We find out exactly how to bag yourself a good one The GT Turbo isn’t just a fierce engine stuffed into a shopping car chassis – Renault really went to work on the suspension too. This is a superb ...

As a seedling for some of the most loved and least sane hot hatches ever made, the original Renault 5 was prolific. There was ...

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 ...

Peugeot hit back with the 130bhp 1.9 GTI in late 1986 and Renault responded with the Phase II GT Turbo with watercooled turbocharging that increased power to 118bhp. The Clio 16v and Williams spelled ...

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E is a rear-wheel-drive 500bhp hot ... restricted to extremely limited production numbers. Kia’s EV9 GT will come with 515bhp and an electric range of 279 miles Kia has ...

Scroll down for the full details of the Renault 5 1985 right here. On this page, you will find all the key specs for the 5 from overall fuel efficiency in MPG and its top speed in MPH, to running ...

Credit to Renault: Turning a front-wheel-drive supermini into a mid-engined, rear-drive sports car can be no easy task, and remarkably the French firm has done it twice, first with the 5 Turbo in ...

Overall we find the Renault Megane GT to feel faster and more exciting than ... You could get a Hyundai Elantra SR Turbo with its more user-friendly interior, excellent chassis, nice steering ...

and a Nissan R35 GT-R, among others. Curiously, the R5 Turbo 3E appears as if it will outperform the Alpine A290 – the hot hatch based on the R5 from Renault’s performance arm. MORE ...

Automakers like Seat, Opel and Citroën (to name just a few) all offer hot hatches American buyers can only admire from afar. Few of them, however, can hold a candle to Renault.

Based on the new Megane and featuring sporty credentials provided by Renault Sport, the GT wagon is a hot hatch with extra space. Power comes from a 1.6-litre turbo that can create 151kW of power ...