The Wilfully Bonkers Renault Zoe E-Sport Is A 460bhp EV
We’ve had a couple of days for the dust to settle and for our feet to recover from the Geneva Motor Show. From supercars like the Lamborghini Huracan Performante and 720S to hot hatches such as the Honda Civic Type R and Toyota Yaris GRMN there was something for everyone, but here’s a little oddity we didn’t get a chance to cover at the time: the Renault Zoe E-Sport.
The regular Zoe is a small and relatively inexpensive EV that’s unlikely to get your pulse racing, but this is no regular Zoe. That’s because it has 460bhp provided via a colossal 450kg battery.
This battery powers a pair of motors - one on each axle, giving the E-Sport four-wheel drive. It’ll do 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds, and hit its electronically-limited 130mph top speed from rest in under 10 seconds.
It sits low on 20-inch wheels thanks to a set of Öhlins adjustable dampers, and the track has been widened. It also - thankfully - sports beefier brakes.
The body is made from carbonfibre, helping keep the weight down to a respectable 1400kg - despite that monster battery. On the inside meanwhile you’ll find a rollcage, kevlar panels, various Formula E-style controls and a pair Recaro bucket seats with harnesses.
The E-Sport is intended to showcase “Renault’s commitment to the ongoing development of electric vehicles,” so no - it’s not likely to become a production car. But Renault tells us it will eventually be a working concept. The company hasn’t decided what will be done with the E-Sport, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it used in some capacity at Formula E events in the near future.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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I hope they will build this so it can compete and beat dat Toyota Yaris GRMN and other electric cars at dat price. Damn, dat car tho. If only Renault can build it.
Renaults concept interiors are always so nice
Wtf is with Euro car names sometimes? Zoe is my cats name
Zoe is Greek for the god of wind or something alone that line.
Renault often use female names to name their cars…
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That Was So Electrifying
Am I the only one who thinks the front looks like a Corolla?
‘The wilfully bonkers renault zoe e sport is a 460hp ev… that looks like a corolla hatch’
It looks so sexy and aerodynamic with the RS body kit, I hope that one day they will make it a production car.
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