A rear-wheel-drive hot hatch that can do 0-62 mph in 3.5 seconds? We’re listening. And yes—Renault says it’s destined for production. The R5 Turbo “3E” (It’s the third car to bear the ...

The original Renault 5 Turbo was a cut-up and remixed supermini, a slow and not particularly memorable economy hatchback save for its somewhat infamous incarnation in the states as the Le Car.

Renault has confirmed it will build a new version of the 5 Turbo. Called the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, it will be an electric hatchback with two motors, rear-wheel-drive, carbon bodywork and 500 horsepower.

Well, that’s what Renault says, but certainly not as we know it. The original Renault 5 emerged in 1972 and was really the car that put the marque on the map. King of them all was the mid-engined 5 GT ...

Credit to Renault: Turning a front-wheel-drive supermini into a mid-engined, rear-drive sports car can be no easy task, and remarkably the French firm has done it twice, first with the 5 Turbo in ...

When I was an impressionable youth back in the last quarter of the 20th century, the word ‘turbo’ really meant something. Throttle response you could measure with an egg timer, certainly, but ...

You may like These powerful in-wheel motors could spawn the next generation of affordable high-performance EVs The Renault 5 Turbo is back! The 1980s icon returns as a 500hp EV with a very modern ...

This Renault 5 restomod comes with a modern electric powertrain and a specially built digital gauge cluster. In keeping with its adorable size and looks, the 22.0-kW battery ekes out just 50 miles ...