When Renault built the R5 Turbo 3E as a nod to the original R5 Turbo, it went all out. It used two electric motors to send 375 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels only, added a huge ...

There's a time and place for replicas. High-end concours? Leave that Cobra kit-car in the garage. Blasting through some rocky, dusty mountain passes? Fire up the replica and laugh at the garage queens ...

Renault is reviving its rally spirit for 2027 in the form of the R5 Turbo 3E, an electric hot hatch with far more power and torque than you can shake a stick at. Inspired by the sporty Turbo 2 from ...

Last week, Renault teased an electric R5 Turbo with a gigantic wing and not much else that we could see. The mysterious rally monster was part of the brand's celebration for the 50th anniversary of ...

In a world full of Lancia Stratoses and Audi Quattros, Renault knew that its diminutive 5 (or R5, in common parlance) hatchback would not be the basis of a competitive World Rally Championship entry.

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 Renault R5 Turbo 3E shows its futuristic electric rally performance at Goodwood. With massive torque and aggressive ...

Visually, the Turbo 3E retains the dramatic, rally-inspired look of its predecessor but with a modern aerodynamic focus. Wide wheel arches house 20-inch wheels, while functional air scoops channel ...

Ask almost any fan of rally when the golden era of the sport was, and they’ll tell you it was the Group B era of the early and mid Eighties. Runaway development meant that the Group B era was an arms ...

The Renault R5 Turbo was a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive hatchback built for homologation in the World Rally Championship by Renault in the 1980s. Its short wheelbase, minuscule weight, and 1.4-liter, ...

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