The Renault 5 is a nice demonstration of how much battery technology has moved on in just over a decade. The 2012 Renault Fluence had a 250 kg battery pack that has 22 kWh of energy. The 2025 Renault 5 has a 240 kg battery pack with 40 kWh of energy. Nearly doubled in energy density!
@@andreiarama8745 Most cars are heavier these days regardless of what they run on. At least the R5 is fairly light for what it is and is actually quite a lot lighter than the electric Mini Cooper so there's that. As far as styling, that's a personal thing. I think it looks phenomenal.
@@maltemejlstrup4746 probably that I was expecting to be closer in size to the original. And also the one I've seen was also a very dark blue... Anyway for me it's a no because it's an EV
New battery tech next year but I don't think they've confirmed the rest. The top Iconic trim will apparently get replaced annually with a new trim level though.
They will change to lfp batteries. I hope they will change to lmfp batteries and later to sodium ones in the cheaper models aswell as in the twingo ev. And improve charging speed. Not really I think for now you’re safe buying this first one because the difference won’t be much and price won’t change. If it changes it will be less than 1000£. They confirmed it in an interview. During 2026 it will be updated. Only tech not the design.
Renault should release a 70KwH two motor 4xWD edition with hilarious power, like 280hp. It might prove a terrifying drive in reality, but I reckon it would find more than a few buyers...
Had two original ones including a series 1 TS with the 1400 cc engine. The sane engine the turbo had but without a turbo. Pity they aren’t doing a red one as lots of the original ones were red or blue or white. Wonder why? Might be a bit difficult lifting a rear wheel when getting carried away with the battery weight. Renault have been producing good cars for a few years now, we had the Captur RS and we now have 2 Austral Alpine Techno. You never need to touch the wipers if you have them on auto. Learn to use just one finger to operate the gear selector. Is park not available by pressing the end in on the gear selector? As for your little AI friend, you can use Google by saying Google and whatever you want. Great for sat nav. It’s a crying shame they aren’t making a full hybrid version, that would be brilliant.
This thing is great. If I had a need for a small city car I'd be ordering one today, and with 0% finance over 2 years it's really cheap with a decent deposit!
@@bazwaterboy522 Inflation for Inflation cars have actually remained similar in price for decades, its wages and cost of housing that makes cars alot more expensive relative to 10-20 years ago
£300 per month is a rip-off for a £24k car. What makes it far worse, is that is by paying a lot upfront, only getting a low mileage allowance and having to keep it for over three years - meaning beyond its warranty period. I just got my new personal lease. Vauxhall Corsa Electric (£33,385) in the Ultimate trim - £260 upfront and £250 admin fee, then £260pm for three years, 8,000 miles per year.
Comparing leasing rates on the R5 against your Corsa-e is interesting - but, flawed... The Corsa-e has been around for years and, as is typical for Vauxhall, it's very heavily upfront and, in particular, on lease - so, sure, you're bound to be getting a cheaper rental.
I recently seen one in Cricklewood where I live in yellow with the different alloys which I prefer If i could afford it. I think it was a test car in left hand drive. I couldn’t take my eyes off it😂
There are five colours, you missed Midnight Blue (available on Techno and Iconic trims). Oh, and apparently the small bit next to the electronic handbrake is for storing your wireless earphones!
Love it! This Renault 5 would convince me to go Electric! The Alpine is something else! Is it just me or is Renault smashing it when it comes to Electric? Tesla drivers do the decent thing and take your Musk ( far Right supporting!). dreadful Tesla whatever back and demand your money back! Cut off Musk's supply!. And yes buy a Renault!
Rory, love your reviews. This is a very interesting car and I wish we got it in the States. Perhaps with the new tarrifs coming Renault might think about coming back here.
I agree that this is a cool car with a reasonable price tag. I could do without the red stripe around the roof and the shiny black plastic in the cabin though. A bit more legroom for passengers would also have increased practicality by a lot.
