For fans of fast cars and deeper stories, Renault just dropped an Easter egg worth hunting down. At the very end of its new ...

an all-electric hatchback that exists as an oddball tribute to the Renault 5 Turbo homologation car that existed so the automaker could compete in rallying over forty years ago. The original car ...

There aren’t many cars that are expected to sell out before ... with the striking yellow and black livery of the 1982 Renault 5 Turbo rally model. Renault has said this is its most powerful ...

Renault has released more information about its upcoming Renault 5 Turbo 3E electric rally car, and boy howdy, does it look hot as hell. For background: auto enthusiasts look very fondly on the ...

The 5 Turbo 3E is a 535 hp (540 PS) tribute to the nutty 1980s Renault 5 Turbo rally car that reaches showrooms in 2027. Related: Renault 5 Turbo 3E Is An Electric Hyper Hatch With Over 500 HP ...

Though some details like the taillights are shared with the basic Renault 5 E-Tech ... 3E also has a rally-style vertical handbrake, which is a rare sight in any road-going car, let alone an ...

Hyundai puts the Inster on steroids to create the Insteroid design study. Although Hyundai doesn't say it, its inspiration ...

Other than the lack of an actual turbocharger, the Renault 5 Turbo 3E gets a similarly bolstered body kit as its 80s predecessors and a similar boost in power. In fact, the only bits carried over from ...

The rest of the interior is dominated by a pair of carbon bucket seats (the 5 Turbo 3E is strictly a two-door, two-seater), and a vertically-mounted handbrake like that from a rally car.

But they took a completely different route. Instead, with the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, the brand is apparently presenting a genuine rally car including a carbon fiber plastic lightweight body and cage.

If any EV were targeted exactly at my personal interests, it would be the Renault ... of the new 5 are destined for the U.S. That’s a shame; they could’ve called it the “Le Car Turbo 3E.” ...

Renault will launch the 5 Turbo 3E electric hot hatch in 2027 The car is the spiritual successor to the 5 Turbo and 5 Turbo 2 homologation specials of the 1980s Production will be limited to 1,980 ...