If you are feeling like immediately’s automobiles are all the identical and lack character, you may love the new Renault 5. It’s way over simply an electrical throwback to the R5 that Americans know because the Le Car. For its rebirth, engineers have crammed a number of cool options into the small automotive. Feeding the stereotype about French folks and their love for bread, the brand new EV comes with a baguette holder.
This isn’t a joke; it says proper there within the press launch: “Renault 5 E-Tech Electric will even be the very first automotive particularly outfitted to hold baguettes from the bakers. No extra flour or crumbs in your beautiful upholstery!” Mounted to the fitting of the middle console, the woven wicker basket was designed with assist from French basket-maker Marguerite Herlant. The nifty accent reminds us of the Volkswagen Beetle’s bud vase.
Renault 5 gear shifter formed like a lipstick case
Renault 5 3D-printed storage compartment
There’s a lot extra in regards to the new R5 than a spot to retailer your baguette. For instance, the gear selector mounted on the steering column resembles a lipstick case. Renault calls it an “e-pop shifter” with a customizable tip and suitable equipment to select from. The automotive’s proprietor can simply swap the sting of the shifter by utilizing one thing pointy, similar to eradicating a SIM/microSD tray holder from a smartphone.
There are not any fewer than 104 equipment accessible for the 2024 Renault 5, together with 3D-printed cubby areas and a central organizer. One of the accessible designs has the “1972” emblem as a nod to the 12 months when the unique R5 went on sale. Others have retro and trendy takes on the “5” emblem.
Retrolicious particulars embody the blocky dashboard design with vertical stitching on the passenger aspect. Inspired by the R5 Turbo sizzling hatchback, the upholstery has an attention-grabbing “H” sample that extends to the three-seat rear bench. There’s additionally a number of denim cloth made solely from recycled plastic water bottles.
Renault 5 battery cost indicator gentle on the hood
Renault 5 sq. LED daytime operating lights
The exterior is chock-full of attention-grabbing particulars as effectively. The hood has an illuminated panel with the “5” motif that serves as a battery cost indicator. It mechanically lights up when the motive force approaches the automotive. In addition, the droopy headlights wink because the welcome sequence and the oblong LED daytime operating lights within the bumper are a nod to the fog lights of the previous R5 Turbo.
There’s a French flag embedded into the headlights whereas the wheels have an old-school 5 emblem as a substitute of Renault’s diamond. Customers may also get a bunch of decals for the roof and entrance doorways. The total styling takes after previous-generation fashions with their vertical taillights and the R5 Turbo’s boxy fenders. You can get a unique set of wheels with the Renault badge, together with a contrasting higher crimson strip.
Alpine A290 idea
Alpine A290 idea
Alpine A290 idea
Although a brand new Turbo is not deliberate for the reason that R5 is electrical, a high-performance spinoff is within the works. Debuting later this 12 months, the Alpine A290 will pack a higher punch than the 150 horsepower and 245 Newton-meters (181 Newton-meters) of torque reserved for the range-topping Renault 5.
The French have extra attention-grabbing automobiles on the best way with the Renault 4 additionally returning, as evidenced by the 4ever idea. In addition, a very redesigned Twingo is deliberate. Both will undertake what Renault calls “retrofuturistic” styling by mixing design cues from earlier generations with an avant-garde method—as properly executed right here on the R5.