Renault 5 E-Tech is a mini electric car with great power. It looks sporty with an elegant interior. Using impressive technology but still competitively priced, it is the best vehicle in the compact electric car class.
Renault 5 E-Tech Specifications
In automotive history, the Renault 5 has become one of the most successful cars. This is because sales exceeded 5.5 million units, namely between 1972 and 1985. This car became a legend in the automotive world at an affordable price. Now, Renault presents a more modern model, here are the complete specifications of the Renault 5 E-Tech.
Battery
This electric car offers two battery options, for an official WLTP range of between 194 and 255 miles. For the 40 kWh lithium-iron LFP package, the official combined WLTP range is 194 miles. Meanwhile, the 52 kWh NMC lithium-ion package is pegged at 255 mill WLTP.
The battery gets fast charging up to 1008 kW, for cars with smaller battery power 80 kW. The presence of this feature helps charging faster from 10-80% in just about 35 minutes.
Renault’s power will be fully charged in 6-9 hours, depending on the battery being charged with electricity. It charges up to 11 kW from an AC charger, but most rely on a standard 7 kW home charger.
Renault 5 E-Tech presents V2L or vehicle-to-load, although you have to pay for an adapter. However, starting at the end of 2025 this electric car will have vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. This means that it can provide power to the house from the car battery if you have a home charger that can do two-way charging.
Exterior and Interior
The size of this car is very compact, namely 3,922 mm long, and 2,020 mm wide including the rearview mirror (without the rearview mirror 1,774 mm). This car can accommodate 5 people at once and the rear seat can be folded into 60/40. The luggage capacity is 326 liters, deep enough for cable storage under the floor.
The seats have a colorful design, namely dark yellow according to the exterior, Pop Yellow. Then there is a classy dark blue with gold accents. Manual seat adjustment via spring-loaded lever, electric waist adjustment, and steering wheel tilt and reach adjustment can be adjusted.
This car is equipped with a 10-1 inch color touchscreen with fast response and sharp graphics that can be connected to standard wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The technology embedded in this electric car includes the new AI avatar assistant ‘Reno’. The function of this feature is to provide information from the manual, using data from the car to provide advice and adjust the temperature.
Performance
Renault 5 Comfort Range with 148 bhp, while the Urban Range version with 121 bhp for a sprint time of 1.1 seconds slower. If you want more performance, there is the Alpine version with 174 bhp or 215 bhp. The ability to drive with a progressive accelerator pedal in standard mode.
Quoting the YouTube channel What Car? conducted a test drive on the New Renault 5, stating that this vehicle is the best electric car of 2025. The Renault 5 is designed as an urban car for driving around the city, excelling because it has a good circular rotation, driving is even more accurate and impressive. The suspension is relatively sophisticated and the settings are good which makes driving on city roads easier with fairly calm control. When on winding country roads, driving remains comfortable.
The price of the Renault 5 E-Tech is much cheaper than the Renault Zoe. It is likely to cost £23,000 for an Urban battery of 194 miles. Meanwhile, for the Comfort battery as far as 255 mill, it is £27,000. The competitors of this electric supermini are the electric Mini Cooper, Citroen e-C3, Fiat 500e, and Hyundai Inster. /nen
