The two-cylinder engine is only half the size of Renault's 1.5-litre dCi diesel, weighs 40 kg less, ideally suited for small vehicle platforms. This 730cc unit is both super-charged and turbo ...

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 ...