- All-new Renault 4 E-Tech electric makes its UK debut as orders open for customers
- Multi-award-winning Renault 5 E-Tech electric – already a best-seller in the private electric car market – adds a dash of colour to the show
- Renault 5 Turbo 3E, which is priced from £140,000, displayed in the UK for the first time as part of Renault’s show-stopping stand
- Concept Renault 5 Turbo 3E – nicknamed Drifter – returns to the hillclimb course
The UK debut of the Renault 4, plus dynamic and static showcases of the Renault 5 and Renault 5 Turbo 3E, wowed an audience of an estimated 200,000 car enthusiasts at a sun-baked Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
The crowds enjoyed a first look at the Renault 4 E-Tech electric, priced from £26,995, which ran up the famous hillclimb course and was presented on stand fresh from winning TopGear.com’s Electric Car of the Year award and Auto Express’s Small SUV of the Year award.
Continuing the original Renault 4’s sense of go-anywhere practicality, with its increased ground clearance and suspension optimised for a smoother, more comfortable ride, its design includes many nods to its spiritual predecessor, such as the distinctive three-part rear lights, the single-piece front grille with illuminated surround, and impressive interior space thanks to its generous wheelbase.
The multi-award-winning Renault 5 E-Tech electric also took centre stage fresh from its UK launch earlier this year, since when it has starred in the UK sales charts, most notably for private EVs, where it has vied for the top spot since deliveries began in April. Priced from £22,995 and available to test drive at all UK retailers, it was presented in pop! Yellow and pop! Green throughout the event, adding a splash of colour to proceedings.
Also on show for the first time ever for the British public was a full-scale design model of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. With deliveries set to begin in 2027, and priced from £140,000, the mini supercar will be powered by two rear-mounted in-wheel motors that together develop 555 hp and a massive 4,800 Nm of torque. It is the most powerful road car ever developed by Renault Group and, weighing no more than 1,450kg, it boasts a 0-62 mph time of less than 3.5 seconds and a 167 mph top speed. Production is strictly limited to just 1,980 individually numbered examples – a tribute to the year in which the original Renault 5 Turbo was launched – and reservations are open now.
Whetting the appetite for fans and prospective buyers, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E concept car, nicknamed Drifter, returned to the hillclimb course for the first time since 2023. It was joined by a Renault 5 Maxi Turbo from the 1980s on the opening day of the event, which performed perfect spinning pirouettes as it ran up the hill.
Additionally, three Formula One cars from Renault’s illustrious sporting past were showcased: the 1978 RS10 car, originally driven by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in period, the RE40 originally driven by Alain Prost, plus the B195, driven by Michael Schumacher, which was on static display.