The Renault R5 Turbo is smoking hot | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 01

[@Isaac862]

"...The embarrassingly titled; LeCar" LaFerrari design team: "Write that down! Write that down!"

[@niksarass]

Bugatti "La voiture noire" (the black car)

[@armadillolover99]

@@niksarass That one is actually named after the missing Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic (the name is a mouthful and most people just call them “Atlantic”), it’s widely considered one of the most beautiful cars ever made and Jean Bugatti considered that specific chassis to be his greatest creation

[@ChristopherMcBean]

HAHAHA

[@ItsMorbinTime03]

LeCar incident

[@BrawndoQC]

hahaha. And LaFerrari sounds dumber than LeCar if you speak French. It's like GM did a "Chevrolet the Chevrolet". In Canada it was Renault 5, they didn't have the LeCar branding.

[@GartenhausLP]

My mom is a Group B fanatic who just won't shut up about it. We have a white and yellow Renault 5 Turbo and a Martini Lancia Delta in the garage, both of which she probably loves more than our entire family combined. When she picked me up at school with one of them back in the day I was always embarrassed because these little boxes are loud af and she doesn't go easy on them. In hindsight that was pretty dope.

[@MohamedTarikRochdi]

Your mum knows her stuff! These cars were built for insane driving, they come to their own only when you're redlining.

[@fordf-2505]

Your mom sounds awesome!

[@darklord-lg2rg]

Definitely vehicles I wish my mom owned. My mom dropped me off to school in a 92 ford mustang lx with a 2.3 & a 5 speed manual. Thankfully everybody just thought it was cool because it was a mustang lol

[@blerst7066]

Sounds like a cool mom

[@CommieGIR]

Your mom is REALLY cool.

[@salikraees9690]

Budget Adam Sandler has evolved into mid-range Adam Sandler.

[@JasonCammisa]

I’m framing this comment and putting it on my bedroom wall.

[@abalakrishnan4152]

@@JasonCammisa lolol! Free but still even higher budget than Sandler. Keep doing what you're doing Jason!!

[@Robert-Cinque777]

@@JasonCammisa mach mal ne Folge auf Deutsch, Bitte😊

[@Hakuna_My_Tatas]

More like an AlieExpress order of Ben Afleck

[@thenotanclan]

Let’s just settle on a dollar store Ryan Reynolds and leave it at that - my work here is done - we can all go home now

[@hakukuze7947]

The most uplifting car show ever. Just love how Jason has fun with it.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

And it is still the best car episode on KZbin

[@rekleif]

I really love seeing Jason back at doing what he does best; telling automotive stories. Thank you Hagerty.

[@pirkkaruuska5766]

Hagerty is going to crush the youtube car scene in 2021.

[@nickpappas4133]

Yep, and think they have Magnus Walker tomorrow

[@leesouthcoasteastsussex1898]

I doubt it!!?

[@YETICOPTER]

they're peerless in terms of video quality

[@fm-pj7th]

I wish you were right, but the internets are not about quality and probably never were. This about Doubt deMuro with his 4 million subscribers as compared to this channel with 1.7M

[@seabiscuit726142]

You meant...Adam Sandler?

[@gtoger]

Yay, Cammisa is back. And on the Hagerty channel, to boot. Rad.

[@JasonCammisa]

Thanks, all! 🤜

[@BlueRidgePhantom]

@@JasonCammisa looking forward to the next one.

[@sp129]

@@JasonCammisa Welcome back! Awaiting the BRZ Revelation.

[@Goooooo]

Back with a bang! What a great le car!

[@1Also]

Does Cammisa translate to “doesn’t know sh¡t about cars”?

[@eTiMaGo]

Love love love this video :D I'm a literal French 80s kid, and both the R5 Turbo and the 205 Turbo were my absolute dream cars. My dad used to take me spectate the rallies where we lived, so I got to see them in their natural element (I was just a toddler though, but my dad likes to bring up the anecdote that I would recognize the car by their sponsors, such as "R5 Daddy's Beer!" :D

[@howey935]

My mother used to work for a Peugeot Talbot dealer and the owner had 2 205 dimma’s 1 was a 1.9 injection but the other was 1.9 turbo. The injection was in graphite grey and the turbo was in metallic blue. The boss asked my mother to go to the tax office (and take his car the dimma turbo) which was in Middlesbrough and that was 18 miles away from the garage and my mother set off back from the tax office at 2pm exactly and she was back at the garage at 2:14 and she said the car could of done it even faster.

