Renault Zoe review - the best value for money EV in 2020!

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This is the new Renault Zoe!

Renault’s updated the Zoe to give it some new tech, tweak the design, and more importantly, they’ve fitted a new battery and motor to give it better range!

Of course, we’re not short on choice when it comes to the small EV market, with competition like the Peugeot e208 and MINI Electric already standing out from the crowd. So does the new Zoe have what it takes to go one better and become the must-have small EV of 2020?

Check out Mat’s latest review to find out!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 Price
01:10 Exterior Design
03:02 Battery & Motor
03:55 0 - 60mph
04:35 Interior Design
06:16 Back Seats
07:29 Boot
08:38 Practicality
10:02 Five Annoying Things
11:51 Five Good Things
13:09 Town Driving
16:00 Motorway Driving
16:58 Twisty Road Driving
17:42 Trims
18:33 Infotainment
19:49 Verdict

Renault Zoe Specifications - GT Line Trim:
Battery - 52kWh
Range - 245 miles
Top Speed - 87mph
Acceleration - 9.5 seconds
Power - 135hp
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[carwow]

So would you choose the new Zoe over the Peugeot e208 or MINI Electric?!

[jimmydie]

Isn't it time for reversing cameras to come as standard?

[sushi]

Drove it over the weekend and did over 500km with it
Gotta say that it's a fun little ride and feels quite spacious in the front
Could definitely imagine driving it on a daily basis

[DavidHughes-opzl]

I bought a new Zoe last year and for the most part, except for the satnav shortcomings, I love it. Its range is generous, the ride compliant, seats comfortable and in my opinion the design, remarkably still fresh and modern looking despite being unaltered since introduction, graceful and elegant from every angle - a big selling point for me. No surprise that for a very long time it's been the best selling BEV in France.

(Being a card-carrying technophobe all I now have to do - and I'm serious - is discover how to switch the radio on. Modern cars are so complex. On the move my last vehicle had to be legally accompanied in front by a man at walking pace waving a red flag.)

[Irohzuko]

“It doesn’t look much more modern than before” you okay my Zoe from 2019 looks like it belongs in 2007

[chrisogrady]

Mat just bought an electric scooter and needed to do something with it on video so he can claim it as a business expense 😂

[capetowncoffee]

As a owner of many renaults over the years, the audio controls are 100% logical once you've owned the car for a while. You shouldn't have to look at the steering wheel controls anyways for the other functions, so why would you for the audio?

[jayakrishnabiju]

even though i dont't like the car i watch it because i love the way mat explains everything

[Jnny]

I'm driving the top of the range version of this car, it's a 2020 model ZE50, until my Megane E-Tech arrives next week. I think it's brilliant, I'm a big bloke and have found it comfortable, the handling is fine, but I'm not a hooligan. The boot is huge for a little hatchback apart from the sub woofer takes up a bit of space in the boot. The infotainment system is better than any other car I've used, that includes a BMW330E, Audi E-Tron, VW ID4 and a Hyundai Kona Electric. I agree with all Matt's negatives, but the positives far out weigh them. I was astounded that I could do 200 miles on the motorway in eco mode. No doubt you could knock 50 miles off that in the winter. A really good practical car IMHO.

[FormulaWhine]

@5:18 my ten year old Renault Laguna has the cruise control buttons on the steering wheel, and Renault's audio controls are among the best and most intuitive in the industry that you don't need to look to see what you're doing - that's why they haven't changed the design since the early 80s. Sometimes, it just needs leaving as is...

[piotrceglinski]

I'm waiting for the day when after reviewing a car Matt will say: definitely avoid... These car reviews are all getting too nice... All of them just buy or shortlist...

[psbolide]

Audio Controls behind the steering is perfect! Better than anything else. Total intuitive.

[leesmith]

0% to 100% charge time is really not the relevent stat to keep giving. Going above 80% when charging on route is just silly in most cases.

[revmedia]

Me: I want a new S-Class review!
Matt: Renault Zoe?




All jokes! From your friends at Rev Media!

[TheXLuuk]

About the media control stick behind the steering wheel. It's actually very natural once you get used to it. Since it has like 2 buttons for volume, a knob for switching stations/tracks and 2 buttons for call accept and switch mode it's actually quite good (tried in Clio gt 2012 and Clio rs line 2019)

[derekholcroft]

Your wrong about the gear selector, you don't need park as it has an automatic hold next to the electronic parking brake. This works well at traffic lights and the parking brake comes on automatically when you stop the car at the end of your journey.

[subscribetomeoriwillstealy]

Me: *opens phone*
Mat not even seconds later: *get a load of this hot hatch*

[antwnpowell]

You forgot to mention that the zoe has 22 kWh type 2 ac charging, so you are not stuck to finding ccs chargers that work. Nearly every public charger in france, Spain & Ireland offers this feature. Wish my zoe had this.

[ianthomas]

Even Mat's, good points about this car were bad.

[johnyboy]

4:47 Matt listening to Trap Queen got me there