Jacked-up suspension on small cars just works. Today’s exhibit: German tuner Delta Geländesport’s adventurous take on the award-winning Renault 5 electric car. Behold: A jacked-up Renault 5 electric car!
Quietly glorious, you’ll agree. “We wanted to show what’s possible on a small scale,” said Geländesport. “Our goal was to combine the charm of the new R5 with a healthy dose of adventure.”
To achieve that literally lofty ambition, DG slotted in new suspension, raising the entire R5 by 100mm, fitted “massive” widened wheel arches, and bolted on “chunky” Loder AT#1 off-road tires. Massive 18-inch off-road tires, “a rare choice in this vehicle class,” it said.
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Elsewhere, your eyes will already have been diverted to that roof rack and funky paint job. But also mostly to the set of PIAA high-performance spotlights adorning the R5’s adorable little face, “true to the spirit of the wild rally cars of the ’80s,” it said.
There’s no word on any powertrain uplift, so the R5’s internals remain as per the factory: Your choice of either a 40kWh battery and 118hp, or a 52kWh unit and 148hp. If you sling DG a few euros, who’s to say it can’t jack up the power a bit, too…
Now comes the kicker: “Currently, the vehicle exists only as a series of renderings, which are already generating significant buzz,” it said, “but as is often the case with delta Geländesport, if there’s enough demand, this dream could become a reality.”
So “now it’s up to the community. ”If you like it, let DG know directly and factor in the cost: It reckons on somewhere between €15,000 (P996,000) and €20,000 (P1.329 million). Plus an actual R5, of course.
NOTE: This story first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
