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Renault 5 Prototype EV - 'Renaulution' Strategy Plan
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Was looking forward to the unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show for this car, now no need to wait. Interior looks like just a cheaper version of the Megane, was hoping it would a new generation looking more space-age. Maybe for the A290 they can do something extra for it. Anyway, it will be a huge step up over the ZOE so can see it selling extremely well if priced competitively.
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Love it. If I do ever move to electric in the near future, it'd probably be between this or the Honda e, though this does the retraux styling thing way better. 5 Turbo widebody version when?
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This thing looks great. I do love PHEVs but I'm gonna disagree with @Keef on this one, city cars are a good fit for being BEV. Though, as best as I can tell, this one will still have a pretty hearty 50+kwh battery with like 250 miles of range....which will likely never be needed by anyone who actually uses these as city cars.
I think we need some kind of Kei car like regulation. City cars with maximum ~25kwh batteries get the biggest tax incentives and monstrosities like the Cybertruck and Hummer EV get tax penalties. Capping the battery size at 25kwh would incentivize using resources more efficiently and creatively and stop the girth-out of just putting the biggest ****ing battery that fits between the front and rear wheels and calling it a day.
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They really killed it with the design here. Not just the exterior, but the interior is quite stylish and competitive for its price point. I hope Renault have their production lines well oiled, because this is undoubtedly going to sell in big numbers.
The 5 is was perhaps the best choice for doing a retro vehicle as an EV. It's a practical size and shape (that the new one is bigger than the original is also true of the Mini and 500e), and the first-generation was a smash hit in Europe. An genuinely affordable EV- assuming Renault is in the ballpark of its $25k price tag- with decent enough range and good looks is exactly what the market is hungry for.
The 5 is was perhaps the best choice for doing a retro vehicle as an EV. It's a practical size and shape (that the new one is bigger than the original is also true of the Mini and 500e), and the first-generation was a smash hit in Europe. An genuinely affordable EV- assuming Renault is in the ballpark of its $25k price tag- with decent enough range and good looks is exactly what the market is hungry for.
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I mean realistically if you hit anything with a modern subcompact car where it breaks the headlight the insurance company will probably make you throw it away anyway.
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2nd was even more successful. I think it sold 6 million copies
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For the sake of completion, I'll just post this here too even though a new thread was made
A290 officially revealed
A290 officially revealed
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It seems like the Renault 5 will be launching soon as there's been a lot of people spotting them all over Europe
www.autocar.co.uk
Retro Renault 5 lands in the UK at last! | Autocar
Sub-£25k electric supermini is poised to go up against the Mini Cooper E and Fiat 500e
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I'm guessing this car is a lot bigger than it looks.
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Not sure what your expectations were, but it is less than 4 metres long, so there is no mistaking it for anything other than a B-segment vehicle. It's shorter and narrower than a Clio (until you factor in the side mirrors), while just being a bit taller:
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Yeah that's several feet shorter than the similarly-proportioned Ionic-5. Glad somebody is actually trying to make small cars that look small...which still makes all the sense in the world in Europe.
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It's Up sized
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The VW Up! is roughly the same size/proportions as the Fiat 500 for comparisons sake.
The R5 is similar in proportions to the almost current (F55) Mini. If that helps.
Smaller than the current Clio, which is what took the place of the original R5, but then they do appear big when you see them on the road.
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Yeah that makes more sense. The Fiat 500 is still an incredibly small car on US roads, basically the smallest there is besides Smarts. I assume you're referring to the F55 Mini 2-door and not the 4-door. If so, then Renault sandwiching four doors into that package is both impressive and tiny. The 4-door F55 Mini has strange proportions which the Renault doesn't seem to have.
That's a damn small car, but frankly the Mini doesn't really have any competition. Maybe people are cross-shopping the Mazda 3, but no other car has the combination of cutesy size and European cachet that the Mini has. And frankly this is much more attractive, though hopefully it has a better reputation for reliability than the Minis do over here.
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Renault 4, on the same Ampere architecture as the 5
