80s Hot hatch Turbos. What was better?

[@fourQQ]

Any turbo car in the 80s was the car to have , my dad had an MG montego turbo, everyone loved it

[@greenieman26tube]

the Montego had a the turbo system designed and tunes by lotus..also I think they did some work on either the breaks or the suspension. crank up the boost, fit a big set of Mini lite wheels and those cars were weapons, same woth the Ren19

[@Dave85626]

My mates montego felt like it was going to lift off at lightspeed when it got to 3.5k rpm 😂 wicked bus

[@jonnyvt6602]

My mate had an Uno Turbo; felt tlime someone had attached a ricket to a sardine tin! Was alot of fun; we'd scream Uuunoo! When he gave it the beans!

[@ridinho]

Uno all day, every day! I owned one back in the 80s, digital Dash, lowered suspension. Quick and fun enough, it was very reliable for an Italian car😂

[@Dave85626]

@ridinho mine did more miles with my mate pushing from behind than it did with me driving it 😆 loved it though and I'd have it back tomorrow

[@robertf2715]

I preferred the R5 GTT then, and I would choose the same today. Sorry

[@mattsky0794]

Had a white Nova GTE back then. So wish I still had it, felt very fast when I was 19!!

[@richardlambert3937]

I love Italian cars. But this particular battle it's the 5

[@johnpeace23]

I love italian car's, I always wanted an uno turbo, never got one though, but I've had a fiat 127 sport, strada 105tc,2x X19's and saved the best until last, a lancia delta hf turbo Martini tuned to over 200 bhp! An absolute weapon, people still mention it today! Italian car's have something that's missing from modern car's, it's called character!

[@cm-oo1td]

I still get asked about my HF turbo today too 😂

[@ADYDRURY1234]

I am 52 and had 2 R5 turbos in my 20s, first one was white and I traded it in for a raider, both were great fun cars, over the years I have had a couple of subaru's, impreza and a legacy turbo, a few BMW's, mk2 MR2 and several other sporty cars but I can honestly say I had more fun in my white R5 turbo than any other car, just something quite raw about it which made you smile. About 20 years ago I knew someone with a mk2 renault clio sport, as soon as I sat in it it reminded me of my R5, same sort of smell and driving position.

[@TonyCinelli-nm3ds]

Had an Uno turbo mk1,Renault 5 Gt turbo,crx vti,205 gti 1.9,and charade Gtti….id love another Charade Gtti !! The Uno turbo was close second to the Gtti but lordy id love a Gtti again 👍

[@AC87481]

Both super cool but I'd be driving away in the R5. Always wanted one!

[@claudioschumi87]

Both Iconic cars, as a kid, I've always loved the R5 for its mad looks and exhausts, but the Uno was my first Italian car that I became a fan of. My uncle in Italy had the standard Uno, and I would always go whenever my uncle drove his Uno around the village, at times I would sit in the driver seat and pretend to be driving the car 😂, so I may be biased towards the Uno. Both were great cars in a time when hot hatchbacks were cool. I would put the Tipo up there as well I love those cars, not many don't get that lol but they're such cool cars would love to own either the Uno or the Tipo.

[@deanowarrior]

Had an uno turbo ie 1989 f , bbr turbo chip, absolutely loved it ,revved right through the red line, super quick in its day. 130 at the wheels . Grey with red seat belts. Tuned the tables on my mates renault big time.

[@TESTA-CC]

Mazda 323 4x4 Turbo, The Ultimate Hot Hatch Until The Nissan Pulsar 4x4 2.0 turbo.

[@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697]

The lack of weight and handling, that's why the R5's were loved. They were often tuned to 200+ bhp, it's a quite a terrifying experience in a tin can.

[@fatwalletboy2]

If the 5 is hitting 10.8 psi thats not even close to 1 bar. I think back in the day the headlines said the 5 could hit 60 in 7.5sec vs 8.3 in the Uno. Thats a big difference down the pub.

[@vudusid8717]

Uno Turbo ie was 7.9 I had one.

