Renault 5 Solar Team

Car No. 6
From 09/2004 to 31/04/2005

: Renault 5 with Solar Team stickers.

: And the LED lights that light up when you brake.

: I installed the comfortable Renault 5 GTT interior.

: The noisy but fun DTM exhaust.

After I sold the Express LPG, I drove the Express GTT as the daily drive. Unfortunately, this turned out to be very expensive: its efficiency was only 8 kilometre to the litre, and it requires the most expensive fuel available (Super98). I needed something cheaper to drive.

In the same period I started the solar team of the university, the team that eventually built a car on solar energy and raced it in Australia in September 2005. With a team I also needed to carry more passengers. I bought a Renault 5, on which the Renault Express is based.

This car only had a 1.1 petrol engine, which is not powerful but fuel efficient. I did not want to perform another engine swap to make the car more powerful, so instead I beautified the car a bit. I swapped all boring black parts with nice white painted ones. I played a bit with LED lights, and after the exhaust broke, I decided to install a German DTM exhaust. This was extremely noisy, but also a lot of fun!

The following video shortly showcases the car, the broken exhaust, the sound of a difficult to start car, and the sound of the car when driving without the rear muffler.