00:00back in the day when i was a wee lad these were different times and we had different cars some
00:05of which were absolute garbage and some were brilliant but we look back to most of them fondly
00:11anyway so renault decided there is a business case here and brought back the renault 5 a modern
00:19retro interpretation of it anyway this is a car you buy with your eyes but beside nostalgia is
00:26there any substance in it let's find out
01:10the original renault 5 was in production for almost a quarter of a century from the early 1970s to the
01:17late 1990s it had two popular successors the clio and the twingo but if you are over 40 you probably
01:24remember the original r5 and recognizes strong references renault did with the 5 what bmw did
01:30with the mini some time ago the car was enlarged while maintaining roughly the same proportions
01:36as the original the difference is that the current three-door mini is 80 centimeters longer than the
01:41original by sir alec sigonis and the new renault 5 is only 40 centimeters longer than the first generation
01:48in terms of dimensions the renault 5e tech slots between the twingo and the clio it also replaces
01:54the zoe from which it is also slightly smaller interestingly renault did not actually plan to
02:01revive the 5 but a mock-up presented in 2020 to the renault group chief was liked so much that
02:07the
02:07project was not only green lighted but also fast tracked to put things into perspective about the same
02:14time jaguar began work on a new electric model that won't go on sale for another year meanwhile renault
02:21won the concept car of the year for renault 5 prototype and the production model won the 2025
02:29european car of the year title in the world of car design jaguar moves very quickly but renault must have
02:36broken the track record i really like the nods to the original renault 5 such as the rectangle motif
02:42projected inside the headlights and repeated in the daytime running lights or the lights at the back
02:48which are a reference to the renault 5 turbo i appreciate that renault has not succumbed to the
02:54temptation of using larger rims the 18-inch wheels and high profile tires mean the car maintains the
03:00classic proportions and at the same time is comfortable more on that in a moment on the street
03:08this car turns heads and the standard green pop paint certainly helps but does the r5 drive as well as
03:15it looks i'll start with the powertrain i didn't mention it at the beginning but the renault 5 e-tech
03:26is an electric car we can choose between two versions the urban range which has 120 horsepower and 40
03:34kilowatt hour battery and a comfort range with 150 horsepower and a 52 kilowatt hour traction battery
03:42the batteries are nmc and liquid cooled the promise wltp combined range is 300 and 410 kilometers
03:50respectively in my tests the energy consumption is around 15 16 kilowatt hours per 100 kilometers
03:59which in the case of the bigger battery gives a range in my unofficial combined cycle of over 300
04:07kilometers in the city you can easily do 400 kilometers of course we're talking about ideal
04:12weather conditions like i've experienced over the last week the temperature during the day was in the
04:17low 20s and at night it is above 10 degrees celsius the claimed time from 0 to 100 kilometers per
04:24hour
04:24is 7.9 seconds i achieved 8.3 seconds both in normal and sport mode the latter makes the steering
04:31artificially heavier but there is not much more to it
04:37but it is worth mentioning how sensitive the steering is it has a ratio of just 13.7 to 1
04:44this puts it between the alfa romeo stelvio and the porsche macan basically it's a very quick steering
04:52rack in the city the initial turn-in can catch you off guard it's good that the wheelbase is
04:59relatively short and the tires have a high profile so even if you were to clip a curb there shouldn't
05:06be any major damage speaking of curbs the reno 5 needs 10.3 meters to turn around between curbs
05:13this is less than in the obviously larger renault clio and high profile tires and specially tuned
05:20suspension mean that the renault 5 has a supple ride despite weighing 1450 kilograms unfortunately
05:28this also means the car rolls a bit in fast corners and the lack of steering feel does not help
05:35what good
05:36is an alpha quick steering rack when the steering has a fiat feel to it right perhaps the alpine a290
05:44and
05:45the limited edition renault 5 turbo 3e have better steering feel the car is well soundproofed which
05:56makes the audible warnings pop more than one may like the indicator sounds simply irritating now driver
06:03aids can be turned off with one button you can even select which systems should be turned off a very
06:10good
06:10solution indeed visibility however is terrible pedestrians cyclists and cars disappear behind