[@sugarsaint]

I had two R5 the Uno was a fast little rival surprisingly the new Fiesta RS Turbo was not as fast as either in my experience

[@sugarsaint]

​@@vudusid8717depending on what phase you had the Phase 2 GT turbo wasn't as quick as the phase 1 despite extra 5 hp the reverse is true for the Uno but the Phase two is ugly compared to the classic

[@garymcgregor7048]

R5 suffered from hot start problems with that old fashioned carburettor 😢

[@JonnyMc7]

Yeah big time it was because the carb was so close to the manifold. Ceramic coated manifold helped bit didn’t evaporate the fuel left in carb when you start it. Loved the car though

[@fourQQ]

The old Tipo 2 litre IE was rapid

[@stevenfernando1842]

Love the looks of both. Both cars are styled by Italians. The Uno by Giugiaro and the R5 by Gandini. I haven’t driven a R5 but I’ve heard that they handle better than the Uno. But I still prefer the Uno for its Italian character.

[@toby000000]

Gandini, or Gordini?

[@Trctnctrl0ff888]

Gordini

[@sambobrooklyn316]

Definitely a hard choice.

[@stevenfernando1842]

@@toby000000 Gandini was the stylist for the R5.

[@toby000000]

@@stevenfernando1842 I had no idea, thanks for letting me know 👍

[@chrisfox7460]

205 GTI all day long..lag in the turbo's back in the 80's was lllooonnnggg!!

[@Markknightexeter]

That was part of the fun

[@cetriemmmmm7177]

Ren5. I had two. The second one was a Raider, all standard. 106gti16v and PuntoGT couldn't come close...uno turbo couldn't either. 205 1.9 no chance etc. Whatta car!

[@mongmanification]

I had gt punto, was quicker than my best m8s r5.

[@MrAdeyb]

I had a black renault 5 gt turbo g reg black like this in video, had 7k miles om in 1990, , was great fun to drive, was like a brand new car, all original , was very fast of nark, got an xr2 after it and that was the biggest heep of shite I've ever owned

[@rabmc]

Personally I had a Black fiesta rs turbo for a few years in 1999 then on to a Mercury grey escort rs turbo. Both rivals to these. Great times

[@cosworthcosworth1]

from deltas to s1s rs ts gte,s gt turbos, the uno turbo ie abarth will always have a special place in my heart x...

[@gettostar123]

Renault 5 Gt turbo all day day long, I’ve still got mine 👌🏾

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Ah for me it would have to be the Uno, mine was red and black outside and black and red inside, and all those years only had like 30,000km when I brought, I did about 20,000km in it. But I was young and foolish so just kept chasing the horse power... So I am guilty of wanting one again, sadly where I live that at any price is not an option. To my ear that Uno doesn't sound right, almost like it isn't running on all four some of the time... Thanks for the review, and I do think looks more modern now, well at least on the outside.

[@Jamie7ee]

Renault 5 gtt for me all day long, I adore Italian cars. But for me the Renault 5 was just an absolute benchmark in the hot hatch category in the 80's/90's. It's those iconic squared off wheel arch's, it's just full of character! I have never owned one but id love to one day. However id never hand over £10k/£20k+ for one I don't get the hype that much.

[@brandonroofingltd2959]

Renault 5 gt turbo for me 👌🏼

[@firebladeboy.539]

I owned both when I was 18, D reg uno & G reg R5. I preferred my R5 back then, it didn’t break down every time I drove it like the uno did. £2500 for a 40,000 mile R5 Gt turbo when I bought it in 94, what a bargain. R5 always evaporated the fuel in the carb when I drove it hard 😂 I have an uno turbo now tucked away, rebuilt engine, ported & polished with a tipo 16v cam in it.

