UK pricing and spec details of the new Renault Zoe have been revealed, ahead of Renault commencing orders in mid-September and first deliveries in January.
The new Vauxhall Corsa-e rival is, like the old car, available with two purchasing options. It can be bought outright from £25,670, or £18,670 under Renault's battery leasing scheme. The firm hasn't quoted monthly battery lease costs yet, however.
The base Play model comes with a 106bhp electric motor, alongside kit such as LED headlamps, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, DAB, auto lights and wipers and a 7kWh fast charging wallbox, including installation.
Step up to Iconic from £27,170 (or £20,170 under battery leasing) and you'll also get sat-nav, climate control, wireless phone charging and a driver assistance package, among other features.
Iconic also brings the option of the more powerful 132bhp motor, allowing 0-62mph in 9.5sec and a limited top speed of 87mph, for an extra £500. That's standard on GT Line trim, which gets a larger 9.3in touchscreen, a rear-view camera, synthetic leather and recycled cloth upholstery and blind spot warning.
Options include 50kW DC rapid charging with a CCS connector, costing £750. Designed for those who intend to do frequent long journeys, it can deliver 90 miles of range in around 30 minutes.
Effectively a heavy redesign of the outgoing model, the new Zoe will go on sale in a dramatically different market from the one its predecessor entered in 2012, with a range of competitors including the new Peugeot e-208, Vauxhall Corsa-e, Honda E and Volkswagen ID 3.
Sharing the same overall dimensions as the outgoing Zoe, the car’s design is updated with new grilles and bumpers, plus new, standard-fit LED headlights and tail-lights. There is a fresh colour palette inside and out, as well as new wheel designs. The intention has been to modernise the supermini’s looks.
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Read this Honda!
And this is why £30K for a City Car isn’t going to sell.....
Good job Renault.
Made Honda look very silly too.
another facelift
New bumpers? Surely the front one, the rear is same as before. After Nissan, Renault also uses the same formula: retouch here and there and voilá, 'new' car. Way to milk the cow! I fear this time it isn't enough, another facelift and recharge 52kWh via a CCS2 plug at a maximum rate of 50kW isn't going to be competitive against new comers like the Corsa.