The enthusiasm around electric vehicles is spreading into unexpected places. A British LEGO fan has painstakingly recreated the Renault 5 Turbo 3E — an all-electric, race-inspired concept car — as a highly detailed brick-built model, even though the real vehicle has not yet entered production.
The creation quickly gained traction online, catching the attention of Renault itself. The French automaker is now actively backing the campaign to turn the fan model into an official LEGO set through the LEGO Ideas platform, where community projects that reach a sufficient vote threshold are reviewed for potential commercial release.
The Renault 5 Turbo 3E was unveiled in 2023 as a high-performance, electrified tribute to the iconic Renault 5 Turbo of the 1980s. Its dramatic styling and fully electric powertrain make it a natural fit for the LEGO Ideas community, which has a history of championing visually striking automotive subjects.
The story is a neat reminder that the electric vehicle transition is not just a matter of charging infrastructure and sales figures — it is also capturing imaginations far beyond the automotive industry. Should the campaign succeed, this fan project could evolve into a product available in stores across Europe and beyond.
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Source: Fan builds LEGO version of Renault 5 Turbo 3E – official model could follow - Electrive (EN)· Based on source, with AI-assisted rewriting.
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