[@theaceofgame1]

Man, I used to sit in the passenger seat of a turbo 2 during the Var rally on the demonstration stages with my step-dad and with his A110 and saxo vts, those are still my best memories to this day. Today I drive a 306 xsi 6 and a del sol vti, I really hope that one day i could afford one of these, it would be my dream😊

[@assai74]

Got goosebumps. My parents had a dark blue 5 Turbo with 105 hp. Man, even my pedestrian mother could not hold back to spool up the turbo just for the sensation. I loved to be in this tiny rocket as a kid. As a passenger you did not feel turbo lag - just the boost like a slingshot.

[@VPB1970]

IT still makes me smile to watch a R5Turbo. Back in the day (80´s) those were the stuff of our dreams. I used to go to downtown Cascais (were i live) and see the cars in person (Rally de Portugal - yes....that one were people were crazy and in front of cars): the R5, the 205, the FordRS200, the quattro, the Delta, and before that, the Escorts and etc. They made the ground shake, and the sound was....music, pure "power" music. Our passion for Rallys, and F1 was immense, and we all dreamed of driving those cars. Those were the days. Really. Ps: not to mention motorcycles and the 2 stroke 500´s.....

[@davidpeter666]

I'm french and so pleased hearing all the good stuff and craziness you said. Felt good thanks.

[@hauke4651]

Im pleased a french respond in English 😉

[@davidpeter666]

@@hauke4651 😊 funny story is since I'm kid I wanted to speak English, loved the sound, but I'm terrible at learning with books. Decided 10 years ago to move in another country where I'll have to be forced to use English daily. The only ones on that planet who wanted me are.... the Quebecois 😂 the only ones who do not want to speak English 🤣 I'm calling it: the maximum pain in the ass law 😁 I did the move, Montreal is basically bilingual 😜 but do not tell Pro French Quebecois they hate me.

[@hauke4651]

@@davidpeter666 I swear , I’ll keep my lips close ! It’s our little secret 🤣

[@Bas_Lightyear]

I thought the patent for being miserable belonged to us Brits?

[@hauke4651]

@@Bas_Lightyear that’s sooooo selfish …why must it always be a Brit who claims a record ?😅

[@blueridgegarage]

Another great episode by Jason Cammisa

[@bighead_18]

ห9ๆ

[@ScottOrd]

The car was pretty cool too 😎

[@eni3995]

"...meant that RWD cars would never win rallies..." Lancia 037: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@mathieud4770]

That 83 world championship... Last time a RWD won though.

[@ignacioentrocasso8171]

It was not the Lancia... It was bending the rules...

[@eni3995]

@@ignacioentrocasso8171 maybe you watched too much GRANDTOUR ? Clarkson told a lot of BS in his documentary...

[@ignacioentrocasso8171]

Can you enlighten me with a link of a video of the true story then?

[@eni3995]

@@ignacioentrocasso8171 depends on what rules you mean ?

[@cptbtwth]

Every person that got one talks about it. Fond memories. Speeding wasnt too much of a problem back then. "On pouvait rouler à l'époque !"

[@vwpac]

Jason thanx for thememories ...BUT remember when yountalsk about the 80s ....majority of us that are from that epoch & are now few & far between LOL...but i thank you from the bottom of my heart 4 the memories ...I tear up when you feature anything from the 70s to 90s ....ce la vie

[@spence6226]

Great video and production! The R5 Turbo2 is amazing to drive. We imported 4 of them back in 84/85. Three had the upgraded 185hp kit with 3 piece Gotti wheels and the fourth was a beast!.... 250hp with adj turbo boost, Devil exhaust, aluminum roof & doors, race seats, 5 point harness, upgraded brakes, 3 piece Gotti, Momo steering wheel, shortened gearing- top speed was only 135mph. Weight was around 1,750lbs and it handled like a slot car. Mulholland Drive and Ortega highway where a blast in that car! I heavily regret selling that one.

[@stefanthegerman3575]

The frenchs build some real awesome cars, also the peugeot 205 gti turbo 16 and the clio v6 is great

[@coom0004]

my mate has a clio v6.its.awesome, i also had a Renault 5 gt turbo back in the day but blew it up,,ha ha

[@thecideralquaeda]

How about the original A110..... there aren't enough ooooo's in WooooooF...... see Captain Flasheart in BlackAdder for an explanation...

[@mklaver31]

built*

[@moniack]

A friend of mine (sadly passed on) had a 205 GTI T16. It was insane. He would bring it to cars and coffee on Woodward. And he was French to boot.

[@patriciomunoz2830]

@@moniack that car deserves a chapter here

[@Ficon]

This is excellent. Looking forward to more great contents from the Sandler-Hagerty partnership!

[@AW_DIY_garage]

This car was my computer background from about 2000-2005, even after I bought my Datsun Z in high school. I have and will always love this car!

