Renault | Driving the UK's Motoring News https://motoringecho.co.uk Driving the UK's Motoring News Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:51:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/motoringecho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cropped-Motoring-Echo-logo-collection-1-e1770655741676.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Renault | Driving the UK's Motoring News https://motoringecho.co.uk 32 32 Is the Twingo E-Tech about to redefine affordable Urban EVs? https://motoringecho.co.uk/is-the-twingo-e-tech-about-to-redefine-affordable-urban-evs/ev/electric-cars/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:48:21 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=20203 The unanswered question is UK pricing.

Get that right, and the Twingo E-Tech electric could become considerably more important than another retro-inspired Renault. It could demonstrate that the route to genuinely accessible electric motoring isn't necessarily another bigger battery.

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]]> Renault 5 E-Tech: Now with 259 miles and No price increase. https://motoringecho.co.uk/renault-5-e-tech-now-with-259-miles-and-no-price-increase/ev/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:19:46 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=20088 The existing four-model structure remains unchanged. Evolution continues with the 40kWh battery and 120hp Urban Range powertrain, while techno+, iconic five+ and roland garros+ use the larger 52kWh battery and 150hp Comfort Range set-up.

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]]> Renault Niagara: The Pick-up with SUV Car Comfort https://motoringecho.co.uk/renault-niagara-the-pick-up-with-suv-car-comfort/makes/renault/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:41:44 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=19956 Renault has unveiled the new Niagara, a lifestyle-focused pick-up designed specifically for Latin America that combines traditional load-carrying and off-road capability with the comfort, technology and refinement more commonly associated with an SUV. The new model is the first vehicle to emerge from Renault’s futuREady product offensive and forms part of plans to launch 14 […]

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]]> The Renault Twingo E-Tech – A £20k EV. VIDEO https://motoringecho.co.uk/the-renault-twingo-e-tech-a-20k-ev-video/small_cars/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:07:28 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=19847 The Renault Twingo is returning to the UK after a decade away, this time as an affordable all-electric city car. Vicki Butler-Henderson gets behind the wheel to discover whether the fourth-generation Twingo E-Tech can recapture the personality that made the original such a success. Few small cars have managed to develop quite the personality of […]

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]]> Funky – Le Frog – Electric Twingo Lands in the UK https://motoringecho.co.uk/funky-le-frog-electric-twingo-lands-in-the-uk/ev/electric-cars/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:18:21 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=19549 Renault offers UK motorists a nationwide first to experience the all-new Twingo E-Tech electric cars. More than 100 display vehicles will arrive at retailers across the country. This happens ahead of order books opening later this year. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Le Frog’, the compact electric city car has crossed the Channel from France. Left-hand-drive examples of […]

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]]> Renault 5 Turbo 3E Review: Has Renault Created the Ultimate Electric Mini-Supercar? https://motoringecho.co.uk/renault-5-turbo-3e-review-has-renault-created-the-ultimate-electric-mini-supercar/ev/electric-cars/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:15:42 +0000 https://motoringecho.co.uk/?p=19410 Premium Motoring Echo Road Test Review… The legend has returned… but this time it has completely lost its mind. The Renault 5 Turbo was one of the most outrageous hot hatches ever created, and now Renault has reinvented the icon for the electric era with something that pushes the boundaries of what an EV can […]

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]]> The Electric 5 E-Tech By Renault Takes The Honours! https://motoringecho.co.uk/the-electric-5-e-tech-by-renault-takes-the-honours/ev/electric-cars/ https://motoringecho.co.uk/the-electric-5-e-tech-by-renault-takes-the-honours/ev/electric-cars/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 15:32:31 +0000 https://motoringdg.co.uk/?p=18804 The Renault 5 E-Tech electric claimed top honours at the 2026 AM Awards, securing both ‘New Car of the Year’ and ‘New EV of the Year’ at a ceremony hosted at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on May 14. The dual win further strengthens Renault’s position in the electric supermini segment, with the AM Awards […]

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]]> https://motoringecho.co.uk/the-electric-5-e-tech-by-renault-takes-the-honours/ev/electric-cars/feed/ 0 Renault: Electric Innovation Set for Goodwood Festival of Speed. https://motoringecho.co.uk/renault-electric-innovation-set-for-goodwood-festival-of-speed/makes/renault/ https://motoringecho.co.uk/renault-electric-innovation-set-for-goodwood-festival-of-speed/makes/renault/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 16:41:51 +0000 https://motoringdg.co.uk/?p=18781 Renault is gearing up to electrify the Goodwood Festival of Speed with an impressive lineup that spotlights the UK dynamic debut of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. The French automaker will also unveil two eagerly anticipated models: the Renault Twingo E-Tech electric and the Renault 4 E-Tech electric ‘plein sud,’ the latter featuring a fully […]

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