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Renault 5 TL - the little friend from/in France

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Created on August 29, 2018

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Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - schnell genug, um rechtzeitig da zu sein

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - kompakt und praktisch

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - komfortabel und übersichtlich

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - auf der Fahrt durch Frankreich

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - bei jedem Wetter ein lieber Freund

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - mit der Frau im Sinn gebaut

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - viertürige Varianten gab's erst später

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - herzig anzuschauen

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - vor seinem Vorgänger Renault 4

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - fährt sich wie ein modernes Auto

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - praxisorientiertes Interieur

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - noch ohne Kopfstützen

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - Cockpit

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - Kunststofflenkrad

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - eindeutig beschriftet, auch vor dem Beifahrersitz

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Renault 5 TL (1977) - überraschend geräumiger Kofferraum

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Renault 5 TL am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - kompakte Ausmasse und Frontantrieb - der R5 ist noch nicht in der Schweiz erhältlich

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Renault 5 am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - Schnittmodell des pfiffigen Fronttrieblers R5

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Renault 5 am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - Schnittmodell des kompakten Fronttrieblers R5, dessen Export in die Schweiz noch nicht angelaufen ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt

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Renault 5 TL am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - elastische Stossfänger sollen beim R5 die Folgen von Remplern verringern

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Renault R5 (1972) - Durchsichtszeichnung - Blick auf die Technik

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Renault R5 (1972) - das Armaturenbrett braucht nicht viele Erklärungen

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Renault 5 TL (1972) - der praktische Alltagswagen aus Frankreich

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Renault R5 (1972) - die ganze Palette auf einem Bild

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Renault R5 (1972) - er hat sie, die praktische Heckklappe

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Renault R5 (1972) - mit oder ohne Rolldach

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Renault 5 (1973) - gerade von jungen Leuten geliebt

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Renault 5 (1973) - ideal für enge Strassen und kurze Parkplätze

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Renault 5 (1973) - praktischer Alltagswagen

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Renault 5 (1973) - wandelbarer Innenraum

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Renault 5 (1974) - als "LS" und in Damenbegleitung

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Renault 5 (1974) - als LS mit 64 PS

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - mit Rolldach

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - Frontansicht

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - viel Platz bei heruntergeklappten Sitzen

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - voller Kofferraum

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - mit Rolldach

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - Blick ins Interieur

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - funktionales Cockpit

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Renault 5 (1971) - frühes Modell in Hellblau, man beachte auch den Hintergrund

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Renault 5 (1974) - der rundliche Franzose im Steinemeer

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Renault 5 (1974) - und immer wieder Strandszenen

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Renault 5 (1975) - farbenfroh

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Renault 5 (1975) - mit attraktivem Schiebedach

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - frühes Foto

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Renault 5 TL (1971) - mit praktischer Heckklappe

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Renault 5 TL (1973) - kompakt und praktisch dank Heckklappe - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Renault 5 (1978) - als GTL-Variante noch komfortabler

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Renault 5 (1978) - nun auch als Automatic zu haben

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Renault 5 (1978) - Schirm hoch

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Renault 5 (1972) - Werbung in Deutschland

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Renault 5 (1973) - Werbung - solide und sicher

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Renault 5 (1974) - Werbung - schöner gings nicht

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Renault 5 (1975) - Werbung - eine runde Sache

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Renault 5 (1978) - Werbung - der Freche hat den Spatzendurst

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Renault R5 TL (1973) - R5 für den Wettbewerbseinsatz - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1973

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Unfall mit Danner und Oberndorfer auf der Avus im Jahr 1978

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Beim Premierenrennen auf dem Hockenheimring versetzt Harald Grohs (vorne links) die Konkurrenz im Renault-5-Cup 1974 in Angst und Schrecken

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Renault-5-D-Zug beim Premiererennen auf dem Hockenheimring im Jahr 1974

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Renault R 5 LS (1975) - Renault 5 Elf Pokal in Zandvoort - identische Fahrzeuge für günstigen Motorsport

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Renault 5 - Renault R5 an der Rallye Monte Carlo 1978

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Renault 5 Automatic (1978) - 11'500 Franken teure Komfortvariante mit dreistufigem Getriebeautomat - Genfer Autosalon 1978

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Renault 5 GTL (1979) - mit fünf Türen

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Renault 5 (1979) - zusammen mit Renault Supercinq von 1984

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Renault 5 Alpine (1976) - stärker und sportlicher

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Renault 5 Electrique (1974) - der Sechste von 13 gebauten zweisitzigen Elektromobilen mit 60 km/h Spitze - Rétromobile Paris 2018

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Auch im Rennsport kam der Renault 5 zum Einsatz - Cup-Version im Renault-Museum

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Summary

Renault has always had a good nose for new buyer segments. The R5 was launched in 1972. It exactly met the needs of young urban women. And it defined the supermini category. Its success proved the strategists right and, right up to the present day, the Renault 5 is one of the most likeable cars that you can still encounter on the streets of Paris in everyday life. Because it has remained practical to this day. This driving report portrays a Renault 5 TL from 1977 and tells the story of the "little friend".

This article contains the following chapters

For the young urban woman
Lengthways instead of crossways
Modern design
The prototype for a new class of vehicle?
Well-maintained and improved
Over five million produced
No registration king
A real friend
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Renault 5 was actually created almost by chance. It was the idea of a young designer named Michel Boué, who was tinkering with a small car in his spare time in 1969. When the management team at Renault became aware of it, they decided to realize the car virtually unchanged. The Renault 5 precisely filled a new niche that had opened up. Back in the 1960s, more women than men were getting their driving licenses in France, so it had to be worth tailoring a car to their needs. The R5 did just that. It was compact, even very compact. It was 350.5 cm long and 152.5 cm wide. The wheelbase of 240.5/243.5 cm, as with the Renault 16, varied depending on the side, allowing four seats and a reasonable trunk. The rear was sloping and closed off with a tailgate. Large windows provided a bright interior and ensured good visibility.

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