[@AliensExist13]

Maybe get more shots of the cars exteriors barely saw them. Fiat for me on this one

[@owainjohns2815]

I had an electric blue R5T on a C plate. it was the perfect 90s rave mobile. Clifford alarm with air horns, meta immobiliser, side glass treated with anti smash, and it still got done. they couldn't drive it, so they pushed it around the corner and stripped it of; infinity competents in door built, twin alpine reference 10s, Sony 6x9s, alpine and Denton amps with top clarion head unit and 6 disc changer. 6 months later I bought the 6 disc changer back and it still had by discs in it. then there was retribution,

[@jonntischnabel]

Didn't know you could use a flashlight to time yourself! 😮 I had a r5 in 2002, loved it, also had a pug 1.9 which was very different, and also loved. Never had a go in an uno but would love to see what theyre like. ❤

[@-Astro--]

R5GTT all day back in the day. Favoured by all the max power crew 😃 if you know you know 😉

[@autosportivobedford]

💯

[@dazchild]

I bought a 1.3 fiat Uno turbo 1987 in 1989. It was a great car at the time and kept it for about 5 years...

[@PROTEK123]

owned a R5 gt when i was 21 ( 1991 ) , it was rapid , the anti perc fan they fitted did help with hot starts , raced many a car back in day and beat stnd Unos ..... Came up against a few pug !.9 gti... lost in every department

[@reecesmith1417]

I Owen a clio Williams 190 bhp was an animal beat civic type rsss

[@benzinapaul7416]

I grew up with cars like these, I was 17 in 1991. I had a few Uno Turbos, so underrated here in the UK. The UK press slated them for torque steer and understeer and the looks were quite understated too. I'd have the Uno all day over the Renault - I had mates with 5 Turbos and they wouldn't start when they were hot as the fuel vapourised in the carb. The Renault had the headline 0-60 time which was quicker than nearly everything else similar, in the days of What Car magazine and Autocar stats sold cars

[@155andRising]

my second car was a MK1 Uno Turbo so i'm obviously biased but I think for a proper fair comparison you need two standard cars to compare. I'm not a fan of the body kit on that Uno and much prefer the standard look, its lugging extra weight around . I think David Cirioni has done a comparison on these two if I remember rightly. The buzz with an R5 is the original Turbo 1 with the mid mounted engine

[@jamesrennie1227]

Renault was better all round, mainly handling. Too expensive though, all my mates had Uno Turbos. That square dash was of the day very cool.

[@RSADYNAMICS]

Daihatsu Charade GTti was like a spaceship in terms of engineering compared to the those 2 cars . No disrespect

[@jamesrennie1227]

@@RSADYNAMICS 2 seconds slower 0-60 no comparison

[@RSADYNAMICS]

@@jamesrennie1227 actually it was 0 to 60 in 7.7 seconds but unlike these 2 fragile cars you could run over 200 bhp in the GTti with stock enginer internals

[@cm-oo1td]

Were they 3 cylinders

[@garybradbury1835]

I owned an 89 Gtti it was great,until the engine,melted,one other pals had an Uno ie turbo another pal owned a Renault 5 turbo.....Uno ie MK1 was undeniabley the fastest.

[@RSADYNAMICS]

@@garybradbury1835 allot of people back in the day did not understand about car tuning and air fuel ratios .they would turn the boost up using crude Bleed valves but not account for the extra fuel needed and then run to lean and melt pistons .but as we can see with the guys in Argentina these engines can make stupid horsepower wit the correct fuelling and a good ecu

[@shanedaly9737]

I had a fiat uno turbo ie and I wish I still had it now. It was so quick for a small car but it made up for it with the look of the car and the interior and that engine was a pocket rocket 🚀

[@truecrimestoriesonyoutube]

i could not decide so i had one of each

[@autosportivobedford]

😁👌

[@truecrimestoriesonyoutube]

@@autosportivobedford check them both 5 turbo d56aut fiat uno turbo d368tnu be nice to know if both still on the road

[@garymcgregor7048]

Loved my D, reg uno turbo ie. It was in grey and had the red carpets, seat belts etc. Took it to turbo technics and it was so fast. My make had a E reg white Renault 5 turbo it did look nice I admit. Loved the trick of if it had been raining, you jump in before the passenger and set the wiper away, it soaked the lad waiting to get in 😂😂.

