Despite having an 87-kilowatt-hour battery pack, the whole car weighs just 2,200 pounds. It also looks fantastic.

The Renault 5 E-Tech shows mainstream EVs can be affordable and desirable cars that can also be fun to look at and drive.

Late last year, Renault confirmed its plans to build the outrageous Renault 5 Turbo 3E – a handbuilt, rear-wheel-drive electric hot hatchback with more than 500bhp and a six-figure price tag.

Developed in collaboration with Alpine, the outlandish 3E is the electric reincarnation of the original Renault 5 Turbo. It is loosely based on today's retro Renault 5 supermini but with bespoke ...

Here’s the non-Turbo version of the six-wheeled Renault 5. INA Officiel via YouTube De Léotard went on to convert these sportier R5 Alpines and Turbos into six-wheelers too, entering them in ...

Yellow, black and white livery clearly takes inspiration from the rally car driven by Jean Ragnotti ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...

The retro Renault 5 EV took gold in the Euro test, easily beating the second-place Kia EV3, while Dacia’s Duster came a disappointing fifth. On the other side of the Atlantic Honda’s Civic ...

Designed to ape the original Renault 5 of 1972 (see below), the new model is powered by batteries only. There is such history, but it took an incomer to recognise the brand value of the R5 name ...

Mini says the entry-level Cooper E has a range of between 181 and 185 miles, while the Cooper SE with its larger battery (49.2 kWh vs 36. ... of the original Renault 5 Turbo. The new car’s ...

a long wheelbase (2.54 m long), a low centre of gravity, optimised interior space, a generous 326-litre boot, and a reduced weight of less than 1,500 kg. In terms of powertrain, the Renault 5 E ...