An anti land yacht, spotted at a recently held Dutch show for all kinds of Renault vehicles, regardless their age. A 1987 Renault 5 GT Turbo that can be best described as a streetfighter motorbike with four wheels and a full body.
The second generation of the Renault 5, also known as Renault Supercinq or Super 5, was introduced in 1984. Still very reminiscent of the 1972 original, yet with transverse engines.
The Supercinq hot hatch -read Peugeot 205 GTI competitor- was the GT Turbo. In its first years, it had a 115 DIN-hp, 1.4 liter engine with a Garrett T2 turbocharger.
That’s all fine, but I strongly suspect that the owner of this GT Turbo didn’t settle for 115 eager horses…
There, a sequential manual transmission, genuine sport seats, and a completely stripped interior.
The roll cage and absence of rear seats complete the picture(s).
And speaking of no rear seats, the Renault flyweight is registered as a van (commercial vehicle). Sir, ma’am, your parcel will arrive soon enough!
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The so-called Le Car in the USA. The European version was better, with more engines and models. It was an iconic car for almost 30 years.
No, the LeCar was the first generation.
What GG says, the Le Car was a first gen Renault 5.
My first own car was a 1982 R5 (so also first gen) with a brutal 845 cc engine. Everything manual: the 4-speed transmission, choke, and the summer/winter setting of the air intake (a flexible tube, basically). And the rest too, of course.
Jimmy likes.
I have no overwhelming desire to own anything Renault, but if I did then this color combination would likely have to be part of it. And the Supercinq is one of the best styling updates of any car, ever, by leaving it instantly recognizable and also making it more modern than the date it was (re)created if that makes sense. And in GT Turbo form? Did it come any other way that I would have noticed? Non.
As this one sits, it’s pretty much perfect to my eye, and I can see why you took pix of it, although given the actual choice between it and a 205 GTI I’d probably take the 205. But that’s perhaps next month’s show…