Renault 5

The Renault 5 (also called the R5) is a supermini produced by French automaker Renault in two generations between 1972-96 and sold in the US as Le Car, from 1976 to 1986. Nearly 5.5 million were built. The Renault 5 was first unveiled on 10 December 1971, being launched at the beginning of 1972. The Renault 5 was styled by Michel Boué, who died before the car's release, the R5 featured a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front dashboard. Boué had wanted the taillights to go all the way up from the bumper into the C-pillar, in the fashion of the much later Fiat Punto and Volvo 850 Estate / Wagon, but the lights remained at a more conventional level. The 5 narrowly missed out on the 1973 European Car of the Year award, which was instead...