He drives a 1980 Renault 5 Turbo 2 with the joie de vivre that only a Frenchman could mustre. A gentleman from Western France is daily driving one of the most bonkers concoctions that this ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...

In a car with such a short wheelbase, rear-wheel drive and an engine in an unconventional place, the gearshift is just one of the things to look out for when driving a Renault 5 Turbo 2.

Actually, to be accurate, it was the car that predated this Renault 5 Turbo 2 (called, not unsurprisingly, the Renault 5 Turbo), placing an engine where no power unit had gone before in a ...