How do you turbocharge an electric car? With a bit of imagination, says Renault’s design boss Gilles Vidal (Renault) Renault’s latest move in its reinvention – or ‘Renaulution’ as the company likes to ...

UPDATE 3/17/25: This story has been updated to incorporate new information regarding the Renault 5 3E's production and ...

Update: Since its initial reveal, Renault has confirmed that the Renault 5 Turbo 3E will be a limited-production model, with only 1,980 numbered units available, reinforcing its exclusivity. 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 ...

Marking a new stage in the development of Renault 5 Turbo 3E, two advanced prototypes made their public drives on Sunday 5 ...

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 ...

The all-electric Renault 5, which looks awesome, promises to bring electric power to the masses and even has a baguette holder, is quite possibly my new favorite car. While you might have thought that ...

The Renault R5 Turbo is back! Well, sort of. The new Turbo 3E is still a wild, rear-wheel-drive hot hatchback with way more personality than one could reasonably expect to fit into such a small ...

Renault continues to pay tribute to the classic 5's 50th anniversary with a new show car called R5 Turbo 3E. Following the Renault 5 Prototype and 5 Diamant, this exuberant new reinterpretation of the ...

Every now and then, the French make the rounds in the automotive world with a special breed of car. Since the 1980s, their specialty is the hot hatchback. Along with Peugeot’s 205 GTI, Renault made a ...

Few cars spark the imagination like a phase 1 Renault 5 Turbo. An unabashed folly of a car designed by enthusiasts from one of the quirkiest automaking nations, this 1981 model is currently being sold ...

Rally fans tend to look back on the days of Group B (1982-1986) as the sport’s golden era. All-wheel drive and the nascent technology of turbocharging hit the rally scene almost simultaneously, and ...