The chic Renault 5 is not just about its baguette holder and its customizable gear lever in the shape of a lipstick holder. The French brand is doing everything it can to make the revival of the R5 even more interesting while earning a little extra money. The company’s online store is already full of branded products, and some items are really cool.
The one that first caught our attention was the cassette player, which was all the rage in the days of the previous generation Renault 5. Made from aluminum and equipped with headphone and microphone jacks, the Player5 portable cassette player features Bluetooth and a playback/record function. The rechargeable battery lasts up to 10 hours and Renault offers a 60-minute blank cassette. Oh, you also get a pencil to rewind the tape – a phrase that only makes sense if you’re over a certain age. All for €180, which equates to around $195 at current exchange rates.
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What else? You can buy an awesome slot car racing track that is 3.8 meters (nearly 150 inches) long. It comes with 1:43 scale models of the 2021 Renault 5 prototype preceding the production version and the rad Turbo 3E concept. Both have working headlights and a turbo function with a dedicated button on the controllers. This will cost you €115 ($125).
Another product we found interesting is a €200 ($217) helmet with integrated brake light and turn signals. Alternatively, you can opt for a set of three stainless steel boules for €110 ($119) to play pétanque. By Wikipedia:
“Players or teams play their boules/boules towards a target boule. In pétanque, the objective is to score points by having the boules closer to the target than the opponent after all boules have been thrown. This is achieved by throwing or rolling the balls closer to the small target ball, officially called a goal, or by hitting the opposing balls away from the target, while standing inside a circle with the two feet on the ground.
Besides various items such as hats, sweaters, socks, skateboards, pencils, pedal cars and model cars in different sizes, there are some expensive gifts. You can spend €2,700 ($2,930) on a bike or €3,000 ($3,250) on a surfboard. Reach deeper into your pocket for a foosball table that costs a whopping €4,200 ($4,500). It is made by French foosball manufacturer Bonzini and weighs 176 pounds (80 kilograms).
As for the car itself, Renault announced that the Reborn 5 will cost around €25,000 ($27,000). A more expensive hot hatch derivative will follow later this year, when Alpine introduces the A290.
