He drives a 1980 Renault 5 Turbo 2 with the joie de vivre that only a Frenchman ... sold in the United States as Le Car. That layout, we can imagine, can make the R5 Turbo a bit of a handful ...

Actually, to be accurate, it was the car that predated this Renault 5 Turbo 2 (called, not unsurprisingly ... The Group B cars were rampantly fast – in evo 222, Richard Meaden drove an example ...

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.

Christmas has come early for retro hot hatch fans, as Renault has confirmed it is bringing back the iconic 5 Turbo. The car will be based ... Turbo (and Turbo 2) made about 4,000 sales.