The Sportiva Renault 5 Turbo 3E 555 HP debuts in Italy, but the new number one of the French brand in Italy Sébastien Guigues speaks to the general public. “We too have the environment at heart, but so far we have had less favorable conditions than others to prove it”
The electric car is not for everyone, but which becomes the opportunity to look at the mobility of the general public. The debut in Italy of the new Renault 5 Turbo 3E It is also the meeting with the company that he wanted this battery -a -side sportsman from 155 thousand euros Like the highest note of a story that began in 2021, with the R5 Prototype, that concept that would then become the 5 Serie E-Tech Electric model in 2024. Here we return to the Renault 5 Turbo and Turbo 2 produced between 1980 and 1986 in very limited editions with 160 HP of power, ready to jump up to 370 HP in the most extreme elaborations intended for the Rally Championships. There was how there is today The idea of the extreme In the passaruotes in maxi size, so much so that the width reaches 203 cm in dimensions that remain from Citycar, even if in the strong colors of anger. Renault 5 Turbo 3 gains 16 cm in length compared to the 5 e-tech Electric, up to 408 cm altitude, but above all add one e to the abbreviation because incurable electricity. The two engines are positioned directly in the 20 “rear wheels and can be managed separately, so as to guarantee a millimeter control over traction, agility and a natural tendency to controlled derampted. The overall power comes to 555 hpacceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is less than 3.5 seconds And the maximum speed can reach the 270 km/h In the use on the track, where the accuracy of the carbon body is extremely useful and therefore of the weight reduced to about 1,450 kg. The technological message for everyone, however, lies in the ability to recharge the batteries from 70 kWh to Maximum power of 350 kW In continuous current, that is, passing in 15 minutes from 15 to 80%.
The first meeting
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Renault 5 Turbo 3E has the sense of the electric car sensationally not for everyone, but which then projects Identity and character On what an automotive manufacturer sells everywhere. “I have a lot of respect for Chinese brands, but they are the outsiders, they put in difficulty who is not ready to compete.” Sébastien Guigues It is from July 1st the number one of the group and the Renault brand in our country. Takes the place of a loved and successful manager like Raffaele Fusilli. At his first meeting with the Italian press presents himself by putting quite character in the smile. It comes from Spain, another country that like ours cannot be considered the locomotive of the electric car in the continent, and which shares identical certainties and uncertainties. “We make electric cars in Europe. The market must remain open, with the same rules for everyone. But if the only topic is the price, those who arrive can resist the maximum three years”.
Is electricity just a luxury product?
“Even the south of Europe, Spain and Italy, one day they will be electric. The question is when. Beautiful cars are needed and an example are Renault 5 and Renault 4, but they must also be accessible, because we will not electrify the market with models of 100 thousand euros. They serve with a price starting from 25 thousand or even less. In 2026 we will also have new Twingo, we are very ready”.
What do you really need to start?
“The electric in Europe is not a small market, as long as it is systematically invested also in the network of charging points and then look at a well -defined incentive program, constant over time and the public more accessing in a simple way. We wait for the Italian incentives planned in September, and it is very important that they arrive without making us wait a lot. The point is that we have at heart the environment like the rest of Europe, but we had the least favorable conditions to demonstrate it.
In the meantime is the hybrid?
“We have worked for years on the Full Hybrid technology and we made ourselves appreciated. We brought this solution on the whole range, from SUVs to CityCar, so much so that we will soon have other news (New Clio expected for September, editor’s note). We must and can still improve ourselves. For many countries in Europe the hybrid represents the fastest and most targeted offer, nowadays. For Renault it means extending and anticipating the idea of electrification, not going into contradiction. The hybrid has a very different clientele compared to electricity, and this is the general level. Rather, it is those who do not have the hybrid to be in difficulty “.
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