Alpine A390 vs Polestar 4 Coupé

The Alpine A390 costs £4,640 more than the Polestar 4 Coupé. For that premium it adds 94 kW more power. The Polestar 4 Coupé is not just cheaper - it also offers 40 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Alpine A390 comes out ahead overall.

The Polestar 4 Coupé is £4,640 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £176 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Polestar 4 Coupé comes out roughly £4,640 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 288 miles for the Alpine A390 and 321 miles for the Polestar 4 Coupé - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Polestar 4 Coupé goes roughly 34 miles further between charging stops.

The Alpine A390 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 123 mm narrower than the Polestar 4 Coupé. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 515 mm of total clearance for the Alpine A390 and about 392 mm of total clearance for the Polestar 4 Coupé. The Alpine A390 also turns in a 0.6 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.