Renault 5

got email this evening - lots of marketing gumpf - I’m just waiting now on when can I order

they’re saying early 2025 but you’d imagine they’d be taking orders now wouldn’t you? Also I’m not sure this sub 30k price will come through - just a feeling I guess

funny, when Derek Reilly passed by, and was comandeered !

only if the price point is correct -back seats very cramped according to the video above

Got to nose around one of these during the week. It looks absolutely fantastic.

The one I saw was top spec in yellow, so I do worry how much a decent one like that will cost, but it’s a cracking looking car. Looks a million times better than the new Mini.

I was a huge fan of the 1980s Renault 5, my Aunt had one, she got it in 1981 when I was 1 year old, if I remember correctly it had around 40 Hp, I think it was just under 1.0L and the fan was driven off the engine.

I remember my Aunt taking us up the Wicklow Hills and it would always over heat and we'd stop and have a picnic while it cooled off. lol

While I like the retro exterior the inside is far too modern and ridiculously techy for my taste, it kind of runs the "retro" revival.

The 5 takes me back to a time you could fit 4 Children on the rear bench and another 5 in the boot !

They have a new mid size SUV the Symbioze out that looks brilliant and looks to be very good value for todays market

The future is electric.

Need to look forwards not backwards.

they still want dinosaur fuel.

For different Regen strengths, I think that's a good idea because everyone has their own idea what Regen the want when they lift off the pedal.

I hated the no option full Regen in the BMW i3 but loved the option to have absolutely 0 Regen in the VW id3.

Having paddles means no going through menus to adjust it either, can do it on the fly so that would be a big + for me !

EVs only account for 40% of BYDs sales, so no sign of a Chinese ICE ban.

People focus on the Chinese cities that were designed for EVs but overlook all the area inbetween. Lots of Europe, especially in the East are sparcely populated. Until solar powered low maintenance EV recharging stations are widely available outside urban zones I can't see any EU ICE ban happening.

There is no ICE ban happening anywhere, just the E.U spouting "you'll do what we say or else" BS. They know it won't happen, they're trying to scare manufacturers into making cars the vast majority of people don't want to buy claiming EV's are environmentally friendly and anything you say otherwise is misinformation.

Anyway, as I said earlier, Germany and 2 other countries rejected, Germany's auto industry is in enough financial trouble as it is and ICE ban would be the end of them but the Greens in Ireland, friends of the Earth and all those assholes would be quite happy about this.

To hear one of the Friends of the Earth muppets on about banning LNG and how these freaks are getting any air time at all is unbelievable. They're a total waste of space like the greens.

The greens don't care if you walk or they'd expect you to wait countless hrs at charge points. I simply wouldn't pay the money for an EV again or any new car now considering the insane prices.

An ICE 5 would be great but God forbid, Renaults newest ev since what the Zoe , couldn't have an ICE in it, the 5 will help with the carbon credits so they can sell more ICE.

I really loved the original 5, it was such a great car for it's time, style wise.

The inside is just too modern, why did renault see the need to make it so ugly inside ?

At least when motorcycle manufacturers make modern retros they really do keep them close to their original design, pity car manufacturers don't do the same.

Instead of a 5 revival that is 100% different in every way they should have left it in the grave !

All the reviews are complaining about the very poor rear legroom. Supposedly a Clio based EV is planned to slot between it and the Megane. I can't see how the Twingo next year could possibly have less rear space in it despite being 30cm shorter.

40kWh version will probably be the better car for those who like driving. it will be maybe 60 to 80 kilos lighter, cheaper and should still have the same rear suspension.

Not sure how the new 5 size would compare to the original but you can be sure it is bigger, no one complained about the size of the 5 in the 80s or fiesta etc, people just want to drive around in tanks today because everyone else is.

So good for Renault for making a small car , not everyone wants a big tank !

There's another side to the smaller battery story, 40 Kwh is maybe on the smaller size but yeah apart from the weight, with the 77 Kwh id3 I found myself still taking the diesel on longer trips because I wasn't arsed with the hassle of charging and all that nonsense any more and it wasn't worth a cent more come trade in so if people have access to ICE for the long trips I would say getting the small battery, 40-50 Kwh being maybe ideal is probably the best thing to do and save a tonne of cash.

The dilemma of course is would you spend so much on a new car in the first place if you're going to take the ICE on the long trips ? why not just buy a 2nd hand cheap EV ?