- Renault 5 E-Tech Roland Garros will be presented at the Roland Garros French Open in May.
- Tennis-inspired details include a red clay-colored phone charging pad and a racket grip-style E-Pop gear selector.
- Four converted Renault 5s from the 1970s will be used as shuttles at the tournament.
Between the 1990s and 2010s, Peugeot built a series of luxury limited edition superminis inspired by the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros. But Renault is the event’s automotive partner these days and this year used the connection to launch the first limited edition 5 E-Tech.
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The Renault 5 E-Tech Roland Garros will be on display at the 2024 French Open, taking place in May and June at the Stade de Roland Garros in Paris. By the way, Garros was not a legendary French tennis player, but a famous aviator who was shot down by the Germans in the First World War and whose stadium was later named in his honor.
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The special series 5 is available in pearl white, midnight blue, star black and an additional exclusive color to the series, matt slate gray. Each of these liveries is fronted by a Satin Black grained fabric roof edged in Satin Chrome finish, and the cars ride on 18-inch Black Ecrou Diamond Cut alloy wheels with Matt Slate Gray center caps.
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On the lower sections of the front doors are Roland Garros logos in a cross-hatch pattern that looks as if it is intended to represent the strings of a tennis racket, but is apparently a reference to the St. Andrew’s Cross and is inspired by the architecture of the stadium.
Inside, more Roland Garros logos can be seen, including on seats upholstered in a recycled textile fabric that Renault says was inspired by technical fabrics used in sportswear and at the end of the E-Pop gear selector Lever is designed to look like the handle of a tennis racket. The dashboard backlight reads the name “Roland Garros Paris,” and in a clever nod to the French Open clay court surface, the carpets and console phone charger are painted an orange-red color.
The 5 Roland Garros will be on display at the tournament alongside various other E-Tech 5s. And they won’t be the only Renaults on site. The automaker is providing organizers with 180 hybrid and electric cars and SUVs for use during the event and is even offering shuttle rides in four classic 1970s 5 Series, each converted to electric power.
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