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Alpine A390: room for everyday life
Five seats, weekend bags and the daily essentials. Take a practical look at A390’s boot and cabin before choosing your electric Alpine.
Five seats and a 532-litre boot: Alpine’s UK brochure quotes 532 litres beneath the parcel shelf, rising to 1,643 litres with the rear seats folded. Use those figures as a starting point, then try the luggage and passengers that matter to you.
The A390 brings Alpine into a different part of daily life. Its five-door sport-fastback body provides a reason to look beyond performance figures and ask more ordinary questions: where the pushchair goes, how a weekend’s bags fit, and whether everyone is comfortable when the front seats are set for the driver and passenger.
A useful viewing is a rehearsal for those journeys. Bring the bulky items you carry often, rather than relying on a photograph of an empty boot.
What the luggage figures mean
The 532-litre figure describes the boot beneath the parcel shelf. The larger 1,643-litre figure applies with the rear seats folded, so it is not the space available while carrying all five occupants. Neither figure is a promise that a particular number of suitcases will fit.
Start with the least flexible item: a folded pushchair, golf bag or hard-sided case. Check its path through the opening and its final position, then add smaller bags around it. Leave room for the items you want to reach during a stop.
Try the floor arrangement
Alpine lists a double-floor boot accessory. Ask to see whether the particular car has it and how it changes the load area you will use. Check where the charging cable and small loose items will live, rather than letting them occupy the most useful part of the boot.
For longer items, ask the team to demonstrate the rear-seat folding arrangement. Check the resulting opening and load surface with your own equipment before assuming it will fit.
| Measure | Alpine UK published figure |
|---|---|
| Seating | 5 seats |
| Boot beneath parcel shelf | 532 litres |
| Boot with rear seats folded | 1,643 litres |
| Overall length | 4,615 mm |
| Width including mirrors | 2,055 mm |
| Width excluding mirrors | 1,885 mm |
Check the cabin with everyone in place
Set the front seats first. Then try the rear seats with the people who will use them, paying attention to knee room, foot space and the ease of getting in and out. A five-seat designation does not tell you how three particular passengers will feel together in the rear.
If you use child seats, bring their details and ask the team to check compatibility with the vehicle handbook and the child-seat manufacturer’s guidance. Do not assume that every seat combination fits simply because the car has five seating positions.
Measure the space around the car, too
The A390’s published width including mirrors is useful when checking a garage entrance. But the opening is only one part of the calculation: allow space to open doors, walk around the car and reach your charging point. Check overhead clearance for the tailgate in the place you normally park.
On your viewing, rehearse the routine in a sensible order: passengers seated, bulky luggage loaded, smaller bags placed, and the items needed at the next stop accessible. That will reveal more about family practicality than treating the boot and cabin as separate questions.
Your questions, answered.
How big is the Alpine A390 boot?
Alpine’s UK brochure quotes 532 litres beneath the parcel shelf and 1,643 litres with the rear seats folded.
Does the A390 have five seats?
Yes. The UK brochure specifies five seats and a five-door body. Try your intended passenger arrangement during a viewing.
Is the double boot floor standard?
The current Alpine UK comfort page describes the double floor as optional. Check whether it is included on the car you are considering.
