The Renault 5 is what the Brits would call a ‘national treasure’. It’s not just a plucky little hatchback that arrived in France during the 1970s, but an affordable, mass market machine that would liberate an entire country during multiple crippling fuel crises.Its mission from the very outset was clear: the Renault 5 needed to be fuel efficient, cheap to buy, easy to maintain and offer a little ‘je ne sais quoi’ during an otherwise fairly bleak and dreary
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