Renault 5 Is Automotive Of The Yr In Europe 2025

By Imran Last updated Jan 10, 2025

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I’ll always remember the sight of a vibrant yellow cool trying automotive hurling up the slim gravel street to my home — in 1976! Sure, my dad was testing a model new Renault 5 and simply needed to give me — 7 years previous — a trip in it. We had a Citröen 2CV in our family, and this 1st technology Renault 5 was so refreshing. Cool trying, quick, roomy. I simply liked it. One of many high automobiles I might like to personal at the moment is the nearly unattainable Renault 5 Turbo, however then …

Renault stopped manufacturing of this automotive after 24 profitable years, and the Renault Clio that got here in 1990 form of changed it. However look and behold, a model new Renault 5 sees the day of sunshine, and it’s electrical! It’s also now the European Automotive of the Yr 2025. And it’s yellow! Effectively, I’m positive you will get it in different colours too, however I don’t care. It’s a testomony to the sensation this automotive gave me in 1976, and I feel many others really feel the identical.

It shares the title with its sister mannequin, the Alpine A290.

Søren W. Rasmussen with the winners. Picture by FDM.

Excerpts from the press launch from the Affiliation of Danish Motorists (FDM):

“Renault 5 is The Automotive of the Yr 2025. The small retro electrical automotive ended up on the high of the rostrum when the celebrated title was awarded on Friday morning in reference to the opening of this yr’s main motor present in Brussels, Belgium. Renault 5 shares the title with the Alpine A290, which is a sister automotive.

“Kia EV3, which in November was Automotive of the Yr in Denmark 2025, got here in 2nd place.

“This yr is the 62nd time {that a} jury of a complete of 60 European automotive journalists from 23 nations has chosen The Automotive of the Yr.”

FDM’s automotive technical editor, Søren W. Rasmussen, president of the jury, says:

“With the Renault 5, it’s now attainable to purchase a well-functioning electrical automotive within the value vary of round 200,000 DKK ($27,500). The most cost effective model prices 185,000 DKK ($25,400), whereas the highest model is on the market for 230,000 DKK ($32,600). The Renault 5 is thus following within the footsteps of the bigger Renault Scenic, which received the identical title final yr.”

Whereas the electrical automotive fever is raging in Denmark, gross sales of electrical automobiles are considerably slower in Europe. That is additionally seen on this yr’s ultimate line up of automobiles, the place solely 3 of the 7 finalists are pure electrical automobiles.

“However, it comes as no shock that the title of The Automotive of the Yr as soon as once more goes to an electrical automotive. As a result of despite the fact that not all nations are as far superior as we’re within the Nordic area, relating to electrical automobiles, the route for improvement has been set by each politicians and automotive producers: Electrical automobiles are storming forward, and within the coming years we will count on many extra electrical automotive fashions to select from,” says Søren W. Rasmussen.

The outcomes from the jury have been as follows:

Renault 5/Alpine A290 (electrical solely) — 353 factors
Kia EV3 (electrical solely) — 291 factors
Citroën C3/ë-C3 (petrol/electrical) — 215 factors
Hyundai Inster (electrical solely) — 172 factors
Dacia Duster (petrol/hybrid) — 168 factors
Cupra Terramar (petrol/hybrid) — 165 level
Alfa Romeo Junior (petrol/electrical) — 136 level

It’s humorous, that is such a cool automotive, and if I needed to substitute my Tesla Mannequin 3, this is able to be the one I needed. I don’t even have to check drive it. I simply know it is going to convey a smile on my face. Grasp on, my daughter wants a automotive….