Photo: Renault 5 electric hatchback gets extreme version at Porsche price (renault.com) Author: Konstantin Shirokun
The electric hatchback Renault 5 received an extreme modification called Renault 5 Turbo 3E. In fact, it is a full-fledged supercar, stylized as a production car.
RBC-Ukraine reports this with reference to the company’s press service.
It turned out that the Renault 5 Turbo 3E has only a few parts in common with the production hatchback – the windshield, rear lights, door handles and side mirrors.
The Renault 5 Turbo 3E was designed by engineers from the Alpine subsidiary. It has a carbon fiber body mounted on an aluminum chassis. The car has 20-inch wheels with an original design and Michelin tires.
The interior is strictly two-seater, and the front panel is borrowed from the civilian hatchback: the instrument screens and OpenR media systems with support for Google services are installed in a single block. However, in the center there is a high “handbrake” lever, and the driver and passenger are placed in carbon fiber “buckets” with six-point seat belts.
Renault 5 Turbo 3E is equipped with two motor wheels on the rear axle. They were developed jointly with Valeo, have aluminum housings and separate control, and together produce 540 hp. The traction 800-volt battery has a capacity of 70 kWh and provides up to 400 km of power reserve according to the WLTP cycle. The hatchback with an unladen weight of 1450 kg can accelerate to 100 km / h in 3.5 s. The maximum speed reaches 270 km / h in Race mode. The maximum charging power is 350 kW.
Future owners of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E will be able to choose the body paint scheme, interior trim and serial number. The circulation of the extreme hatchback is limited to 1980 units, which will be available in the markets of Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Australia. Orders will be accepted only in a year, and production of cars at the Alpine factory in Dieppe will begin only in 2027. According to preliminary information, the price of the new product will be from 150 to 200 thousand euros.
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