Extra particulars concerning the wild Renault 5 Turbo 3E have been introduced, forward of the new electrical hatchback coming to Australia in yet-to-be confirmed numbers.
Revealed in December, it’s a contemporary tackle the traditional Eighties Renault 5 Turbo, a homologation particular of the mass-market hatchback supposed to win within the World Rally Championship.
A complete of 1980 examples of the trendy electrical scorching hatch can be constructed globally from 2027, Renault has now confirmed, reflecting the revealing of the unique R5 Turbo on the 1980 Brussels Motor Present.
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Renault Australia is but to substantiate what number of will come to Australia and at what worth, although it began taking expressions of curiosity in late December – even when it’s nonetheless but to lock within the common Renault 5 for native showrooms.
It may turn out to be the costliest Renault ever bought in Australia – doubtlessly usurping the $108,000 Megane R.S. Trophy-R Report Model from 2019 – given its exclusivity and efficiency credentials.
Not like most efficiency variants of electrical automobiles (EVs), Renault says the R5 Turbo 3E is constructed on a totally completely different platform to the Renault 5 E-Tech, permitting it to make use of in-wheel electrical motors slightly than the one front-mounted unit of its lesser sibling.
Renault beforehand mentioned the 2022 Turbo 3E idea weighed simply 980kg with its 42kWh lithium-ion battery pack weighing 520kg, nonetheless it now says the manufacturing mannequin gained’t weigh greater than 1450kg. That might make it heavier than the usual electrical 5 E-Tech.
Its battery has additionally expanded in capability to 70kWh, with Renault concentrating on a driving vary of as much as 400km and a DC charging capability of 350kW.
Powering the R5 Turbo 3E are a pair of electrical motors, one housed inside every rear wheel, which Renault claims can produce as much as 400kW and 4800Nm – although the latter determine is torque on the wheel, slightly than the motor.
The carmaker quotes a 0-100km/h time of three.5 seconds, on par with the all-wheel drive Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. It can additionally function a prime pace of 270km/h.
Just like the Ioniq 5 N, the 5 Turbo 3E options an 800-volt electrical structure.
Renault has made essentially the most of placing the 5 Turbo 3E on a bespoke platform, with its dimensions being dramatically completely different from the 5 E-Tech.
Measuring 4.08m lengthy, 2.03m extensive and 1.38m tall, it’s about 16cm longer, 23cm wider and 12cm decrease than its sibling, whereas its wheelbase has additionally grown by 3cm to 2.57m.
Its extra aggressive stance is aided by a extra aggressively sloped roof, whereas the 5 Turbo 3E additionally does with out two of the 5 E-Tech’s doorways.
Beneath the extensive wheel-arches sit 20-inch wheels, with the main target clearly on efficiency over effectivity.
This method is clear with the grip-focused bodywork, designed to extend downforce slightly than make the electrical hatchback win a hypermiling competitors.
Inside, a pair of racing-style bucket seats full with six-point harnesses present the EV’s intentions, as does the carbon-fibre trim.
There’s a ten.1-inch digital instrument cluster and a ten.25-inch infotainment touchscreen, whereas a vertical rally-style handbrake is arguably the best indication that this isn’t a daily Renault.
Renault has solely proven off the R5 Turbo 3E in its yellow, silver and black livery, however it says the electrical hatchback can be obtainable in “a selection of exterior and inside colors”.
These embrace the gloss and light-weight crimson Rouge Grenade end of the unique mannequin, in addition to some mixtures impressed by earlier racing liveries such because the factory-backed colors of the 1982 Tour de Corse.
“Alongside Renault designers, they’ll have the ability to mix the variants in an effort to create their very own really distinctive automobile,” the corporate says.
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The unique Renault 5 Turbo in Rouge Grenade
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