New, Fully Electric Renault 5

[BREMBO]

I knew I could find a proper Renault 5 thread here 😆 I've got an R5 press car coming in for four whole hours on 5th March, and I'm hoping to film a quick 'living with' review in that time, vlog style, for the cinch channel. I'll be doing predictable stuff like testing the real range, ride and UK usability, but are there any big questions anyone wants answered? I'm sure I'll have forgotten something when I plan it...

I'd be interested in finding out how going into a tight space is, Autotrader had this in a review where i think going from drive to park joults the car.

If you fancy doing a tip run I'd also appreciate that 😅 believe a tow ball is an option.

We also need to find out about this baguette holder could be a deciding factor!

Also servicing when it is required and what is involved.

 

[sam55]

Baguette test obvs.

Bang on

 

[sam55]

I'd be interested in finding out how going into a tight space is, Autotrader had this in a review where i think going from drive to park joults the car.

If you fancy doing a tip run I'd also appreciate that 😅 believe a tow ball is an option.

We also need to find out about this baguette holder could be a deciding factor!

Also servicing when it is required and what is involved.

All brilliant things - thanks! I'd love to get one with a tow bar, and then tow a Twizy on a lightweight trailer (think that just squeezes under the limit)

 

[BREMBO]

I'm test driving on Friday all going well. Sadly not 4hrs and likely someone talking nonsense beside me but shall report back any other thoughts.

When I went in at the weekend they had mentioned I was the third person to come in that day asking about the 5. Putting my Scottish tight cap on I do wonder what second hand values will look like.

 

[Chris V6 255]

I'm test driving on Friday all going well. Sadly not 4hrs and likely someone talking nonsense beside me but shall report back any other thoughts.

When I went in at the weekend they had mentioned I was the third person to come in that day asking about the 5. Putting my Scottish tight cap on I do wonder what second hand values will look like.

I think residuals on these will be pretty strong for an EV.

3 year old mid spec about 15k?

 

[Matt Cup]

Dusted off my old laptop for a quick bit of photoshop (they aint perfect as I'm a bit rusty on it) . Silver and Gold Turini's look spot on!

 

[Poopensharten]

GR Yaris brakes on the blue one, serious👀😂

 

[Matt Cup]

GR Yaris brakes on the blue one, serious👀😂

lol busted.

Bottom one has @Danith wheels on it too 👀

 

[Poopensharten]

Both look superb!

 

[Sash]

I'd be interested in finding out how going into a tight space is, Autotrader had this in a review where i think going from drive to park joults the car.

If you fancy doing a tip run I'd also appreciate that 😅 believe a tow ball is an option.

We also need to find out about this baguette holder could be a deciding factor!

Also servicing when it is required and what is involved.

Since it doesn’t have a ‘park’ I’m not sure what they’re on about!

Tow bar is an option yes.

 

[Sash]

Dusted off my old laptop for a quick bit of photoshop (they aint perfect as I'm a bit rusty on it) . Silver and Gold Turini's look spot on!

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But what about purple ones on a yellow car… 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

[Chris V6 255]

We need one with R5 Raider style wheels now

 

[Matt Cup]

But what about purple ones on a yellow car… 🤷🏼‍♀️

Extremely poor effort 🤐, but here you go. You would have to either lose the red stripe if you can or get it done in purple.

 

[Danith]

lol busted.

Bottom one has @Danith wheels on it too 👀

Filing for copyright

 

[Sash]

Extremely poor effort 🤐, but here you go. You would have to either lose the red stripe if you can or get it done in purple.

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Fear not there are plans for more purple things… 💜💛

 

[Matt Cup]

Filing for copyright

 

[Matt Cup]

💜

Fear not there are plans for more purple things… 💜💛

The colours do go really well 👌

 

[TC.]

The colours do go really well 👌

Yellow and purple go well together, you heard it here second 😁

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Dusted off my old laptop for a quick bit of photoshop (they aint perfect as I'm a bit rusty on it) . Silver and Gold Turini's look spot on!

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The blue with gold looks good. Not so convinced by silver on green. What it does show is that most OEM wheels look absolutely pap!

 

[PerthRS]

I knew I could find a proper Renault 5 thread here 😆 I've got an R5 press car coming in for four whole hours on 5th March, and I'm hoping to film a quick 'living with' review in that time, vlog style, for the cinch channel. I'll be doing predictable stuff like testing the real range, ride and UK usability, but are there any big questions anyone wants answered? I'm sure I'll have forgotten something when I plan it...

Yes. Ask Renault UK when Renault Aus can get the R5
Help slow the chinese EV Tsunami

Dusted off my old laptop for a quick bit of photoshop (they aint perfect as I'm a bit rusty on it) . Silver and Gold Turini's look spot on!

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Wow! Time to start a petition for Renault to offer Turini's on the R5

 

[Matt Cup]

The blue with gold looks good. Not so convinced by silver on green. What it does show is that most OEM wheels look absolutely pap!

The more I look at them the more I prefer the fresh silver Turini’s on the Green one, a nice subtle drop on them is proper *chefs kiss*.

Like you OEM’s have gone off the rails in a bad way with wheel design especially with stupid diamond cut efforts, can’t say I like any of the wheels they have to offer on the 5 as standard. There are some exceptions but they are usually for the more higher performance cars.