@@MegaWilderness I also live in the UK and I'd suggest this one comes down to personal preference. Miles per KW or Km per KW makes electric car stats far more accessible. In my opinion
While that fabric “denim” on the dash area is a nice bespoke touch, it’s gonna be easily subject to dirt and wear/rippage that you’ll be staring at for the duration of ownership.
Wow an EV that's actually below 30 grand? Maybe, still doesn't address the problem that 40% of the country doesn't have off road parking to charge at home and the public infrastructure is not ready for widespread EV adoption.
Same here in Spain ,most people live in apartments with street parking ,and the supermarket chargers are filled up with diesel cars as they are too lazy to park further away
This has been the same argument for the past fifteen years. Obviously they're not going to build infrastructure for everyone having an EV when only 4% of cars are EVs. What would be the point in that?
EV adoption is a gradual process and charging installations are now at a much faster rate than required. Within the last couple of years we have seen a massive increase in public chargers. According to Zapmap there are over 73000 public chargers in 37000 locations and growing by over a thousand every month The biggest problem in most of the UK is not lack of charging infrastructure but the cost. Hopefully that will come down as competition hots up.
Well done Renault. Great car which respects its heritage. Take note Ford on what you could have done with the Capri. Shame it’s only an EV as it will cost people like me with no home charger more to run than my petrol car. With 50% of the UK not having access to home charging sales will seriously be impacted. Nice job Renault though.
Beautiful looking but is it just another renault zoe (aka a twingo) underneath? how much does this exact model with any kind of decent features cost? is there a study done on the amount of excessive brake/tyre/bearing wear and how much that'll cost you over a minimum of 3 years? whats the warranty? whats the battery warranty like? I'll stick with my 700 mile range diesel optima 3 that cost the same money as the top spec fully loaded renault 5 when new thanks!
It's built on a brand new platform so it has nothing in common with the Zoe aside from similar range on the last Zoe. As for battery warranty I can only assume it's the standard warranty for most EVs as that's what it is in my country.
EV's make more sense in cities- short journeys, easier to construct infastructure, local pollution down- EV manufacturers should have targeted city cars from the outset. By now all major western cities would've been all electric by now- with all the health benefits easy to see. Also, if everyone had these small cars they'd all be safe from large, overpowered cars.
Wasn’t possible in the past, apart from China. Now battery prices have come down a lot and makers have more experience, we’re starting to see a lot more smaller EV’s. It will happen over time.
Never understood why people pay so much for a new car anyway. There are millions of them on the road and thousands available for a fraction of this price. My last car was a £1000 Dacia. Goes well, MOT no problem. Now what should I do with the £22,000 I just saved?
@@jamesengland7461Well, that's the way it's going. No one wants these terrible new cars now. That's why manufacters are all trying to go upmarket, to the people with more money than sense. But those same people are badge snobs, so some companies will inevitably go bankrupt. And that's not even talking about the people suddenly unable to afford going to work, because public transport is also terrible (in the UK). The future is looking bleak, tbh
Sometimes it's the only way to get what you want. I recently bought my first new car in 35 years - a Hyundai i20N. Only on the market 3 years and discontinued at the start of 2024. Used cars were fetching almost the new price due to a lack of availability. I 'gave in' and against my better judgment bought new from my local dealer. Loving the car but (obviously) would have loved to pay much less for it
A nice looking car - that would be close to perfect if it had a turbo petrol engine option - or even a hybrid. Pure BEV is a non-starter, and a big disappointment. It's still not really 'cheap' either - way out of the price range of most, especially as we're all about to be clobbered with more tax increases. Like most EV's, this will have very poor residuals and depreciate like a rock.
At least french cars have demonstrated good, long-term, electrics... Shame all this amazing design has gone into an early landfill car. Could see some wanting to modify this to have a petrol engine, but it'd be some ask.
I had high hopes on the R5 and was ready to buy the R290 but when I saw how big and tall the R5 is, it wasn't the same story. My interest faded very fast. 😅 I currently own a Fiesta ST mk7.5 and the R5 is closer to a Yaris Cross than my Fiesta, sorry Rory.
If you've got a daily commute of 200 mile youd be better off moving closer to where you work, if like the majority of uk driveers you travel an average of 18 miles per day then you'll be fine.
