To nobody’s great surprise, the other day the Renault 5 and Alpine A290 jointly won the 2025 Car of the Year award (the original and still the best of the big international car awards thingies).

Alpine has long been a niche brand. Most recently, it had just one model on offer, the A110. That will change in the age of ...

They both have retro charm, a range of almost 200 miles, and are filled with the latest tech. But which hatchback EV is best ...

Renault 5 E-Tech electric and Alpine A290 have been awarded ‘Car of the Year 2025’ by the European Car of the Year jury. The ...

I wrote that the Renault 5 had been awarded the prestigious European Car of the Year award and today I’m saying the Alpine ...

But wait. It turns out the Renault 5 and therefore this Alpine A290 went and won the Car of the Year award, with 25 of the 60 ...

Based on the time gap between Alpine revealing the A290_β concept and the real A290 hot hatch, we’re expecting the A390 to ...

European Car of the Year Award goes to… Yes, it’s the Renault 5! A title held by the French brand for two years running now ...

As a seedling for some of the most loved and least sane hot hatches ever made, the original Renault 5 was prolific. There was ...

The overall cabin aesthetic exudes some welcome quirkiness too, with artistic twists and turns that bring a much more ...

Renault 5 E-Tech electric and Alpine A290 have been named “Car of the Year 2025”. The result was announced at a ceremony ...

Available to order now, first deliveries of the electric Alpine A290 are expected in April 2025. Here's what you need to know ...