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 ...

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 ...

Most notably, turbo issues forced ... and we want to solve those.” Alpine’s parent brand Renault’s decision to end its long-time involvement in Formula 1 engine-building from 2026 ...

The electric Renault 5 Turbo 3E, like its predecessor, will be rear-wheel drive. But instead of a 160bhp 1.4-litre turbo engine, here there are two electric motors on the rear axle with a combined ...

Many years ago a pearl-white Renault ... to 60 mph in 7.5 seconds, which was competitive with a Porsche 944. Sadly, the 2.8-liter engine was neither very smooth nor inspiring to listen, so a better ...

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 ...

The Alpine legacy dates back to 1955 ... While the non-turbo models used a 2.8 litre V6, based on the Renault 30 engine, the Turbo V6 was a 2.5 litre unit familiar to Renault 25 Turbo owners. Neither ...

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 ...