Because the Renault’s turbo engine would’ve been too much for ... original 5 Turbo motor stayed intact in the rear, while a 5 Alpine motor was added up front. According to SixMania, a site ...
As a seedling for some of the most loved and least sane hot hatches ever made, the original Renault 5 was prolific. There was ...
A number of engines were considered. The 2664cc V6 from the Renault 30 was ... called simply the Renault 5 Turbo, was given the green light. Production began at the Alpine factory in May 1980 ...
And where some comfy but confined rear seats once sat, an engine took their place. It was effectively the same 1.4-litre turbocharged unit from the earlier Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, but in its new ...
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 ...
The Alpine team, the "successor" of the former Renault, has confirmed that it will stop designing and manufacturing engines for Formula 1 starting in 2026. This decision affects the 360 employees ...