[@autosportivobedford]

Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelsmedley7519]

Uno for me. I am biased though I've got one

[@mikeward369gamingnet]

I had a ax gt back in the day go for crazy money now😂

[@MrPabsUk]

Carb, & OHV, I mean, c`mon, the R5 was archaic mechanically. I think the only reason the R5 has gone up is the smooth ride for people who don't drive them properly hard, (I corner my standard Uno`s on 3, sometimes 2 wheels!) & Ali G...🤣

[@Muzza72]

I had both but the Uno I loved ..also had a croma turbo which really jogged on as well

[@stevencollins7778]

My uncle had 2 uno turbos when i grew up. I loved the throw back of the turbo. He used to leave renault 5's and his was standard barrin a 3inch exhaust pipe. You needed to upgrade the fiesta rs turbo to be quicker. Definitely in a staright line. It wasnt the best on corners either but certainly on power

[@kennethrobey7893]

Fiat uno Turbo IE all day, they were Italian 🇮🇹 for a start, and were also little rippers……only honest down side would be corrosion problems. I had a tuned lancia delta integerale in full Martini livery with 300bhp plus and a couple of people with Renault 5 GT Turbos always gave it the large saying the 5’s would annihilate the Delta…….. I used to just laugh !!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCloudracer]

i had a black gt turbo phase 2 1990 i miss my first car ,i enjoyed it as a 20year old

[@geeteeramone4927]

Uno. Owned a red and black 86 first trim face lift. Superchipped turbo nutter, actually quite scary in the wet. Kept me smiling though 😊

[@christopherwebb-w1g]

Uno turbo overhead cam fuel injection leagues ahead of the Renault 5 both sick cars of the 80s though.

[@gerrypiccirillo651]

Fiat uno is the most top car the turbo ie 105cv was a bullet ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@leviddesign4537]

I had a MG Maestro 20 efi. Couldn't keep up with either of those.

[@seadog9534]

The hype for the R5 was its shape!

[@ianwinter100]

I had a metallic green uno ie, and I loved it 🎉

[@martinkirin912]

Great channel boys love your content, I'd take the Fiat any day looks better, sounds better, better engine + it's Italian but that's just my opinion sorry Renault fans, you boys should get a Lancia Thema 8.32 and give a review on one of those.

[@autosportivobedford]

Thank you so much

[@_light_catcher]

I think the hype surrounding the Renault 5 comes from its motorsport past.

[@stevenwest1494]

The Renault 5 sounds like the shell is about to disconnect from the chassis. I think you have to ring it out to red line to really enjoy it. Those cars aren't meant to be driven gently.

[@toby000000]

Maybe if it had a chassis 😂

[@jamesrennie1227]

And the Rally heritage of the Reanault 5s.

[@trisrush9155]

Driven plenty of both, R5 was always disappointing, mk2 uno, with a little work was an absolute weapon!

[@Popsdorian3921]

Both looks great,if Renault comes with body kit standard then it looks better but mk2 turbo i prefer over all in looks mk1 lights not a fan

[@Muzza72]

It was my era so was lucky to had the chance to own most cars of the day . I had a nice 309gti as well as 2 different 205s . RS turbo was quality though 👊🏻

[@steviefpv]

I’ve always been a Renault 5 gtt fan I love the looks of them. I hate French cars as a rule but the r5 has a soft spot in my heart. Never owned one no I work I can’t even afford one I ain’t paying 10k plus for a decent one.

[@morgan1985uk]

If you push the window up button on the uno when the windows are up the button makes the same click noise as the indicators. Every time my mum went round a corner, i would click the button in time with the indicator and my mum used to think the indicator was staying on. 😂

[@JonnyMc7]

Renault 5 GT turbo all day they were rockets when tuned yes had heat start issues were a pain in the ass but once ceramic coated the manifold it sorted that problem a lot better. Death traps though if anyone crashed one cars at speed back then were like sardine tins you were brown bread.

