The Renault 5 becomes electric on the threshold of its first 50 years. To celebrate them in the best possible way, it was necessary to celebrate the birthday with a descendant of equal charm, which is, in fact, the Renault 5 Prototype which, from next year, will give life to a production model ready to continue in the best way a story of success. The soul of an automotive manufacturer also lies in knowing how to make the most of its heritage. To enhance it and be able to rediscover the spirit of the most magical times of the past, he must never lose sight of it but, on the contrary, be able to continue to draw inspiration from it for future years as well.
The democratization of the electric is underway
This is the role of today’s Renault 5 Prototype: to demonstrate that the French brand aims to democratize electric vehicles in Europe with a modern and up-to-date approach to cars that are both popular and essential. as her charming ancestor did in her day. The Renault 5 Prototype is, in short, an attractive city car of compact dimensions, but which projects into the future one of Renault’s star and timeless models to which a pinch of modernity has been added thanks to 100% electric which is the most natural solution for the mobility of the next few years.
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Gilles Vidal’s design team at work
Even in today’s reissue, the 5 has managed to keep its character at the same time fun, but also jaunty, based on a very pop yellow body color. The design team under the leadership of Gilles Vidal was inspired by this completely emblematic model of Renault’s great heritage which is known and also recognized throughout the world: the Renault 5 which in the version that anticipates the electric series version, the Prototype takes up the broad lines that inspired the car’s original design in the past. A transposition that is perfectly successful.
Modern also for materials and fittings
The modern approach is visible in particular in the line, but also in the fittings and in addition also in the materials that have been chosen with the aim of being inspired by the world not only of electronics, but also of furniture and sports. The Monaco Motor Show is therefore an opportunity for the French brand not only to launch the first electric model of the new course, but also to discover or perhaps one would say to rediscover the Renault 5 with a suggestive immersion in a legacy of the French brand with the exhibition of four models that have marked the iconic career of the 5.
The 5 Prototype and the four twins of the past
The TL version in the bright orange color is on display at the Munich exhibition, while another Le Car Van in black, today’s electric blue and a TX offered in Champagne color. And in the future, alongside the 5 Electric there will be another iconic car of the French brand, the Renault 4 also equipped with a battery-powered powertrain to be ready to enter the heart of the mobility of the future. An operation of authentic nostalgia expressly desired by the CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo who immediately aimed to enhance the Losanga brand by drawing on a history like few in the world.