At the end of last year Renault showed off its electric 5 Turbo 3E, a wild-looking prototype evocative of the old mid-engined ...

and a Group 4 competition version would need to be developed – but the prototype proved the concept would work, so the new car, to be called simply the Renault 5 Turbo, was given the green light.

It was based on the old Renault 5 hatchback, which recently got an electric rebirth of its own. Calling on that history, Renault first showed off a 5 Turbo-inspired drift car concept back in 2022 ...

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E is headed to production in 2027 ... Looks-wise, the production-spec model is nearly identical to last year’s prototype. That’s been something of a theme with Renault ...

Man, does this thing look freakin' awesome. Nothing about the design has changed over the past few months, which I'm not complaining about. Though some details like the taillights are shared with ...