@GaryV-p3hthe average daily drive is slightly higher than that or at least as calculated by dividing the 135 miles per week average by 7. Perhaps 18 miles is the average daily commute? Still, the fact is the average Brit can go more than a week without plugging in at all so it's plenty of range for most people the vast majority of the time.
The range of these EVs is simply not good enough for the majority of people who commute. Having been an EV user for 7 years (Ioniq and Kona 64kwh) the efficiency drop off after a couple of years is pronounced and you lose about 25% range over 3 years. When I first got those cars I could get near 6kw p/mile and average 4.6kw. Hyundai are good on efficiency. After 3 years that is now 3.6 on average on the Kona and so anything starting off around 4kw is going to struggle after a couple of years. The Ioniq was more efficient but had a smaller battery. In winter it drops a lot. A shame as the 5 looks great. Refuse to own a Tesla.
I’ve got a Peugeot e208, had it for 2.5 years. I’ve lost about 3% of the range in 30,000 miles. This R5 version has plenty for almost everyone who commutes - how many do over 150 miles a day?
@ err read my comment: 7yrs, 60,000 miles so yes, & more the most, initially we got 6kw in town but that quickly settled to 4.6 (we put that down to default settings in the ecu) but then slid since to 3.6kw, with big drop off in winter,
@@ISuperTed sure, it will vary depending on where you live, what sort of driving you do, how you charge etc, I can only report my experience which has not been good frankly and reflects a mix of urban, mixed roads and motorway commute
How is it not? The average Brit drives 135 miles per week. You can do that without plugging in at all. Hell, even if your daily commute is 150 miles round trip then you can still do that easily and just plug in every night. But if you are commuting 150 miles then you need to move closer to work or take the train lol.
There is a Renault 5 1.4 Turbo GT (89 plate) on Autotrader which I would be more tempted to purchase than an EV with an irritating in-car “voice assistant”
I like the styling, but it's over far too big a base, looks like an R5 SUV! Needs scaling down to about two thirds of the size, so closer to what a small car should be.
It would be much better if they put a thing called a combustion engine in it that spews out loads of poisonous gases which puts lovely hairs on your chest and you could change the exhaust so that it makes loads of noise so you can wake up all those annoying old people at 2am.Oh yeah,much better than a electric version.Bloody hell anyone would think it was 2025.
190 miles on full charge, bet it's 130 real world. Charging it every day, electricity prices going up all the time :) no thanks and yeah £300 a month to lease a car is a lot. This car next year will be for sale used for £12995 like all of these evs
The average Brit only drives 135 miles in a week. Plugging in over night once a week is way cheaper than buying petrol lol. If someone is driving 130 a day then they are a massive exception.
Wow that's expensive for an a-segment car. I don't care how great it looks or how well it drives, if you have to shell out 23.000 £ for a tiny little hatchback, it's simply overpriced. By a lot. For 10k, or 12k, sure. 23k? No way.
Welcome to 2025 car prices. You will do well to find a new car cheaper than this. Even a base, poverty spec Fiesta, with a manual gear box and 0-60 in 14 seconds is over £20k now
The Renault 5 is a nice demonstration of how much battery technology has moved on in just over a decade. The 2012 Renault Fluence had a 250 kg battery pack that has 22 kWh of energy. The 2025 Renault 5 has a 240 kg battery pack with 40 kWh of energy. Nearly doubled in energy density!
🙌 then solid state is coming, which will be another step change 🙌
And yet still worse than ICE.
Still 💩 though. Imagine this car with a 200hp petrol engine
@@bloodynorahvan2203 solid state has now been ”just a few years away” for a decade, I’ll believe it when I see it
@andreiarama8745 awful yeah, electric is so much more dynamic and has more soul.
This has to be the first revival of a loved old marque that I actually like.
Have you seen it in person?
@@andreiarama8745 It's actually even better in person
@@ForGifteN I actually didn't like it at all. Too big and boxy. Looks heavy. Actually it's 500kg heavier and 0,5m longer than the original
@@andreiarama8745 Most cars are heavier these days regardless of what they run on. At least the R5 is fairly light for what it is and is actually quite a lot lighter than the electric Mini Cooper so there's that. As far as styling, that's a personal thing. I think it looks phenomenal.
