Renault 5 Then and Now: Comparing 1972 Original, 1984 Super 5 & 2024 EV together on my driveway!

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• MO

  @MorselsAndMotors · 7 months ago · pinned

  Which is your favorite generation of Renault 5? And I raise this question in the video: do you think car design peaked in the late 20th Century, and that all the best current designs (5, Defender, Fiat 500) are all looking back?

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• MR

  @mraplaxton · 1 month ago

  Now you gotta try out the new Renault 5 Turbo 3E😂

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• AL

  @AliMonsterTV · 7 months ago

  I generally don't love new cars, but I hugely applaud Renault for making something small/not a big gross SUV and I hope they do well from it. One of the few I'd actually consider buying (also funky yellow)

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• CH

  @christopher2cv · 7 months ago

  Great video. And I completely agree. All three generations are lovely in their own ways, and right for their times. Modern car design is in a sad state. There is nothing new anymore. But at least the electric 5 is a lovely modern interpretation of what was a brilliant design concept. I have an 81 mk1 as well as the new 5 (in yellow 😎). Both cars are adorable 🥰

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• GG

  @GG-hu9dn · 7 months ago

  I love the renault 5 ..fabulous little pragmatic and reliable car.❤

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• NA

  @Natzcape · 7 months ago

  What a great comparison...thank you....ordered a 5 in pop green for my wife...came for the price...left for the fun and joy of driving the car....unexspected....

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• LE

  @LewisOnCars · 7 months ago

  Each generation of the 5 is charming in their own rights. It’s intriguing to learn how the original 5 became the pre-cursor to the supermini as we know it today, especially as it’s FWD (which I had no idea)! I love the new 5, and how it has just about the perfect blend of retro styling with modern usability - if I was in the market for an EV (I’m not against them, it currently doesn’t suit my typical journeys nor home charging arrangements), it would definitely be this! Thank you for a great comparison video!

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• TO

  @torresalex · 7 months ago

  My heartiest of congratulations for bringing together all 3 generations. My own personal favourite is the post-facelift first generation, mostly &nbsp;for nostalgia. Many members of my family had one in the 80s in Portugal, and I loved the dash with the big chunky switches on the side. It was truly cheap and cheerful. <br><br>My sister had both a post-facelift first generation and a Super 5, but that Super 5 had practically zero kit and the plastic felt a lot nastier. Your exemplar seems to be both better equipped and in better nick. All thebest!

• JA

  @JamesBrooks-Leigh-fx6gu · 7 months ago

  The new 5 is one of the best looking small cars on sale today. I think the French manufacturers are on fire at the moment, they genuinely stand out for their flair.

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• CI

  @ciaran_socal · 7 months ago

  Hugely informative. Love that you featured an automatic for the facelift version of the original R5 (identifiable by the vinyl roof).<br><br>Renault got everything right on the R5 e-tech that Tesla and others got wrong with their electric vehicle designs.<br><br>It is simply the best EV design on the roads today, and the R4 is not far behind. No need for a Cybertruck to get noticed, and in this case, for all of the right reasons, not all of the wrong reasons.

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• DA

  @Daz_Stap · 7 months ago

  Great video Sion! Exactly what I’ve been saying about the new 5.

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• CH

  @chrisbury4635 · 7 months ago

  Love the new R5, i came very close to leasing the Alpine version recently but I&apos;ve decided to hang on with an EV for the moment and decided to go for a Renault Symbioz hybrid instead, Renault are smashing it at the moment ❤

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