Meet the Alpine A290_β – a revolutionary electric hot hatch featuring a three-seater layout, a race-inspired steering wheel, and a performance-focused design.

Alpine hasn’t shown the interior in detail yet, but it has shown the steering wheel, which is shared with the Alpine A290 hot hatch, the brand’s second model after the A110.

The steering wheel is a yoke-style unit, and the cabin is otherwise fairly bare. Alpine says there is an "F1 mode" that raises the pedals and reclines the seat to emulate the driving position of ...

Alpine also said it was going to launch larger models specifically for the U.S. market, so it’s not clear if the A390, which is built in France, would have reached U.S. shores anyway.

As with all modern EVs, there are various drive modes to choose between in the Alpine A290, with a further Boost mode activated via a button on the steering wheel.

Speaking of modes, you can switch between regen settings via the blue rotary controller on the steering wheel, which supposedly mimics the switch found on Alpine’s F1 cars.