Renault has launched a collection of teaser photographs for the Renault 5 E-Tech Electrical that’s scheduled to debut February 26 subsequent 12 months on the Geneva Motor Present. This seems to be the productionised model of the Renault 5 Prototype that was unveiled in 2021, and the upcoming manufacturing mannequin is “a cult icon redesigned for the trendy age,” mentioned Renault model CEO Fabrice Cambolive.

The quartet of cropped photographs displaying components of the manufacturing Renault 5 start with the EV hatchback’s headlights, which present a slimmer type with simplified inside components, and is a part of a styling theme that seems to make use of barely extra curved traces reasonably than the straight traces of the 2021 Prototype.

The following teaser picture exhibits a close-up part of the automotive’s bonnet, proven on the Prototype to be the door to the charging port sporting a stylised ‘5’ graphic, and which has been original after the air consumption on the basic, combustion-engined Renault 5. Right here nonetheless, the panel on the upcoming 5 is a cost indicator that types the quantity ‘5’ when the automobile is totally charged.

On the rear of the upcoming Renault 5, the EV hatchback is proven in one other partial picture to have a black band that possible spans the width of its tailgate, changing the full-width gentle bar on the Prototype, and a simplified ‘5’ emblem as a substitute of the one incorporating the diamond as on the Prototype.

The tail lamp housing on the upcoming automotive seems three-dimensional, although additionally with a unique design in comparison with that of the Prototype, and right here on the 5 it’s claimed to help aerodynamic efficiency by decreasing turbulence. For its facet profile, the Renault 5 is proven to put on panel traces which might be square-edged, every situated what seems to be above the rear wheel arch.

Renault says the 5 measures 3.92 metres lengthy, and might be outfitted with a 52 kWh battery from debut. This can supply as much as 248 miles (397 km) on a full cost in response to WLTP testing protocol, and it’s the first mannequin from the model to be constructed on the AmpR II platform, previously referred to as the CMF-B EV platform as used for the Clio and Captur.

The Renault 5 EV can even be outfitted with a bi-directional charger to have vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality, enabling the automotive to produce electrical energy again to the grid. Subsequent 12 months, the Renault 5 will make its debut on the 2024 Geneva Motor Present.

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