After teasing and a prototype displaying, the Renault 5 hatchback has now formally made its debut as a battery-electric car.
Known as the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical, as recognized by its full identify, the French hatchback reborn as an EV reprises the angular silhouette of its 1972 ancestor with what Renault dubs a ‘retrofuturistic’ type, with key design options of the ICE-powered authentic redesigned for its present-day EV utility, such because the bonnet vent grille that’s now a battery cost indicator.
The Renault 5 will get a lighting signature that encompasses a pair of rectangles within the corners of the entrance bumper, positioned the place the fog lamps had been on the unique Renault 5 Turbo. A floating rectangular design is employed for the total LED headlamps.
Compact dimensions proceed to be the temporary for the Renault 5 in its new E-Tech Electrical iteration, measuring 3.92 m lengthy, 1.77 m large and 1.50 m tall with a wheelbase of two.54 m and wheel observe widths of 1.55 m and 1.53 m entrance and rear, respectively, with a claimed weight of underneath 1,500 kg. Rolling inventory for all variations of the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical are 18-inch alloy wheels, shod in 195/55R18 tyres.
The Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical is the primary from the producer to be constructed on the AmpR Small car structure, previously referred to as CMF-B EV. Renault says that the AmpR Small is an electrical platform with an ‘optimised carryover’, and is “by no means a mixed ICE-electric platform.”
For powertrain, the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical will likely be out there in three variants – 110 kW (150 PS/245 Nm), 90 kW (122 PS/225 Nm) and 70 kW (95 PS/215 Nm), with the front-mounted 150 PS motor variant drawing power from a 52 kWh battery whereas the 122 PS and 95 PS motor variants are fed by a 40 kWh battery.
The highest variant with the 52 kWh battery presents a claimed vary of as much as 400 km, whereas the opposite two variants with the 40 kWh supply as much as 300 km of vary; each are based mostly on the WLTP testing protocol. Each are nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) for one of the best power density available on the market, claims Renault.
For DC quick charging, the 110 KW (150 PS) model of the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical with the 52 kWh battery can obtain as much as 100 kW of DC charging, whereas the 90 kW (122 PS) powertrain with the 40 kWh battery may be recharged at as much as 80 kW DC. Each variants take half-hour to recharge from 15-80% SoC (state of cost).
As for AC charging, the 110 kW (150 PS) and 90 kW (122 PS) variations help as much as 11 kW, with help for bi-directional charging for vehicle-to-load (V2L) powering of exterior units at as much as 3.7 kW, and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) feeding of electrical energy again to the ability grid. The bottom 70 kW (95 PS) variant will get 11 kW AC unidirectional charging.
Security equipment on the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical is claimed to be on par with automobiles from the phase above the 5’s personal B-segment, notably with reverse AEB, emergency lane conserving and secure passenger exit, along with help methods together with clever adaptive cruise management with stop-and-go and lane centring help, and hands-free parking.
Additional safety-led help is introduced by Security Coach, which is a software to “objectively assesses the motive force’s behaviour and practices to offer personalised recommendation for driving and use of the ADAS, with a purpose to recommend potential enhancements.”
Staying with the sustainability theme, the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical will get seat cloth made out of absolutely recyclable materials on Techno and Iconic Chiq trim ranges, the place the latter additionally will get bio-source supplies for its steering upholstery and sound insulation. In a nod to its origins, the EV hatch will also be specified with a baguette holder for when the motive force wants their very own power top-up on the go.
When it comes to infotainment, the model’s OpenR Hyperlink multimedia system options with Google built-in, providing entry to a variety of apps together with Google Maps, Google Assistant and extra from Google Play. Smartphone integration comes courtesy of wired Android Auto and wi-fi Apple CarPlay; all variations characteristic a ten.1-inch central display.
The Renault 5 additionally brings Reno, an avatar to operate as a digital companion with solutions for as much as 200 pre-loaded questions, reminiscent of “Hey Reno, how do I join my cellphone to the automotive?”,or “Hey Reno, how do I modify a tyre?”. Synthetic intelligence additionally options, with ChatGPT built-in for Reno to reply a variety of questions in a conversational method.
At launch, the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical will likely be provided in two trim ranges for the aforementioned 110 kW (150 PS) powertrain – Techno, and Iconic Chiq. Three exterior colors are provided at debut, and these are Pop Yellow, Pop Inexperienced, Pearl White, Starry Black and Midnight Blue. The Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical begins from round 25,000 euros (RM129,261) in Europe.
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