Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This 1980 Renault R5 Turbo 1 sold for €86,250 (approximately $100,650) through RM Sotheby’s in 2019. Renault’s R5 Turbo 1 features ...

In the US, the Volkswagen Golf was initially badged as the Volkswagen Rabbit. But, the genesis of the 'hot hatch' stems from 1976 when Volkswagen introduced the Golf GTI. With the Golf GTI, VW ...

Of all the “hot hatches” ever made, they don’t get much hotter—or more exciting—than the game-changing Renault R5 Turbo. Made from 1980 through 1984 (during the Dark Ages of U.S. safety and emissions ...

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 ...

As one of the most rare and unusual hot hatches ever, the value of the Renault 5 Turbo has hit the roof these past few years. The best examples change hands for six-digit sums, and if RMSothebys’ ...

In the 1980s, otherwise rational automakers were turning their economy hatchbacks into bonafide supercars to go rallying. The Renault R5 Turbo 2 is one of them. It's very loosely based on the car ...