[@Jonnyxs]

The uno with a set of Mole grips on the actuator pipe 👊🏼

[@postmandnb]

Out of the two, I would pick the Uno turbo, but if we include all then a Civic or a AE82 Corolla are better in every way. The pipework on the R5 looks mad, imagine trying to find a boost leak. Never mind Tonys wheels, why is he driving a JUKE?

[@rjauto7215]

Uno all day long look Much better . Great video guys

[@opusgazelle]

Love Unos, the Turbo was a pocket rocket of course in the day got a lift in one when I was 18, holy crap… less lairy but great the SXie was one of my favourite cars. Had a white one, wonder if there are any left on UK roads? Renault was always a bit more boy racer and image not helped by Ali G. Personally I think both have aged well but the Fiat (certainly the mk1) absolutely timeless and would love one.

[@autosportivobedford]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Markknightexeter]

GTT all day long

[@Markknightexeter]

Better handling as well

[@channex8179]

I've had both of these cars, I had the UNO 1st which was a cracking car in a straight line and was a lot quicker than the R5 after my older brother fiddled with it, but it all fell apart on the bends, My R5 GT Turbo was bettwr on the bends but burst into flames on my driveway not long after buying it, the interior also felt crappy in the R5 compared to the UNO, in fact the 1st time I opened that little cubby on the dashboard the hinge snapped. The seats were better in the R5 too IMO.

[@CalvinMOfficial]

I contributed to the R5 hype (with my 12+ year old R5 video) & it is deserved, great car if you know what your doing. As for the piping, that can all be deleted. I also owned a Punto GT and the turbo location under the intake manifold is a headache, compared to the side mount on the R5. R5 was one of the first amongst hot hatches at the time, to come standard with discs all round. R5 problem is they are not safe in a crash.

[@benwalker740]

Had a black mk1 uno turbo, loved it. then Renault 21 quadra. Followed by charade gtti.

[@phileagles951]

Massive Italian car fan here but sorry it would have to be the R5 Turbo for me. It looks so much better than the Uno and even the old Campus model I had handled on rails. The interior and engine is definitely on the Uno a step above the R5 though. Unsure about what the build quality is like on the Uno but my old R5 felt like it was made from a Dairy milk insert!

[@johndon7816]

R5 all day everyday

[@nathancoombes260]

I once had a friend with a fiat turbo and one friend with a Renault turbo now i have two less friends, both were basically tin cans with turbos slapped on em 😢

[@ghost.driversuk]

Loved the Turbo IE over the Renault, but you forgot to mention the saggy roof liner, on the Fiat, my Integrale had the same problem 😂 also no aircon in any of the Renault 5GT 😢

[@RoadHammer123]

You missed the 80s. The 5GT Turbo was the boss !

[@michaelhorsman3380]

Didn't the Renault 5 have cooling issues?

[@pinky11000]

Uno turbo looks cool asf

[@jamesrennie1227]

Renault 5 was Embassy No1 Uno was Lambert and Butler..

[@-Astro--]

Haha 😂👍

[@edijsansbergs5281]

Renault was a big name in WRC, Uno was in a lower class, that nobody cared about and it wasn'tsuccessful, +renault was more expensive,therefore more desirable in the eyes of young people, like a forbidden fruit, it handles better, had more power and a higher tuning potential+ the looks is a matter of preference, but r5 looked more stylish than the simple boxy design of uno. I want them both equally.

