The Renault is not likely to beat out the best times for all electric cars on the track, but it could set a new benchmark for RWD EVs.

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E will be available in a range of exterior and interior colors, some reminiscent of the historic livery of the Renault 5 Turbo and Turbo 2, such as the Rouge Grenade seen on ...

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 ...

Renault said orders for the outlandish 5 Turbo 3E will begin in the coming weeks. There's no pricing at this time, but just 1,980 units will be made—a nod to the original 5 Turbo homologation ...

Renault unexpectedly released a follow-up to the 5 Turbo in 2001 when it stuffed a 2.9-liter V6 behind the front seats of a second-generation Clio. It built a little under 3,000 cars before ...

Renault is set to push the boundaries of electric performance with its formidable 5 Turbo 3E preparing for a Nürburgring ...

While the R5 Turbo 3E doesn't use any Renault 5 parts, the body panels are the same shape as the original car's — just made of carbon fiber. The automaker said in a press release that the ...

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 ...

That's not bad for an electric hot hatch as it enables the R5 Turbo 3E to accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.5 seconds (3.9 seconds in Drift mode) and reach a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).

The Renault 5 Turbo 2 was one of the dominating hot hatchbacks of the 1980s, and to this day it remains an incredibly sought-after machine — and the same can also be said for the original 5 Turbo.

The Renault 5 Turbo 2 is as exotic as most anything on the road but within the reach of many enthusiasts, at a price of some $25,000 in the U.S. The American importer.