PalmettoZ Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Cool! R5 Turbo!! What would I like to own more for the same price, a set of headers or the Renault? Hmmm The 1.5 inch exhaust tip on the Renault has me worried though. Didn't they know about restrictive exhausts and backpressure back then?? I had a R5 turbo when I lived in Germany from 1988 thru 1993. This one has the Alpine fender flares on it, so I would assume that it is an Alpine version. Not sure of the differences between the regular turbo and the Alpine other than it was more bad ass. My R5 had a small engine in it, a 1.3 or 1.6 from the factory, I cannot remember anymore exactly. It only had 150 hp, but the car was light as hell. Didn't have the wide flares on it either. Also had Koni shocks and lightweight aluminum wheels. It would scoot pretty good around town, and had a very tight gear ratio in it. Top end on the Autobahn was not all that quick due to the low gear ratio's. It could accelerate 0-100 kmph damn quick though. I remember that it overheated alot, didn't like to be run hard on a summer day. Also it had a carb / turbo set-up on it, not very effecient. By the way, you aren't really allowed to have loud oversize exhaust systems over there, the DOT ( or TUV in German ) is pretty restrictive on what you change on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitechocolatelove Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 that is a damn fine car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 A LeCar on Roids! LOL Cool! R5 Turbo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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