@@maltemejlstrup4746 probably that I was expecting to be closer in size to the original. And also the one I've seen was also a very dark blue... Anyway for me it's a no because it's an EV
When driving into a car wash, perhaps better to refrain from asking Reno to close all windows.
This Car Looks Sooooo Good 😍.
This car should be a wake up to ford… this is how you do a revival!! Unlike the capri :/
And it’s already getting better next year! Cheaper better batteries, updated software, among other improvements
Doesn't that mean it's essentially a really bad idea to buy this one
New battery tech next year but I don't think they've confirmed the rest. The top Iconic trim will apparently get replaced annually with a new trim level though.
They will change to lfp batteries. I hope they will change to lmfp batteries and later to sodium ones in the cheaper models aswell as in the twingo ev. And improve charging speed. Not really I think for now you’re safe buying this first one because the difference won’t be much and price won’t change. If it changes it will be less than 1000£. They confirmed it in an interview. During 2026 it will be updated. Only tech not the design.
There’s plenty of EVs that are worthy cars, but the Renault 5 is a car that WANT🤤💚
Well done the French, a delightfully brilliant and affordable electric car that's not made in China - Happy days!!
Glad to see more affordable ‘GOOD’ electric cars coming out. We still need more rapid chargers though
My first car, a 1978 Renault 5, holds a special place in my heart. This electro-con-job? I won't let it ruin my memories, try as it might.
You people seemingly getting your feelings hurt over EVs are laughable.
Renault should release a 70KwH two motor 4xWD edition with hilarious power, like 280hp. It might prove a terrifying drive in reality, but I reckon it would find more than a few buyers...
There is the Alpine version of this car coming out soon which is all about performance.
Look out for the Renault Sport Turbo 3E version that is also coming out. Totally blows the Alpine A290 into the weeds but is a lot more expensive
3.8 miles/kwh for mixed in winter is actually pretty good. MGs (SAIC) are lucky to get that in summer.
Bumbs into the parked car in front...
The French: C'est la vie
🇫🇷 🧅🥖
I’d buy as a second car! That’s cool for those who saw the original model back in the days!
Had two original ones including a series 1 TS with the 1400 cc engine. The sane engine the turbo had but without a turbo.
Pity they aren’t doing a red one as lots of the original ones were red or blue or white. Wonder why?
Might be a bit difficult lifting a rear wheel when getting carried away with the battery weight.
Renault have been producing good cars for a few years now, we had the Captur RS and we now have 2 Austral Alpine Techno.
You never need to touch the wipers if you have them on auto. Learn to use just one finger to operate the gear selector. Is park not available by pressing the end in on the gear selector?
As for your little AI friend, you can use Google by saying Google and whatever you want. Great for sat nav.
It’s a crying shame they aren’t making a full hybrid version, that would be brilliant.
Ex phase 2 5GT turbo owner signing in...and smiling hard.
This thing is great. If I had a need for a small city car I'd be ordering one today, and with 0% finance over 2 years it's really cheap with a decent deposit!
Yeah if you have 8k deposit so not really cheap!
@@Andy-zi1wj What else can you buy new with a deal like that? I'd say its decent value compared to all the other dull crap available now
@@roi354 plenty of good deals around
And who'll give you 0% finance?
Many brands offer 0% at times Renault has been offering 4 years 0% on the Mégane E-tech with good discount's also available and Skoda on the new elroq
Wow, I’ve never wanted an electric car more.
£22k is not cheap and why are we expecting trash build quality for under £300 pm. The car industry is absolutley awful.
A Toyota Yaris literally costs more money at £23k, cars cost more now as salaries haven't kept up with inflation
@@Dan-co4zl So a 23k Yaris isnt cheap either. Thats the point.
