[Times car review] Jeremy Clarkson: “The Renault 5 E-Tech — maybe the future isn’t Chinese”

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Despite how Jeremy Clarkson has made it clear that he’s not really a fan of electric cars, Renault still thought it would be a good idea for him to review the Renault 5 E-Tech Iconic Five. Needless to say, he was impressed! Here’s a preview:

“I’m not a fan of electric propulsion and will never have an electrical car, but I must say this is impressive because, unlike all the battery-powered cars I’ve driven in the past, it doesn’t set off like a scalded cock and then, half a second later after it’s given you whiplash, deliver nothing much at all. This drives as if it has a proper engine.”

(Clarkson’s Sunday Times car reviews also get the usual disclaimers.)