The electric Renault 5 E-Tech and Alpine A290 were joint winners of the 2025 European Car of the Year announced at the Brussels International Motor Show. It’s European Car of the Year time for 2025, with the winners from a shortlist revealed at the Brussels International Motor Show. With relatively few non-ICE cars being launched […]
Renault 5 Turbo REVIVED after more than 40 years with 500 electric horses
The electric Renault 5 Turbo 3E is revealed as a 500bhp RWD electric hot hatch to rival the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. The new electric Renault 5 looks to be about as good as a small EV can be, with appealing retro looks, decent performance and not completely bonkers prices. Ahead of the arrival of […]
Electric Renault 5 E-Tech UNDERCUTS the Hyundai Inster EV by £500
Renault announces pricing for the new electric Renault 5 E-Tech which starts at £22,995, undercutting the Hyundai Inster by £500. We’re starting to see electric cars arriving at more affordable prices (although still out of the reach of most) with cars like the Dacia Spring starting at £14,995 and the Hyundai Inster at £23,495. Now, […]
New Electric Renault 4 E-Tech REVEALED as the Renault 5’s more practical EV sibling
The Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is officially revealed as a bigger, retro-inspired practical sibling to the new Renault 5 EV. Should new EVs rely on nostalgic, retro-inspired looks and familiar badges to coerce buyers into fancying one? Well, as we’ve already seen with the new Renault 5 EV, it certainly seems to work, for Renault […]
Alpine A390_b is a triple motor Sport Fastback EV from Renault’s Alpine sub-brand
The Alpine A390_b is revealed ahead of a Paris debut as a concept for a production A390, a fully electric, three-motor Sport Fastback. We’ve already seen Alpine move on from its A110 sole offering with the A290 EV, and now we get a look at its next offering with the reveal of the Alpine A390_b, […]
Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is an electric Hydrogen Range Extender
The Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is a look at Renault’s future with a hydrogen range extender powertrain and swoopy looks. With the Paris Motor Show looming, we’re going to get a raft of new reveals – especially from French car makers – and Renault is out of the gate and running early with this, […]
New Electric Renault 4 E-Tech TEASED ahead of Paris debut
The new Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is teased in new images ahead of a debut at the Paris Motor Show on 14 October 2024. We’re getting used to car makers delivering new EVs sporting ‘Heritage’ names, with the likes of Ford with the Capri returning as an electric Crossover and the Mustang badge attached to […]
Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV UK price and spec announced
The Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV goes on sale in the UK with two trim levels and prices starting from £45,695. Having revealed the new Rafale Coupe SUV to top their SUV range back in the summer of 2023, Renault was back earlier this year with a new range-topping Rafale model – the succinctly-named […]
New Alpine A290 REVEALED as Alpine’s ‘Hot Hatch’ take on the electric Renault 5
The Alpine A290 is revealed as Alpine dips into the electric ‘Hot Hatch’ market with an aggressive-looking take on the new Renault 5. We had our first look at the electric Alpine A290 – Apine’s take on the new electric Renault 5 – with the Alpine A290_b Concept a year ago, complete with a very […]
Renault and Geely’s HORSE Powertrain reveals new range-extender hybrid
Renault and Geely confirm a new business – HORSE Powertrain – to develop and share hybrid and ICE engine development. Renault and Geely have confirmed their new joint venture to produce low-emission and ICE engines comes in to existence today – 31 May 2024 – as car makers seek ways to economically continue to deliver […]