@@bazwaterboy522 Inflation for Inflation cars have actually remained similar in price for decades, its wages and cost of housing that makes cars alot more expensive relative to 10-20 years ago
Cheap for a new car, can't compare a 2024 new car to an old new car
I adore this car, its not just an electric car doje right, it's a car done right. I don't need another car but i'm seriously tempted.
£300 per month is a rip-off for a £24k car. What makes it far worse, is that is by paying a lot upfront, only getting a low mileage allowance and having to keep it for over three years - meaning beyond its warranty period.
I just got my new personal lease. Vauxhall Corsa Electric (£33,385) in the Ultimate trim - £260 upfront and £250 admin fee, then £260pm for three years, 8,000 miles per year.
Don't get people who privately lease cars. Only loan I ever had, is for house.
Comparing leasing rates on the R5 against your Corsa-e is interesting - but, flawed...
The Corsa-e has been around for years and, as is typical for Vauxhall, it's very heavily upfront and, in particular, on lease - so, sure, you're bound to be getting a cheaper rental.
@@jonathantaylor1998 Mine wasn't expensive upfront. Read my post again. One month upfront.
I absolutely hate the original 5 with a passion but this........ this i actually quite like. Not sure if at 6ft4, I'll fit in it but i do like it.
I recently seen one in Cricklewood where I live in yellow with the different alloys which I prefer If i could afford it.
I think it was a test car in left hand drive. I couldn’t take my eyes off it😂
It would be cool if they put a soft folding top on it like the old Le Cars had here in America. Great review, wish we got Renaults here.
This must be the sexiest 2024/2025 car.
Looks so beautiful, especially in this price category.
There are five colours, you missed Midnight Blue (available on Techno and Iconic trims). Oh, and apparently the small bit next to the electronic handbrake is for storing your wireless earphones!
Wish this was sold in USA 😭😭😭 such a cool ev. This is what small ev’s should be like
What’s not to like about this car it’s retro and modern. It shows some car designers still like having fun in their work.
Love it! This Renault 5 would convince me to go Electric! The Alpine is something else! Is it just me or is Renault smashing it when it comes to Electric?
Tesla drivers do the decent thing and take your Musk ( far Right supporting!). dreadful Tesla whatever back and demand your money back! Cut off Musk's supply!. And yes buy a Renault!
Swasticar?
This car just melts my heart it’s gorgeous. Great video
'For 300 quid a month you'd expect the interior to be trash'
I certainly wouldn't!
Rory, love your reviews. This is a very interesting car and I wish we got it in the States. Perhaps with the new tarrifs coming Renault might think about coming back here.
I agree that this is a cool car with a reasonable price tag. I could do without the red stripe around the roof and the shiny black plastic in the cabin though. A bit more legroom for passengers would also have increased practicality by a lot.
I really hope people buy the 50kwh version!
No need to convert from metric to a mashup of imperial and metric. Stick to metric for sanity
The UK loves a metric/imperial mash up.
Livinging in the UK (where they still use miles), I find miles/kWh a great metric to compare cars. Like the old MPG.
@annanonymous5644 I live in the UK. And you're wrong
@@MegaWilderness I also live in the UK and I'd suggest this one comes down to personal preference. Miles per KW or Km per KW makes electric car stats far more accessible.
In my opinion
This is going to be awesome! Can’t wait! 🎉
While that fabric “denim” on the dash area is a nice bespoke touch, it’s gonna be easily subject to dirt and wear/rippage that you’ll be staring at for the duration of ownership.
Honestly this and the Renault 4 are the only ones I actually have a feel for
Brialliant review Rory. Wondering if it had one pedal driving though?
No
Has different regen settings, but not completely one pedal.
I've watched a heck of a lot of Renault 5 reviews over the last few days and this has to be the best one. 👌😉
Wow an EV that's actually below 30 grand? Maybe, still doesn't address the problem that 40% of the country doesn't have off road parking to charge at home and the public infrastructure is not ready for widespread EV adoption.
Same here in Spain ,most people live in apartments with street parking ,and the supermarket chargers are filled up with diesel cars as they are too lazy to park further away
This has been the same argument for the past fifteen years. Obviously they're not going to build infrastructure for everyone having an EV when only 4% of cars are EVs. What would be the point in that?
