Renault R5 Turbo 3E Concept Debuts As Electric RWD Hot Hatch With 375 HP

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Following in the steps of the Renault 5 Turbo as well as the Turbo 2, the company with the ruby logo design is changing the warm hatch for the inescapable electrical era. Similar to the Porsche Taycan, a car without a combustion engine gets the “Turbo” name, complied with right here by “3E” to indicate it’s the third in the family tree and also has an electric drivetrain. Essentially, the concept is a high-performance by-product of the Renault 5 Prototype we saw early in 2015.

The rad showcar looks almost all set to star in Cyberpunk 2077 as well as boasts a rear wing you can spot from a mile away. Much like its gasoline-fueled predecessors, the brand-new R5 Turbo 3E has a rear-wheel-drive format. Renault installed two electric motors– one for each wheel at the back– and also put the 42-kWh lithium-ion battery pack in the center under the floor. Doing so harkens back to the mid-engined layout of the Turbo and Turbo 2.