[@Mike-1000]

*TWOK'd a few Uno's back in the day. Amazing feeling when turbo kicked in, those were the days hahaa*

[@AndreChilver]

Uno all day, miss mine, my number plate was e64 epl, I think

[@Sam._.santacruz]

Had a black 5 turbo on Clio 16v alloys black those anti percolation fans fucked up along with most bits on the car still loved it though ❤

[@oli0266]

Loving your video I had a 205gti back in the day But always wanted a turbo car Been in both r5 & uno My pal had an uno mk1 arbarth With full leather and spax suspension with a mild tune What a car Turbo lag is the best thing about these cars The fiat beats the Renault 😅

[@autosportivobedford]

Thanks for sharing

[@kylebyatt1]

I live opposite your workshop lads and I often have to wear plastic underwear when driving past! Fair play to ya

[@autosportivobedford]

😂

[@ianparker9613]

Uno all the way I used to owned 2 mk2 uno turbo's back in the day

[@paulandjana]

See i’m bias like you guys. I never had a turbo but I had a 70s. Always wanted one though. My mate was a Fiat obsessed mechanic and he had a turbo in black that was Mk2 front end but Mk1 rear as he said it got the best bits of both versions. Had lots of Abarth stuff going on as I remember. I never saw it run as it was always in his garage collecting dust for some reason. I went to buy it off him but walked away as he talked too much and I couldn’t get a word in edge ways. Another mate of mine gave him the nickname’fiat to death’ cos he never shut up about Fiats! True story that. I’m a fan of fiats. I currently own an Alfa GT which is my baby. lol😂

[@toby000000]

R5GT turbo for me, prefer the look & more iconic. Friend of mine had an uno turbo ie with bleed valve, rapid car. Rot set in after a couple of years though which was a shame

[@thickcut901]

Uno was more reliable by miles

[@265justy]

None of this Euro junk was reliable.. 😂

[@charliem8132]

I owned an R5 turbo. Probably the best little raw car I've ever owned, good times. The only issue was it was built like shit and spent as much time in the hospital, as it did on the road 🤣 Wouldn't have changed it for the world though... 🍻

[@greenieman26tube]

but the winner of them all was the Escort RS Turbo Mk1. the bodykit, wheels, steering wheel, Recoros and a turbo engine that withba simple tune was unbeatable..then after that..The Cozzy..but thats not even in the samr category

[@filicata629]

The VW Polo G40 was the car to beat in this class. 0 to 60 in 8s from factory.

[@roki977]

i had both in 90ties, white Uno i think 90 ended totaled on the roof and blue 89 GTT ended with blown engine and 1.7 at the end.. GTT was way faster at least mine but it had loads of issues with cooling etc, both where very excitinng cars and i glad i owned them.. Later i had Golf 5 GTI and it was boring exp. after these two and then i quit on sports cars bcs all of them where boring or to expensive to own.. You have to be very agressive with these cars to know what they where about..

[@TJSTR]

Middle aged/older people reliving their youth and what they missed???😮😮😮. Well I did just buy a 21 year old car. That’d have made me 29 so it’s kind of true…a case of what I couldn’t afford at the time and wanting to experience them while they’re still around. At 19 I had an Austin Metro and if I start trying to relive that then please pack me off to sheltered accommodation (or Dignitas).

[@allysonsquires8421]

Love them both but me personally it's the r5 there iconic however I would not pay the price. Round my end it was escort turbo r5 or Vauxhall nova gsi, I had 7 novas, I now have corsa b 16v I prefer n/a power. I love the uno engine bay hate the r5 engine bay. It's all about personal preference.

[@petrolhedonism]

Nice cars, but as most of us know living through the 80's it was Pug 205 gti and Golf gti all day long. The golf was king with just fantastic build quality. Those Renaults and Fiat's fell to pieces and handled terribly, the golf and Pug were the complete package.In my humble opinion 😂

[@Nevilebartos]

Strada 131 he knows his shit for a youngun

[@paulperdoni7254]

And you can’t drive them in the same way the r5 is more nimble rev and gear changes are completely different it makes you engage with the car The uno feels more rigid like it doesn’t have flexibility disconnecting the drive feel more for people who aren’t very skilled drivers Just telling you how it is Respect to all

[@jimmer1976]

Lovely cars but no way I’d spend silly money on them, when I was in my 20’s these cars were dirt cheap. Prices are mental nowadays! By the way, I’d pick the Uno…although I am biased 👍