Only 4% of UK cars are electric. What would be the point in building infrastructure so that everyone could have one before everyone does?
EV adoption is a gradual process and charging installations are now at a much faster rate than required.
Within the last couple of years we have seen a massive increase in public chargers.
According to Zapmap there are over 73000 public chargers in 37000 locations and growing by over a thousand every month
The biggest problem in most of the UK is not lack of charging infrastructure but the cost.
Hopefully that will come down as competition hots up.
5 colour's available you forgot blue
Waiting 4 it on South America, we'll definitely get it
MrHowMuch sent as here
"Starts from £22,995" - Why are these channels passing this off as cheap?
Fish and chips ain't cheap no more mate sign of the times. But yeah your not wrong
Because many petrol cars are the same or more! No cars are cheap now!!
Petrol VW Polo in metallic is £23,000. Mad isn’t it!
That's list. Who knows what the actual sell price might be.
Cheapest Ford you can buy right now is a petrol Puma at over 26 grand
It seems to me that "Small Car" doesn't mean what it once did.
I'm ditching my Tesla Model 3 for one of these. Got my order in and arriving in March.
Enjoy and good choice 👍
I believe that "denim" is actually recycled plastic bottles, hence the interesting pattern.
It is. I think it's quite brilliant, it looks nice and is good for the environment.
How about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N? I can't think of anyone that hates that....hang on......the price. No, you're right, the R5 is it.
That Hyundai is also as big as a small village
Nice review, but why not use Neutral with the handbrake, instead of Drive or Reverse? Neutral as a substitute for the P button, I mean.
Good test, charming car😊
Well done Renault. Great car which respects its heritage. Take note Ford on what you could have done with the Capri. Shame it’s only an EV as it will cost people like me with no home charger more to run than my petrol car. With 50% of the UK not having access to home charging sales will seriously be impacted. Nice job Renault though.
Stellantis - fight back with new Maluch (FIA 126p) - also as 5 door, but with rear vents:)
Beautiful looking but is it just another renault zoe (aka a twingo) underneath? how much does this exact model with any kind of decent features cost? is there a study done on the amount of excessive brake/tyre/bearing wear and how much that'll cost you over a minimum of 3 years? whats the warranty? whats the battery warranty like? I'll stick with my 700 mile range diesel optima 3 that cost the same money as the top spec fully loaded renault 5 when new thanks!
It's built on a brand new platform so it has nothing in common with the Zoe aside from similar range on the last Zoe. As for battery warranty I can only assume it's the standard warranty for most EVs as that's what it is in my country.
Cool car !! Love the retro styling and price USA could never we just get ugly teslas
I love the look of this car and I think they will sell LOADS. Would be the main option for me if I wanted a small electric car!!
You can lease anything for less than £300 a month, if you pay a big enough deposit.
blue and black too
Bonjour 🇫🇷
They should bring this to the US. Small cute cars sell here. The fiat 500, mini cooper, smart, people bought them
I dont think it will be very popular with 190mi range
Very, very few Americans bought any of those.
EV's make more sense in cities- short journeys, easier to construct infastructure, local pollution down- EV manufacturers should have targeted city cars from the outset. By now all major western cities would've been all electric by now- with all the health benefits easy to see. Also, if everyone had these small cars they'd all be safe from large, overpowered cars.
Most people in cities can't charge at home.
Wasn’t possible in the past, apart from China. Now battery prices have come down a lot and makers have more experience, we’re starting to see a lot more smaller EV’s. It will happen over time.
It’s a nice looking machine.
Do we really need a car to close windows for us …dam we getting proper lazy
Never understood why people pay so much for a new car anyway. There are millions of them on the road and thousands available for a fraction of this price. My last car was a £1000 Dacia. Goes well, MOT no problem. Now what should I do with the £22,000 I just saved?
While it's true that buying new makes little sense, unless those crazy people buy new, in ten years we'd have nothing used to buy!
@@jamesengland7461Well, that's the way it's going. No one wants these terrible new cars now. That's why manufacters are all trying to go upmarket, to the people with more money than sense. But those same people are badge snobs, so some companies will inevitably go bankrupt.
