The new Renault 5 electric supermini has made its UK debut at Goodwood's Festival of Speed, as it gears up for a market launch in 2024.
Priced from around £18,500, the EV concept is on display all weekend (23 - 26 June) on the French firm's stand.
It was first shown at the Munich motor show last year and is set to be part of a major new plan to revive Renault's fortunes and will sit on the Renault Group's new CMF-BEV platform for small electric cars.
Company boss Luca de Meo said the use of the new platform and revamped battery tech will enable the firm to sell the 5 for about 33% less than a current Zoe - which costs £27,505 at entry level.
The firm has also confirmed the new 5 will use new powertrain technology and nickel, manganese and cobalt-based (NCM) batteries that, it says, will dramatically reduce the cost per kWh to around £58 by 2030. Renault added that the 5 will have a range of around 400km (248 miles).
The Renault 5 Prototype takes styling and design cues from the Clio’s predecessor that Renault produced from 1972 to 1996. It's set to be one of 14 new models – including seven fully electric vehicles – that the French brand will launch by 2025. It was shown at Munich alongside the new Mégane E-Tech, which uses the larger CMF-EV platform.
It will also be joined by a new version of the Renault 4 supermini, called the 4ever.
The French firm originally revealed the new 5 concept during the unveiling of the ‘Renaulution’ strategic plan devised by new boss Luca de Meo last year. The 5 Prototype city car will be a key part of Renault’s push for 30% of its sales to be of electric vehicles by 2025.
De Meo, who during his time at Fiat was key in reviving the Fiat 500, said: “I know from experience that reinventing a cult products lights a fire under the whole brand. This is a cult vehicle at a price many can afford. And this is only the beginning for the whole Renault brand.”
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It would have been good to see what the interior of the 5 is like,externally it's an excellent design,hope that most of the concept's design makes the production car
It looks like a Honda E from the side. You don't see many of them, do you?
As for the £18,500 estimated price tag, that would be a drop of more than £10,000 compared to the Zoe which the Renault 5 is meant to replace. That would be like Porsche saying the new electric Macan will have a starting price of around £35,000. Simply delusional.
Probably the reason you don't see too many Honda E's around is it's price nearly £37k for the Advance trim line and the pitiful battery range coupled with little interior space must count to why so few are on our roads. Honda UK's kamikazi approach to the UK market has resulted in a nearly 75% reduction in sales here in Blighty over the past twenty years,so really all the E has to rely on is it's good looks to sell, I'd be surprised if it's on sale here for long.
As long as they don't mess up the realisation of this when putting it in to Production the Renault 5 EV will be my next car.