New Renault 5 Bleu d’Or pays homage to the iconic Clio Williams

The Renault 5 has received plenty of attention since it returned last year thanks to its retro style, but a coachbuilder has decided the electric supermini could do with some influence from the Clio, too. 

While the regular Renault 5 EV is dripping in design touches that mimic the original, the Bleu d’Or gets plenty of bespoke tweaks. Partnering Dutch car dealer Zeeuw & Zeeuw, Re-volve – a coachbuilder in the Netherlands – has added a Midnight Blue paint finish with a contrasting black roof, plus a gold livery within the grille that flows down the sides and onto the rear hatch. 

Just like the Clio Williams, the Renault 5 Bleu d’Or gets gold wheels, plus there’s a neat little gold ‘R5’ emblem on the front wings. 

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The colour theme continues to the cabin where you’ll find black leather and Alcantara upholstery, with stitching in gold as well as a special gold plaque on the centre console displaying ‘Re-volve.’

Unlike the Clio Williams, which gained a more powerful 150bhp 2.0-litre engine and tweaked suspension in the name of rallying homologation, the Renault 5 Bleu d’Or comes with the same underpinnings as the regular Renault 5. In fact, it’s not even based on the more powerful 148bhp variant of the R5 EV; the model chosen is the 121bhp edition with a smaller 40kWh battery. That means the new car covers the 0-62mph sprint in nine seconds flat – 1.2 seconds slower than the Clio Williams in 1993. 

It’s unlikely we’ll ever see a Renault 5 Bleu d’Or here in the UK. Not only are 25 being built, they’re also only going to be sold in the Netherlands. Prices start from 37,995 Euros (roughly £33,000), which also makes it around £7,000 more expensive than the standard car. 

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