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 ...

Renault’s quest for performance car pedigree will take the hardcore 5 Turbo 3E to the ‘Ring for a fast lap very soon ...

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

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E is an all-electric reinterpretation of the legendary Renault 5 Turbo and Turbo 2 from the 1980s. With 540 hp from its rear in-wheel electric motors, it delivers breathtaking ...

Renault plans to give its new 5 EV the Turbo widebody treatment, with rear-wheel-drive performance to match. Byron Hurd Dec 13, 2024 12:30 PM EST 0 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Providing the motors with their juice is a 42 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and impressively, Renault said the car weighs just 980 hp (2,160 lbs) and can hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.5 seconds.

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).

Normally the Turbo 2 had to make do with steel versions from the standard Renault 5, known in America as the Le Car. This one got lightweight aluminum panels for the doors, roof, and hatch for ...