The Turbo made its WRC debut during the 1981 season. ... The Renault 5 Turbo also played the groundwork for an equally exciting mid-engine rocket bunny, the 2001 Clio V6.

Today’s WRC cars are deeply impressive and the drivers as skilled as ever, ... Renault 5 Turbo. Renault 5 Turbo 2. Engine. In-line 4-cyl, 1397cc, turbo. In-line 4-cyl, 1397cc, turbo. Max power.

This lovely 1985 Renault 5 Turbo 2 Evolution was just listed on Bring a Trailer. One of only 200 homologated road cars built to qualify for WRC rules.

Renault’s first serious dive into the WRC wouldn’t come until the tail end of Group 4’s dominance. ... While the mid-engine Renault 5 Turbo wasn’t as successful in its original intent, ...

The Turbo was launched in 1980 by Renault as a purpose-built Group 4 WRC car; FIA regulations called for 400 production models for homologation purposes, and this example is one of that initial ...

Of course, the most famous of them was the R5 Turbo, which radically moved a turbocharged engine behind the driver and was rear-wheel drive. Success in WRC and an extremely wide pair of rear ...

The original Renault 5 was launched in 1972 as a humble economy car, but also spawned the mid-engine R5 Turbo hot hatchback, built to compete in the World Rally Championship (WRC).

This means the math for Renault here works out that if it does shift all 1,980 of the 5 Turbo 3E, potentially before prospective owners even get to see what the inside looks like, this “mini ...

Today’s WRC cars are deeply impressive and the drivers as skilled as ever, ... Renault 5 Turbo. Renault 5 Turbo 2. Engine. In-line 4-cyl, 1397cc, turbo. In-line 4-cyl, 1397cc, turbo. Max power.

Success in WRC and an extremely wide pair of rear fenders are its other claims to fame. Here’s the non-Turbo version of the six-wheeled Renault 5. INA Officiel via YouTube.