The Renault 5 Turbo has always been a bit of a lunatic. Back in the 80s, it was the kid at the party doing backflips off the furniture while everyone else played it safe. A mid-engined, turbocharged, rally-bred monster stuffed into the shell of a humble city car, it made no senseand that was precisely the point. Fast forward to 2025, and Renault has decided that the world needs a new dose of that madness, but with a modern twist. Enter the Renault 5 Turbo 3E: fully electric, absurdly powerful, and still utterly unhinged.This thing isnt playing around. Two electric motors stuffed into the rear wheels deliver a staggering 536 horsepower, which is already impressive, but the real insanity lies in the torque figure: 3,540 lb-ft. Thats not a typo. Thats the kind of torque you expect from a locomotive, not a hot hatch. Even in an EV world where instant acceleration is the norm, this level of grunt is borderline ridiculous. The result? A 0-62 mph time of under 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 168 mph, which would have put it in supercar territory not too long ago.Designer: RenaultOf course, this is Renault were talking about, so they didnt just make it fastthey made it wild. The Turbo 3E is built on a bespoke aluminum platform, draped in carbon fiber, and shaped like a brick of rage. The widened stance, aggressive aero, and those hilariously exaggerated fender flares make it look like it escaped from a cyberpunk fever dream. The wheelbase is longer than the standard Renault 5 EV, and the windscreen is pushed further back, exaggerating the mid-engine-like proportions. Renault calls it a mini supercar, and honestly, its hard to argue.The 70kWh battery sits low in the chassis, running on 800V technology and capable of rapid charging from 15 to 80% in just 15 minutes. Thats good news because, with this level of performance, youre going to be draining the battery like a thirsty camel at an oasis. Renault claims it can complete several hot laps at full tilt before needing a recharge, which is vague but at least promising. And because this is still a car built for hooliganism, it comes with multiple drive modes, including Race and a dedicated drift-assist mode. Yes, Renault built an EV hot hatch designed to slide, because of course they did.The interior leans fully into the race-car fantasy. Step inside, and youre greeted by two massive digital displaysone 10.1 inches, the other 10.25feeding you all the data you could ever need. The seats? Proper bucket-style with six-point harnesses, because anything less would be an insult to its rally heritage. The dashboard is wrapped in carbon fiber and Alcantara, reinforcing the stripped-out, motorsport-ready vibe. And then theres the rally-style vertical handbrake lever, sitting proudly next to the driver like a lever of pure temptation. This car wants to go sideways, and it doesnt care if youre ready or not.Renault plans to build 1,980 of these beastsan obvious nod to the original R5 Turbos birth year. Pricing hasnt been officially announced, but expect a figure north of 120k, and if you start ticking option boxes, dont be surprised if that number doubles. A steep price for a Renault hot hatch, sure, but this isnt some nostalgia-bait special edition with fancy badges and a big price tag. This is Renault going full mad scientist, reimagining the essence of the original R5 Turbo for the EV era, and making something that feels genuinely exciting.Whats especially refreshing about the R5 Turbo 3E is that it doesnt feel like another sanitized, eco-conscious EV trying to blend in. Its loud in every way except for noise. Its brash, overpowered, impractical, and utterly unapologetic. Renault could have played it safe, but they chose chaos instead. The electric future needs cars like thiscars that refuse to be boring, that make no logical sense, but exist purely because someone had the audacity to say, Why not?The original R5 Turbo was a rally legend, a car that made no compromises and burned its way into automotive history through sheer lunacy. The 3E takes that same spirit and channels it into the EV era. And while it may lack the turbo lag and screaming four-cylinder of the old car, it replaces it with brutal electric torque and tire-smoking madness. Renault has created something special here, something that doesnt just honor the past but redefines what a hot hatch can be in an electrified world.The post Renaults Bonkers R5 Turbo 3E Is an EV That Refuses to Be Boring first appeared on Yanko Design.

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Apple Pay is now officially available in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, as a prominent local bank has introduced support for the contactless payment service.Puerto Rico's Banco Popular has introduced support for Apple PayThough Apple Pay has been available in the United States for well over a decade, residents of Puerto Rico previously only had access to Apple Pay through accounts with major US banks. No local bank offered support for the service until now.As spotted by MacRumors, and originally reported by multiple Spanish-language publications, Banco Popular has announced that it now supports Apple Pay. This means that iPhone and iPad users can add eligible Banco Popular credit and debit cards to the Apple Wallet app, allowing them to pay at any store location that accepts Apple Pay. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple has lost an appeal in Germany on how much it dominates the smartphone market, and is now staring down antitrust penalties in the country on top of everything else it faces in the European Union.Apple Rosenthaler Strasse - Image Credit: AppleAs such, Apple is now subject to penalties in accordance with anti-competition law in Germany. On Tuesday, judges from the Federal Court of Justice issued a ruling after a one-month deliberation, declaring that Apple should be applied additional controls to encourage competition in the German market.Presiding judge Wolfgang Kirchhoff said that an assessment has shown that Apple has too much control across multiple markets, and should be subjected to additional controls, reports Reuters. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

A rare early example of Frank Lloyd Wrights residential designs in Chicago, the Walser House from 1903, has been identified as endangered by the group Preservation Chicago.The house is located in Chicagos western Austin neighborhood and has significant deterioration/need for repairs estimated to cost around $500,000, according to the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. It is one of just five Prairie Style designs in the city (incl. the recently donated Emil Bach House) and has been unoccupied for the last six years, left to vandalism and unprotected from weather conditions.Preservation Chicago's Executive Director told Artnet its pending foreclosure now requires an "emergency advocacy effort." Other entries that have made their 2025 'Chicago 7' list include The Delaware Building in The Loop, anItalianate structure notable for its early precast concrete facade usage that dates to a fastidious building period in the aftermath of the 1871 Fire.

