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Renault 5 Turbo
Spotted this cool one last week at the Renault days in Spa.
Mid-engined 1.4 litre with Turbo, good for 160 hp standard.
This one still has it's original color, notice they all have aftermarket wheels as the standard gyres are impossible to find.
This R5 GT Turbo , engine at the front, 1.4 litre turbo with 120 hp, had some nice Ronal wheels.
Bim
Renault 5 Turbo
Spotted this cool one last week at the Renault days in Spa. Mid-engined 1.4 litre with Turbo, good for 160 hp standard. This one still has it's original color, notice they all have aftermarket wheels as the standard gyres are impossible to find. This R5 G...
The green is very cool !
It was pretty cool on the R5 Turbo though i'm not sure i would still like it after a few months ... original color is always the best off course! Bim
Loved the r5 turbo, a perfect example of the madness of some engineers...
We need more of those... Lets pack the beancounters in a slow boat to the end of the world with no return ;-)
I find it highly irresponsible ...
... something like the R5 Turbo would be produced again. Humans have to take their responsibility for the well being of our planet ........ errr ... could we fit a bigger turbo with at least one second of lag on it ? :-) Bim
Renault 5 GT Turbo Raider
Back in 1991 - 1992, the current Mrs MTF drove a Raider. It was a U.K. special edition (available only in metallic blue, with different interior and wheels) introduced in 1990 and the whole range was then discontinued in 1991 for the replacement Clio. No ...
Renault UK did a special edition ...
... of the Clio RS a couple of years ago, also called the Raider , over here it was called 'Ange et Demon' which translates as 'Angel and Demon'. Those R5GT Turbos were real widowmakers, not only the fact they crushed like an empty can but also the turbol...
Indeed, same story ...
So can you imagine the joy of driving a shortwheelbase rear wheeldrive R5 with even more power and probably more turbolag :-) ? Filip
Ah, make it 5 kilometers ... at 300 kph ...
.. only takes one minute :-) correct me if i'm wrong, just back from a whole day of traffic jams drinking my third (or '4th .. (5th ???) glass of bubbles ... hips ... santé Bim
My favourite 5...
...is a highly modified local car. 5s were never officially imported in Australia, but the story is that Bob Watson (Australian Rally champion in a R8 Gordini) and his team got their hands on a standard 5 belonging to the wife of local Renault exec and mo...
We don't have Renaults in America...
These are a rare sight for my eyes, as we don't really have Renaults in America.
Indeed,
The French dont want to 'waiste' time selling their cars in the US as they have never produced big engines. Filip
Renault tried a few times to penetrate the US Market but they remained ...
marginal! Please correct me anyone, i am not a renault expert but i know of : The R5 as LeCar Event the turbo A little exotic American style? Overpaid overheating advertising designers...LOL The Renault 11 as Encore The Alliance convertinle never seen in ...
Those lights on that R5 ...
.. sorry, i meant 'Le Car' :-) .. are horrendous .. looks like a Pacer AMC :-) The Encore (why didn't they call it the "Again" ?) looks pretty strange as well ... . I think the US market isn't really easy as they are quite protective, remember Audi's auto...
Compulsory....
...up until the mid-70s, those round headlights were all that were allowed under US regulations (FMVSS108). There was a single solitary allowable size of light allowed. The rules also banished the lovely covered headlights from the likes of the E-type, Al...
I see a French car maybe once or twice a year...
And I don't think they were actually brought into the US by the manufacturer but individuals who have imported them to the USA. But thanks for the old advertisements, I never knew that Renault actually tried to sell cars here in the USA in New Jersey. Tha...