 

[AshyC GT]

Just got back from the showroom.

Had a quick look around one.

The yellow and green paint has a sparkle / metallic flek in it. Couldn't capture it on the phone tho.

 

[BREMBO]

I had a test drive earlier, didn't leave thinking oh wow - it was okay. The re gen on the braking I think would take a while to get used to but you can just knock it into drive which removes this. Turning circle is impressive. Also was a little quicker than I expected. Interior is really nice and feels good quality.

Did like looking into the rear view mirror and seeing the rear arch. The Google maps is amazing quality.

I think if I had gone out myself I would have enjoyed it a lot more, the sales patter really is tedious.

 

[Pep]

Saw a green one at the shop earlier, actually looked really good which is crazy to say about a new car nowadays.

 

[Chris V6 255]

Had a quick 15min test drive on Sunday.
Was pretty impressed to be fair.
Size wise, I would say it’s similar room inside to our old mk5 golf GTi. I’m 6ft & could just about sit behind my driving position.
Seemed to handle pretty well from my limited time behind the wheel.

Will definitely be considering one for a daily for the wife when it’s time to swap her car.

Wasn’t a big fan of the blue although I much prefer the mid spec interior.

 

[Gally]

Had a quick 15min test drive on Sunday.
Was pretty impressed to be fair.
Size wise, I would say it’s similar room inside to our old mk5 golf GTi. I’m 6ft & could just about sit behind my driving position.
Seemed to handle pretty well from my limited time behind the wheel.

Will definitely be considering one for a daily for the wife when it’s time to swap her car.

Wasn’t a big fan of the blue although I much prefer the mid spec interior.

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Those seats have an air of Williams about them.

 

[Matt Cup]

I presume those massive 5 decals are just for the demo cars?

Also saw one with a 🇬🇧 flag on the roof which was a bit odd.

 

[Louis]

Had a quick 15min test drive on Sunday.
Was pretty impressed to be fair.
Size wise, I would say it’s similar room inside to our old mk5 golf GTi. I’m 6ft & could just about sit behind my driving position.
Seemed to handle pretty well from my limited time behind the wheel.

Will definitely be considering one for a daily for the wife when it’s time to swap her car.

Wasn’t a big fan of the blue although I much prefer the mid spec interior.

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The more i see of the interior the worse it gets. What is that headlining 😂😂

It's like a turkey gucci bag up in that. Diabolical.

 

[seb]

I like the styling of the new 5.

However i wish it had a proper turbo engine in it.

I’m not anti ev, heck i have an ev myself and it is great.

But i just need this car with a turbo

 

[R3k1355]

I had a test drive earlier, didn't leave thinking oh wow - it was okay. The re gen on the braking I think would take a while to get used to but you can just knock it into drive which removes this. Turning circle is impressive. Also was a little quicker than I expected. Interior is really nice and feels good quality.

Did like looking into the rear view mirror and seeing the rear arch. The Google maps is amazing quality.

I think if I had gone out myself I would have enjoyed it a lot more, the sales patter really is tedious.

IMO it's not really about the driving experience with EV's, it's an EV they don't really have one.

More important to figure out if it'll do everything you want, and will you look like a c**t driving one about?

 

[Chris V6 255]

Had a look at the yellow on in Manchester earlier.
Shame they don’t offer the top spec interior in the techno spec colours.
The yellow seats are about much for me & not convinced how well they will wear.

 

[Chris V6 255]

They also said they would have a pop green demo in a few weeks so will have to go check it out when it arrives.

 

[Clio_fool]

Broken already. Sacre bleu 🙄.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/renault-recalls-over-15000-vehicles-due-to-risk-of-start-up-failure

 

[Matt Cup]

I like the styling of the new 5.

However i wish it had a proper turbo engine in it.

I’m not anti ev, heck i have an ev myself and it is great.

But i just need this car with a turbo

We can at least hope some lunatic will rip out the EV gubbins and K24 turbo swap it at some point.

IMO it's not really about the driving experience with EV's, it's an EV they don't really have one.

More important to figure out if it'll do everything you want, and will you look like a c**t driving one about?

I reckon people will expect the alpine version to be a more dynamic drive if the regular 5 isn’t living up to certain people’s expectations.

 

[Matt Cup]

Broken already. Sacre bleu 🙄.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/renault-recalls-over-15000-vehicles-due-to-risk-of-start-up-failure

They missed a trick not doing an Acid Green version.

 

[Sash]

Broken already. Sacre bleu 🙄.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/renault-recalls-over-15000-vehicles-due-to-risk-of-start-up-failure

EV’s don’t have cats… 🤔

 

[Sash]

 

[Clio_fool]

EV’s don’t have cats… 🤔

Yeah pretty sure that's a typo and should say cars.

 

[R3k1355]

We can at least hope some lunatic will rip out the EV gubbins and K24 turbo swap it at some point.



I reckon people will expect the alpine version to be a more dynamic drive if the regular 5 isn’t living up to certain people’s expectations.

Yes quite possibly, although I expect in reality it'll be faster in a straight line, and much like any other EV everywhere else.

 

[Matt Cup]

Looks like a dealer somewhere has already had a play with aftermarket wheels.