Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website R5 TURBO 3E, born to drift
september 22, 2022 - Renault

R5 TURBO 3E, born to drift

Renault had promised “a pop year full of surprises” when it kicked off the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Renault 5, one of its most prominent icons, in January 2022. After taking part in the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, Rétromobile motor #show, Le Mans Classic and other festive jamborees, then unveiling its Renault 5 Diamant electric show-car, the brand will stage R5 TURBO 3E’s worldwide premiere at the Chantilly Arts & Elegance 2022 contest, which will take place on 25 September.

This all-electric #show car’s contribution to the Renault 5’s 50th anniversary celebrations is an up-to-the-minute take and tribute to the most celebrated sports versions: the Renault 5 Turbo and Turbo 2. It has logically been named R5 TURBO 3E, “3” because it follows the Turbo 2 and “E” for electric.

"R5 TURBO 3E combines ultra-tech design and wilfully exuberance with numerous references to the world of car racing and video games. This combination propels the #show car into modernity and technology, and it is at the frontier between the real and virtual realms. This pure electric "drifter" demonstrates that electric cars can also be fun with incredible performance!" underlines #Renault Design Director, #gillesvidal.

R5 TURBO 3E is another example, alongside Renault 5 Prototype, of the "electric rebirth" of a flagship model of the brand. #Renault is electrifying its history to better prepare its all-electric future in Europe in 2030.

This reinterpretation of the Renault 5 Turbo 2 is deliberately exuberant and its performance is at the top of its class. It will be a show-stopper at the elegance contest  in Chantilly, and a perfect fit for this gathering’s ethos, a blend of “the automobile of the future and fashion.”

During the parade, the model and driver accompanying R5 TURBO 3E will wear previously unreleased suits created by La Fameuse, a fashion designer that has built a name for itself by turning existing garments into one-of-a-kind sporty and at the same time classy apparel. These suits use Renault’s vintage signs and colours, featuring bygone-day logos and branded T-shirts combined with today’s style. They were designed as contraries and counterparts: white for the woman and black for the man, with the opposite colour on the arm and leg bands; with X-shaped insets on the woman’s legs and diamond-shaped insets on the man’s legs. The fabric is padded to befit the sportwear universe and combined with a printed #Renault monogram.

Further information in the press release to download