And that's not even talking about the people suddenly unable to afford going to work, because public transport is also terrible (in the UK).
The future is looking bleak, tbh
Sometimes it's the only way to get what you want. I recently bought my first new car in 35 years - a Hyundai i20N. Only on the market 3 years and discontinued at the start of 2024. Used cars were fetching almost the new price due to a lack of availability.
I 'gave in' and against my better judgment bought new from my local dealer. Loving the car but (obviously) would have loved to pay much less for it
Answere some of those messages, yer savage.
Is there an Ali G trim?????
Choose a yellow one and retrim it with blue interior.
Wondering why you never mentioned the MG4, which was the first to punch hard around this price point.
A nice looking car - that would be close to perfect if it had a turbo petrol engine option - or even a hybrid. Pure BEV is a non-starter, and a big disappointment. It's still not really 'cheap' either - way out of the price range of most, especially as we're all about to be clobbered with more tax increases. Like most EV's, this will have very poor residuals and depreciate like a rock.
I bet this version isn't £300 a month. This will be the top spec
At least french cars have demonstrated good, long-term, electrics... Shame all this amazing design has gone into an early landfill car. Could see some wanting to modify this to have a petrol engine, but it'd be some ask.
"Early landfill" if you take proper care of it, an EV can last a lot longer than you might expect.
First love it
I had high hopes on the R5 and was ready to buy the R290 but when I saw how big and tall the R5 is, it wasn't the same story. My interest faded very fast. 😅
I currently own a Fiesta ST mk7.5 and the R5 is closer to a Yaris Cross than my Fiesta, sorry Rory.
Warm winter months, Rory?
When’s the Ali G tuned version with wide arces coming?? I’m guessing Vauxhall’s next electric car will be the Nova ?
Alpine version.
Looks decent that lad
Sounded more like a sales pitch than a car review, £300 pm link down below.
omg Clippy is back! Exactly as infuriating and useless as he used to be! That is wild. AI revolution is here.
Lovely car, but it definitely will not go 293 miles from a 52 kWh battery pack 😂 You’ll get 150 in Winter at best. 6 mi./kW, what are they smoking?
There's been a few reviews involving range and they all pointed to it actually being quite good. It's still better than most other EVs of it's size.
They’re not claiming 293 miles! I’d expect 220 summer, 200 winter (standard heat pump).
If you've got a daily commute of 200 mile youd be better off moving closer to where you work, if like the majority of uk driveers you travel an average of 18 miles per day then you'll be fine.
@GaryV-p3hthe average daily drive is slightly higher than that or at least as calculated by dividing the 135 miles per week average by 7. Perhaps 18 miles is the average daily commute? Still, the fact is the average Brit can go more than a week without plugging in at all so it's plenty of range for most people the vast majority of the time.
@GaryV-p3h How would I do that when I work all over the England and Wales, move house every day?
Ioniq 5N is universally regarded
Not really, looks hideous and far too big.
£70k car, so should be!
The range of these EVs is simply not good enough for the majority of people who commute. Having been an EV user for 7 years (Ioniq and Kona 64kwh) the efficiency drop off after a couple of years is pronounced and you lose about 25% range over 3 years. When I first got those cars I could get near 6kw p/mile and average 4.6kw. Hyundai are good on efficiency. After 3 years that is now 3.6 on average on the Kona and so anything starting off around 4kw is going to struggle after a couple of years. The Ioniq was more efficient but had a smaller battery. In winter it drops a lot. A shame as the 5 looks great. Refuse to own a Tesla.
@@78Outlaw You clearly have never owned an EV. No EV has ever consistently achieved 6 miles per KwH.
I’ve got a Peugeot e208, had it for 2.5 years. I’ve lost about 3% of the range in 30,000 miles.
This R5 version has plenty for almost everyone who commutes - how many do over 150 miles a day?
