A290 GT vs ID.3 Pure — price, range, charging

01The cut

A290 GT leads on the figures you would actually use. You would notice UK grant. You would not notice RRP, WLTP range and Motorway estimate.

A win is counted only where the gap is one you would notice, and only where two independent hosts agree on the figure. One-source numbers still print. Missing figures stay blank. We do not invent a score.

	No still AlpineA290 GT	VolkswagenID.3 Pure
Money
RRP	£30,245Same enough	£30,860Same enough
After grant	£26,495One source	£29,360One source
UK grant	£3,750Ahead	£1,500
Range
WLTP range	234 miSame enough	241 miSame enough
Motorway estimate	164 miSame enough	169 miSame enough
Usable battery	52 kWhSame enough	52 kWhSame enough
Charging
Peak DC charge	100 kWSame enough	120 kWSame enough
10–80%	—	—
Architecture	—	—
Chemistry	NMC	NMC
Space
Boot	326 LOne source	385 LOne source
Frunk	—	—
Seats	5Same enough	5Same enough
Size
Length	3,997 mm	4,264 mm
Width	1,820 mmSame enough	1,809 mmSame enough
Height	1,520 mm	1,564 mm
Towing (braked)	—	—
Drive
0–62 mph	6.4 s	—
Driven wheels	FWD	RWD
Vehicle-to-load	—	—

02In a UK bay

UK parking bay · 4.8 m × 2.4 m · drawn to scale

03Change the line-up

01 · Car02 · Car

04Sources

A290 GT — Alpine UK — A290 · 2026-09-01
A290 GT — Alpine — A290 · 2026-09-01
A290 GT — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
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A290 GT — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
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A290 GT — Auto Express — every new EV (161 on sale, 28 Aug 2026) · 2026-09-01
A290 GT — ElectricDrives, 22 Jan 2025: first UK customer deliveries expected in April 2025 · 2026-10-02
ID.3 Pure — Volkswagen UK — ID.3 · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — Volkswagen UK — ID.3 · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
ID.3 Pure — Auto Express — every new EV (161 on sale, 28 Aug 2026) · 2026-09-01