Car of the Year 2025 now at Autoimage Carlow
Simon Rea of Autoimage Carlow with the new Renault 5 E Tech Photo:michaelorourkephotography.ie
2025 brings many exciting new products to the brand’s lineup for Renault, and none more anticipated than the revival of the iconic Renault 5. Renault 5 E-Tech electric was voted Car of the Year 2025 in January, a prestigious title awarded by the European Car of the Year jury, made Renault up of 60 motoring journalists from 23 countries, a double for Renault following the victory of Scenic E-Tech electric voted Car of the Year 2024. Now 100% electric, this stunning reinvention is now on sale at Autoimage and pricing will start from an competitive €25,995 or €225 per month with PCP finance from MFS.
The Renault 5 E-Tech Electric will be available at Autoimage with two battery options—40kWh and 52kWh—each offering different power outputs. The entry-level 40kWh battery, paired with a 120bhp electric motor, delivers a range of up to 310km WLTP. Customers can choose from three trim levels: evolution, techno, and iconic, with pricing starting at €25,995 for evolution, €27,995 for techno, and €29,995 for the top-spec iconic—all prices include the SEAI grant.
Standard across all trims are Android Auto, wireless Apple CarPlay, and automatic climate control, Arkamys speaker system and automatic LED lights. The evolution trim features a 7-inch digital driver display, and a 10.1-inch OpenR Link multimedia system, rear parking sensors, and electric parking brake. Stepping up to techno adds diamond cut alloy wheels, Google Built-in, EV Route Planning, a rearview camera, and heated door mirrors. The range-topping iconic trim comes equipped with Chrono Diamond Cut alloy wheels, hands-free parking, heated seats and an advanced driver assistance system combining intelligent adaptive cruise control with lane keeping assistance.
A range of five vibrant body colours is available, two of which – Pop Yellow! and Pop Green! – are reminiscent of iconic shades that were present in the 1970s catalogue, with an intense sparkle-effect. Perhaps less iconic but equally stylish, the three other shades available are: Pearl White, Starry Black and Midnight Blue. The two-tone paintwork with the Starry Black roof is also available with the top-end (iconic) and mid-range (techno) trim levels. All models in the range wear 18-inch wheels as standard.
Renault 5 E-Tech electric’s new 11 kW AC bi-directional charger features V2L (vehicle-to-load) capability. With V2L, you can power a 220 V (up to 3,700 W) appliance from your car’s battery with a simple adapter.
The 11 kW charger fitted as standard on all versions makes Renault 5 E-Tech electric even more versatile and at that power rating, you can top up the 52 kWh battery from 15% to 80% in 3 hours and 13 minutes. For charging on the go, Renault 5 E-Tech electric’s 100kW DC charging capability tops the car up from 15% to 80% in just 30 minutes.
Call into Autoimage, Hacketstown Road, Carlow, to test drive the new Renault 5 E-Tech electric today.
Or contact the Sales Team on 059-9141377
