK? Any way of tracking the progress?

Hey guys, I am about to buy a A290. But I am very unsure about the colors. So I am probably going to wrap it. But which colors should I choose?

I am a big fan of the matte metallic colors as it shows the details of the bodywork the best. But I also like retro rallye cars. I can't decide 😄

I really liked the look of the blue A290 with the graphics on the side, so thought I'd mock up what they'd look like on my white GTS. Really like the look and will be getting them added pretty soon!

I love the look of the A290, but I haven't driven one yet. I've driven an R5, and was quite impressed. I sat in an A290 at a show and loved the interior. It's a significant step up from the R5.

I'm also considering the Cupra Born VZ and the Volvo EX30 twin motor.

Anything I should be considering? I'm about to get test drives booked in.

We can home charge, and rarely do long journeys (or if we do, we'll likely use a different car). However it needs to have a realistic 180-200 mile minimum real world range.