Cult, but modern.
Determined to play with bumpers and software, since electric cars have become computers on wheels, with the darlings of our time, Elon Musk's Tesla and Chinese BYD, also at the forefront of innovation, the new electric R5 is full of technology and software.
The platform, first of all, that is to say its frame, its spine and its nervous system.
“His is exclusively designed for electric traction,” says Luca De Meo, general manager of Renault Group.
Some in-house engineers were campaigning for a car capable of also having a thermal engine.
Categorical refusal from the big boss.
“The R5 uses for the first time AmpR Small, a lightweight platform with a low center of gravity, which offers a lot of agility and driving pleasure,” explains Aurélien Subsol, expert from Ampere, the dedicated Renault subsidiary. to electric cars.
The diamond brand is the first in Europe to make this choice.
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