I Drove The First UK Spec Renault 5 - And It's Brilliant

What's the first UK spec Renault 5 like inside, on British roads, and what's its real-world range in a UK climate? Join Sam Sheehan as he answers these questions and more from behind the wheel of the electric car capable of taking on the Mini Hatch.

Priced from £22,995 and rising to £26,995 for the 52kWh Techno we're driving here, the Renault 5 is comfortably cheaper than the Mini Cooper SE. Claimed to be capable of 252 miles between charges, the new R5 also beats its arch-rival for range - at least on paper. Question is, how does that translate in the real world? Only one way to find out...

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Videographer: @jamil.jafri
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00:00 UK spec Renault 5 review
00:32 Price
00:51 Start-up time test
01:51 Parking test
04:18 Shopping test
05:08 Baguette test
05:16 Renault 5 vs British roads
07:44 Charging speed
08:37 Claimed range
09:03 Handling test
09:14 A sneaky tyre trick
09:32 Handling test part 2
10:15 One problem...
10:26 Conclusion

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