| Renault 5 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Second generation R5 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 1972–1996 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini (B) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Renault Clio Renault Twingo |
The Renault 5 is a five-passenger, three or five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive hatchback supermini manufactured and marketed by the French automaker Renault over two generations: 1972–1985 (also called R5) and 1984–1996 (also called Super 5 or Supercinq).
The R5 was marketed in the United States and Canada as Le Car, from 1976 until 1983.[1] Renault marketed a four-door sedan variant, the Renault 7, manufactured from 1974 until 1984 in Spain by Renault's subsidiary FASA-Renault[2] and exported to select markets.
The Renault 5 became the best-selling car in France from 1972 until 1986,[3] with a total production exceeding 5.5 million over 14 years, making it France's most popular car.[4]
- ^ Pleffer, Ashlee (10 March 2008). "Renault 5: it's french for good". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Data according to: Automobil Revue, catalogue edition 1979, p. 484-85.
- ^ Sparrow, David (1992). Renault 5: Le Car. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-230-1.
- ^ Doyle, Eóin (19 March 2015). "The Renault 5 in Five Easy Pieces". Driven To Write. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023.