06:17the a pillars this is unacceptable in what is essentially a city car moreover rear visibility
06:23is also poor and is additionally limited by the rear headrests which cannot be lowered any further in this
06:29car automatic parking feature is useless i almost hit a parked car using it and it takes ages for the
06:37car to
06:37actually park dc charging peaks at 110 kilowatts which means charging in half an hour from 15 to 80
06:46state of charge the car supports plug-in charge technology the renault 5 also has an 11 kilowatt
06:51on-board charger as standard and additionally supports vehicle to load and vehicle to grid
07:08i like the 5 badge on the bonnet which acts as a charge level indicator you can see it from
07:14a distance
07:15whether the car is charging and how much is left i also appreciate that when i approach the parked car
07:20with a key in my pocket the charging status is immediately displayed on the screen inside
07:26something peugeot couldn't manage in the e5008 i reviewed a few months ago now i'm not a fan of the
07:33proximity locking and unlocking i can turn it off but then i have to unlock and lock the car with
07:38remote
07:39control because there is no touch sensor on the door handles the reno 5 cockpit is a mix of modern
07:46and
07:46historical references for example the seats resemble those of the reno 5 turbo or the stitching on the
07:52dashboard is reminiscent of the texture on the dashboard of the original reno 5. i don't know
07:58what the headliner was like in the old reno 5 but this pattern reminds me of the headliner
08:03in the early fiat 126. it's a pity the digital gauge cluster does not feature an old-school skin
08:10imitating the original square speedo in the old reno 5. here i must mention that android automotive
08:17in reno is getting very old very quickly this system debuted in the megan e-tech about three years ago
08:22and has not developed much since to seem like they are on the cutting edge of tech reno has decided
08:29to
08:29add a virtual assistant that can supposedly help you plan charging and i have seen a demo where it answers
08:36questions using chat gpt but either this service has not been activated on this particular test car
08:42or there are some regional restrictions now i am not a fan of having three stocks here behind one
08:50side of the steering wheel but it seems reno customers are less bothered by it than i am
08:57below the display is a wireless charger which doesn't work i tried it with and without the phone cover
09:02then we have cup holders a small storage compartment under the armrest the armrest doesn't have any
09:08adjustment by the way a medium-sized glove box and tiny door pockets reno started designing the r5
09:15before blockchain and chat gpt when 3d printing was still the cutting edge so it now offers some 3d printed
09:22accessories from my perspective they take up space in the cup holders and make unnecessary noises
09:29the seats are comfortable adjusted manually apart from the electric lumbar support adjustment for
09:34the driver there is an isofix on the front passenger seat there are also isofix anchor points in the
09:41back it seems like the rear seats have been designed with kids in mind adults will ride back there only
09:46as
09:46punishment there's little leg room no foot room under the front seats at all the thighs are high in the
09:52air
09:52there at least the floor is flat so you can try to stretch your legs sideways this car is homologated
09:59for five passenger but i don't know anyone who'd want to sit in the middle here
10:04there are no usb ports no air conditioning vents no armrest no door pockets let's go see the boot
10:13which renault claims has a capacity of 326 liters but according to vda standard it's 277
10:20and the latter result seems closer to reality there is a small tray under the floor for a repair kit
10:27supposedly there's also a room for a charging cable because there is no frunk yeah like this will fit
10:33probably without the optional subwoofer there are two shopping bag hooks and this handle for closing the
10:39boot lid is at a very unfortunate angle similar to the one in the cleo 4 your hand slips out
10:45you could
10:46break a nail or something on a cold damp day you just better grab the tailgate and shut it like
10:52this
10:52it's gonna be dirty but at least your nails will be intact
10:59prices of the new renault 5 start at 27 900 euro this test example is a techno comfort range with
11:07options
11:07it costs 36 158 euro the renault 5 e-tech is clearly a lifestyle vehicle with quirks that would not
11:20fly
11:20if this was a family purchase it doesn't drive like a mini but it also costs much less and it
11:26looks
11:27stunning so would you buy this reinterpretation of an automotive legend or maybe you're looking for
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