The Renault booth at Retromobile 2022 is entirely devoted to paying tribute to the legendary icon. The floor plan echoes the R5 logo made for the 50-year anniversary. Small-20287-Renault550thAnniversary.jpg The 820 m2 stand will be home to twelve historic Renault 5 model for visitors to explore. Ori...

This year, the Renault 5 is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A true symbol of pop culture, with more than 5 million units of the R5 sold across the world. The Renault 5 is making a comeback with its upcoming rebirth planned in 2024. Small-20087-TheRENAULT5prototypestoryfindinginspirationinthepastto...

Alpine is preparing a more potent version of Renault’s reborn 5 hatchback, featuring a front-mounted 215bhp electric motor borrowed from the new Megane E-Tech Electric crossover, the company’s engineering boss has confirmed to Auto Express. R5 Alpine exclusive images.jpg https://www.autoexpress.co.u...

Renault 5 Prototype voted 2022 Most Beautiful Concept Car, with more than 70% of votes. In the lead up to its upcoming rebirth in 2024, Renault 5 Prototype is already winning over hearts and minds of customers. 2022 - International Automobile Festival Award.png In 2022, the Festival Automobile Inter...

Renault will seek to keep electric car development and retail costs down by continuing to use lithium ion batteries, while other marques rush to develop more efficient solid-state technology. Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo told Autocar that "lithium ion batteries are here to stay. It’s not a dis...

A few more concept Renault 5 pictures.

The batteries for the small car will be manufactured by Envision AESC in Douai, not far from the Renault plant. As the French company announced in their EV-strategy presentation at the end of June, the affordable battery cells for the cheaper cars will also rely on NMC chemistry. Rumours from Februa...

The new Renault 5 will draw heavy inspiration from its ancestors, sharing the same boxy silhouette and square front end. However, the firm’s designers have modernised features such as the headlamps, the bootlid and the tail-lights. It’ll be a five-door electric supermini, with hidden door handles in...

Renaults 130kW rapid charge capability as found in the recently unveiled Megane E-Tech Electric may feature in the R5 EV, according to a source at Renault it will be the same or close to that. It will be optional for the DC high-power charging, but for R5 is Renault's vision to make electric mobilit...

Renault says that its new CMF-BEV platform for small cars will give the eventual R5 production model a range of up to 400km (249 miles). This range figure will be for the larger 52kWh battery pack, which will also likely come with a higher starting price. Le Borgne also confirmed that the entry-leve...