Fiat 127 And The Renault 5, Renault 5, Ford Escort, General Motors, Vauxhall Chevette, Austin Metro
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As for the record-seeking, fully modified Renault4 that will attempt to be the fastest of its kind, it will be powered with a Renault 5 Turbo-sourced turbocharged engine that served in active competition at the French Touring Car Championship in 1983.
I well remember driving an original Renault 5 Turbo2 in pouring rain. Boy was that a pepperami in corners! This model by comparison is a pussycat.
There are small cars you remember with affection: the Austin Metro (although I think that's just me), the Fiat Panda, perhaps, or the Renault 5.
I agree, the French were onto a winner with all the Renault 5 derivatives. The cars were great, so were the vans. Simple, easy to work at, under stressed engines, carburetors, injection pumps. All were so straightforward.
So praise be, then, for the arrival on the scene of a young lad in an old Renault 5 Turbo, bearing a man-sized nut-releaser! ...
Cars like Peugeot's punchy 205 and the rambunctious Renault 5 GT Turbo of the mid '80s helped lay the foundations of what would become the hot hatch phenomenon, which has led to cars like the Renault Sport Clio and the Peugeot 206 GTi ...
The Clio V6 is an extrovert crackerjack that blends strong track ability with a large measure of street cred. It's a legitimate successor to the Renault 5 Turbo that started the mid-engined hatchback craze back in 1980.
The THP150 has a 0-60 of 7.3secs and it feels good, like a quality version of the old Renault 5 GTturbo. The 120VTi 1.6 is also a great drive. Drop your preconceptions, go and drive one, you wont regret it.
These were usually saloons, with the first successful hatchback in this class being the 1974 Volkswagen Golf, which moved the layout of the smaller supermini Renault 5 to this segment.
 See also: Renault, Ford, Seat, Peugeot, Renault Sport
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