When Renault built the R5 Turbo 3E as a nod to the original R5 Turbo, it went all out. It used two electric motors to send 375 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels only, added a huge ...

See Also: R5 Turbo 3 Is A Cool Restomod Of The Homologation Special By An Independent Company The powertrain sources its energy from a 42 kWh lithium-ion battery mounted under the floor. Renault ...

The Renault R5 Turbo 2 is one of them. It's very loosely based on the car Americans might know best as Le Car, but it's turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder is in the middle. It is madness incarnate.

The R5 Turbo 3E, on the other hand, leans hard into aggression. From some angles, you need to look closely to see the cuddly little commuter hiding beneath this ripped exterior. The massive wide ...

BACK in 1980 the Renault 5 Turbo was launched. Fitted with a mid-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive, its sole purpose was to go rallying. The first 400 production 5 Turbos were made to comply with… ...

Well, the R5 Turbo is back, albeit for the electric age. This is the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, a battery-powered super hatchback based on the recently revealed series-production city EV.

Renault is celebrating 50 years of the R5 hatchback with a rad as hell electric show car attached to an enormous rear wing. By Owen Bellwood September 14, 2022 10:30 am EST Renault ...

The Renault R5 hatchback was forbidden fruit on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Thankfully, Jay Leno's Garage has featured the French hot hatch in a recent episode. The particular car is a 1985 ...

With a combined output of over 500 hp (373 kW / 507 PS), the R5 Turbo 3E is the most powerful production model by Renault, promising a 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in under 3.5 seconds.