
Renault’s performance arm is doing better than ever. Fueled by its first electric model launch, the A290 hot hatchback, Alpine posted record sales in 2024 for the fourth consecutive year. Inevitably, the lineup is now expanding to include a crossover. Well, not quite. The French marque refuses to use that term, calling it a “sport fastback.” Marketing jargon aside, it’s one of those SUVs beaten with the coupe stick by way of a sloping roofline.