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 ...

What do you do when a rear-mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive French hot hatch just isn’t quirky enough? You give it two extra wheels, that’s what. A French man named Christian de Léotard did just ...

Yellow, black and white livery clearly takes inspiration from the rally car driven by Jean Ragnotti ...

The seats, inspired by those in the original Renault 5 Turbo, are also trimmed in fabric ... which is based on that of the Clio up front and features a multilink setup at the rear.

Late last year, Renault confirmed its plans to build the outrageous Renault 5 Turbo 3E – a handbuilt, rear-wheel-drive electric hot hatchback with more than 500bhp and a six-figure price tag.

ESSAI – L’Alpine A290, version sportive de la Renault 5, veut à tout prix que l’on évite toute référence à sa sœur, véritable ...