@ err read my comment: 7yrs, 60,000 miles so yes, & more the most, initially we got 6kw in town but that quickly settled to 4.6 (we put that down to default settings in the ecu) but then slid since to 3.6kw, with big drop off in winter,
@@ISuperTed sure, it will vary depending on where you live, what sort of driving you do, how you charge etc, I can only report my experience which has not been good frankly and reflects a mix of urban, mixed roads and motorway commute
How is it not? The average Brit drives 135 miles per week. You can do that without plugging in at all. Hell, even if your daily commute is 150 miles round trip then you can still do that easily and just plug in every night. But if you are commuting 150 miles then you need to move closer to work or take the train lol.
Looks like there tryna copy the mini at the back
If you can’t parallel park unassisted how can you obtain a driving licence?...Car says 🤷♂
Peugeot 205 e-Gti when?
Pushing the lease thing too much, you only need to mention it once.
Petrol version would be great.
1980’s called. Your car is ready.
Would look better as a 3 Door
Wish I could afford a car in the UK 😫
Ev that everyone loves? MG 4 X Power comes close
The lower spec MG4 models receive more praise than the X Power
By the time this video finished this car deprecated by 40 %
There is a Renault 5 1.4 Turbo GT (89 plate) on Autotrader which I would be more tempted to purchase than an EV with an irritating in-car “voice assistant”
80’s Renaults are perhaps not without their own drawbacks!
Previous to this car it was the Ionic 5.
Is the number 5 the secret code?!?!?
If only they made the ionic 5 a normal size car that thing is enormous
Don't compare it to 90's cars, 90's cars were 👌 whereas this thing is not.
I like the styling, but it's over far too big a base, looks like an R5 SUV! Needs scaling down to about two thirds of the size, so closer to what a small car should be.
Can't be made smaller due to safety regulations and it being an EV.
It’s under 4 metres, it’s not big at all.
@@S.1-I-I-1-1so what permits a Fiat 500 ev to be smaller?
@@peejayem4700 Being another class of car. The old 500 was also smaller than the original Renault 5.
@@S.1-I-I-1-1 Oh right I did not know that - so what are the class definitions?
Much better buying this than a Swasticar. I've heard his next car is called the Model SS...but I coukd be wrong 😂
Musk's little salute will cost him dearly in Europe. Extreme right wingers don't buy EV's, and potential EV buyers despise extreme right wing scum.
Despite the heritage Volkswagens are ok
@@peejayem4700 He's talking about Tesla and the sociopath that is Elon Musk. VW has been in no way aligned with nazis after WW2.
Put a Petrol engine on it, and I buy one.
It would be much better if they put a thing called a combustion engine in it that spews out loads of poisonous gases which puts lovely hairs on your chest and you could change the exhaust so that it makes loads of noise so you can wake up all those annoying old people at 2am.Oh yeah,much better than a electric version.Bloody hell anyone would think it was 2025.
European cars finally catching up with Chinese EVs. Only took us a decade . . .
190 miles on full charge, bet it's 130 real world. Charging it every day, electricity prices going up all the time :) no thanks and yeah £300 a month to lease a car is a lot. This car next year will be for sale used for £12995 like all of these evs
6.7p per kWhr for mine - under 2p a mile even in winter.
The average Brit only drives 135 miles in a week. Plugging in over night once a week is way cheaper than buying petrol lol. If someone is driving 130 a day then they are a massive exception.
Wow that's expensive for an a-segment car. I don't care how great it looks or how well it drives, if you have to shell out 23.000 £ for a tiny little hatchback, it's simply overpriced. By a lot. For 10k, or 12k, sure. 23k? No way.
Welcome to 2025 car prices.
You will do well to find a new car cheaper than this.
Even a base, poverty spec Fiesta, with a manual gear box and 0-60 in 14 seconds is over £20k now
Cheap? 32k for comfort range is not cheap xd
Mg4 seems to have more for same amount of ££
Looks awful and is Chinese.
@@S.1-I-I-1-1you have something against Chinese brands or cars made in China?
They’re okay, but I’d have a Techno trim R5 over a base MG4 anytime.
@@Neil2022 I don't buy cars coming out of a vile dictatorship.
@@ISuperTed the huge discounts on the MG mean you can overlook the base cars