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.

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 ...

Renault is cooking up a modern 5 hatchback powered by batteries, and it previewed the car last year with the 5 Prototype. At the 2022 Chantilly Arts & Elegance contest running on Sept. 25 at the ...

Renault wants to build a 500-horsepower rear-wheel drive two-door hatchback. Called the 5 Turbo 3E, it's an electric nod to the rally-bred R5 Turbo of the 1980s. It has two electric motors housed in ...

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 ...

Renault might not have a single performance model in its current range right now, but the company was crazy enough to create the R5 Turbo 3E, a fully electric, limited-production hyper hatch that ...

While Renault has acted a bit quirky just recently, taking the mantle of a Mitsubishi, the French are now back on the right neo-retro, sustainable track – as they gear up for October’s Paris Motor ...

According to its seller, original cars like today's Nice Price or No Dice R5 Turbo 2 "almost never surface." Not only has this one popped up for air, but that air is relatively clean as it has been ...

Renault’s R5 Turbo is back, sans the turbo. That’s because this new Renault 5 Turbo is electric. Instead of a mid-mounted four-cylinder turbocharged engine, Renault will power this high-powered hot ...

If you're celebrating the 50th anniversary of a great album of classic movie, you might get a re-release or a few live performances. But if you're celebrating the 50th anniversary of a car, what can ...

One of the 200 Renault R5 Turbo 2s ever built just sold for over $150,000. Known as “Le Car,” this machine was built with two purposes in mind: qualify it for the WRC Group B and let the world know ...

Josh has always had a love affair with cars. This mostly started as a kid playing video games like Need for Speed Underground and going to the occasional car show with his father and grandfather in ...