A new design challenge from Buildner and SAR+ Architects that asked architects to solve Colorados complex housing crisis using a single-stair (aka Point Access Block) design strategy has named five winners at the conclusion of the 18th competition in the formers Affordable Housing Challenge series.Prizes ranging up to $10,000 were up for grabs for the contests 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize winners. They were joined by two special award recipients in being evaluated based on their proposals originality, feasibility, and potential to "enhance urban housing through innovative and adaptable design strategies." The goal was to compare solutions that balanced concerns of density, livability, and environmental responsibility with considerations such as modularity, affordability, access to natural light, and ventilation.Denver is one of several flashpoints for the movement to code single-stair apartment buildings that has grown up around the large debate on housing delivery and will drasti...

The second wave of titles coming to Microsofts Game Pass has been revealed, starting with Octopath Traveler 2 on March 19th. Its playable for Xbox Series X/S via Game Pass Standard and, like the first game, provides eight different playable characters. The HD-2D art style also looks as gorgeous as ever.Tomorrow also features the arrival of Train Sim World 5 on consoles with Standard with three new routes, new challenges, and more. On March 20th, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island will become available for all tiers on cloud, consoles and PC.March 25th sees the arrival of the Blizzard Arcade Collection on all tiers for consoles and PC. It contains classics like The Lost Vikings 1 and 2, RPM Racing, Rock N Roll Racing and Blackthorne, alongside various developer interviews, music, and concept art in the museum.Finally, Atomfall launches on March 27th for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass for cloud, consoles and PC. As Rebellions latest, it offers a post-nuclear first-person mystery as players scour Northern England to escape a quarantine. Head here for more details.Of course, several big titles will leave the service on March 31st. Check out the full list below:MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console)Lil Gator Game (Cloud, Console, and PC)Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC)Yakuza 0 (Cloud, Console, and PC)Yakuza Kiwami (Cloud, Console, and PC)Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Cloud, Console, and PC)The Lamplighters League (Cloud, Console, and PC)Monster Hunter Rise (Cloud, Console, and PC)

The demo for Half-Life 2 RTX is out now. Available to play for free, the game can be downloaded off Steam. As its name implies, Half-Life 2 RTX is a remaster of the seminal shooter, albeit this time around making use of Nvidias current-gen features, like ray tracing and DLSS.Half-Life 2 RTX is the latest release as part of Nvidia recently fully launching its RTX Remix tool. Developed through RTX Remix, Half-Life 2 RTX features the Ravenholm and Nova Prospekt levels. The team behind Half-Life 2 RTX has said that it plans on remastering the entirety of the game, with every texture, model and level getting updates.With a mission to remaster the entirety of Half-Life 2, were updating every texture, model, and level, adding extra geometric detail to buildings and surfaces to realistically interact with fully ray-traced lighting, wrote Orbifold Studios in a post. Each upgraded asset employs state of the art PBR-based workflows to make highly detailed meshes with realistic material properties, in place of the low resolution, low poly originals. And even particles and animations are being revitalized to bring Half-Life 2 to modern graphical standards.Along with ray traced lighting and higher resolution textures, Half-Life 2 RTX also features support for Nvidias DLSS 4. This includes support for upscaling, as well as Multi Frame Generation, which is able to multiply the frame rate by up to 10 times when playing Half Life 2 RTX at 4K. DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Ray Reconstruction are also being used, along with the Neural Radiance Cache, RTX Skin, and RTX Volumetrics.To play Half-Life 2 RTX, at minimum, you will need either an Intel i7-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, 16 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with 8 GB of VRAM to run the game at 1080p and 30 FPS. This hardware will be able to run the game at the Low graphics preset with DLSS turned on.To play at 1080p and 60 FPS, you will need either an Intel i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU, along with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 with 12 GB of VRAM. This will run the game at the High graphics preset with DLSS on.To play at 4K and 144 FPS, you will need a top-of-the-line system running on either an Intel i7-12700K or an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU, 32 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 with 16 GB of VRAM. This runs the title at the Ultra preset with DLSS on.Orbifold Studios has also provided optimal settings for players, depending on the resolutions and frame rates that they want to play at, while also taking their PC specs into account. These settings include Nvidias own feature set, including DLSS Ray Reconstruction models and Frame Generation mode depending on their GPU.If Half-Life 2 RTX has made you curious about RTX Remix, you can try out the tool for free through Nvidias official website. RTX Remix was originally released as a beta back in 2023, and has allowed modders to bring modern visual effects to classic games like Painkiller and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.