[@bicyclist2]

I loved this car as soon as I read about them in car magazines in the 80's. James Bond helped make this car famous in the movie "Never Say Never Again" as the female baddie chased him around in a red one of these. I just wish that we got cars like this imported to the US. Thanks.

[@AllIsWell_22]

Camissa being back is the best thing to happen to KZbin. Only downside - I have to wait till next Thursday!

[@jb4359]

"C'est magnifique". Yes Sir ! 🇨🇵

[@gianshipton9696]

Hey Cammisa. Welcome back, missed your stuff. Greetings from South Africa.

[@JasonCammisa]

Thank you!

[@abalakrishnan4152]

He has been on The Issimi Official KZbin channel for nearly the past year! Watch his stuff there it's amazing!!

[@FaresDjebbar]

The production quality on this channel is insane! makes you appreciate the cars even more!

[@jahbay]

We had one of these running around the silicon Valley. It was in the 80s and that dude drove the wheels of that thing. It sounded amazing.

[@jacobzimmermann59]

You have to give it to Renault, they made some of the most awesomely bonkers cars ever. This one, the Clio V6, the Megane R26R and of course my favorite of all, the Espace F1. Ok that was just a one-off prototype, but it was actually fully functional and driveable. I guess will probably be another generation or two before we see another idea that could even approach its madness.

[@mike_oe]

Alpine, how could you forget Alpine?

[@jacobzimmermann59]

@@mike_oe Of course I don't forget Alpine. But if we talk about the original Alpine, it wasn't really Renault, and it wasn't a crazy idea like the above, just a perfectly engineered sports car.

[@iHelpSolveIt]

The french make awesome cars, rubbish seats

[@jacobzimmermann59]

@@iHelpSolveIt true

[@sutherlandA1]

The R5 engine does sit longitudinally but unlike an Audi it actually sits behind the front axle with transmission in front like a Saab 99/900

[@marc-andrerenaud1394]

Thankfully we had Renault's in Canada when I was growing up. While I was too young to drive at the drive, my father had multiples over the years and, despite the "on-paper" specs, they were the perfect zippy in-city cars and they handled like a champ when pushed. Many a donut were spun in those cars. Thanks for this memory lane video.

[@omarkibbi120]

Please make an episode with the renault clio v6

[@jpsrandom6943]

Those old Renault cars are insane, the r4 is very Very popular in my country. Nowadays you can find them super tuned racing and getting all sort of crazy mods by passionate fans. Those engines and the engineering on them is very special.

[@RichieRouge206]

And Renault went all bonkers again 20 years later with the stunning Clio V6! This was a great video dude!

[@MichaelRoma91]

Finally Cammisa!

[@pabitrikalita3940]

This guy is the best car journalist in the world, I am a big fan of him.

[@Wirenfeldt1990]

Hagerty's media blitz this year is lining up to be nuts.. keep it up peeps!

[@MrThrustSSC]

Work-related I went to a garage in rural Germany (rural!). Man was I suprised to see it was a garage with about 20 cars in it. Lotus, some Porsches, old Mercedes, a mint Opel Manta, new Focus RS, Mitsubishi Evo and: the Renault 5 Turbo.

[@motocabinus]

We grew up with flared turbo cars in 80’s in Europe! Fun times, watching Rally cars in the streets were sick!

[@YO3HJV]

Had one in my 20's in 1990... It was like riding a rocket.

[@kevinruiter8715]

Why did you do it away

[@YO3HJV]

@@kevinruiter8715 i try to explain in English sorry if something is lost in translation... I ran the engine beyond the maximum value on the tachometer and twisted the valves when I was stuck in the snow. A friend, an excellent mechanic, helped me fix it. Immediately after it was ready, shortly before taking it from the repair shop, two thieves stole it, were chased by the Police, shots were fired, some holes went into the hatchback, car crashed into a pole. I fixed it again, sold it in '92 or '93. That car was cursed but it was awesome.

[@YO3HJV]

I forgot to write about how I got it... A friend get back in Romania after the Revolution and asked me if I want a nice car. It was crashed, in former Yugoslavia. My mother had to go there with a platform and get it in Romania. I was conscripted in the Army then :-)

[@harmankardon987987]

@@YO3HJV so cool story!

[@siddhantrs4545]

@@YO3HJV woah long journey your car had

[@JBEN-6]

Je ne m'attendez absolument pas à voir ça sur cette, une voiture légendaire en France, vraiment cool !!

[@pettern96]

This! This is why Jason Cammisa is one of my favourite car journalists!

[@olivierschneider9968]

Jason, I already loved your videos, but this "Revelations" series start way better than I expected especially from a French perspective (which I am ;)). Many thanks for bringing your american eye on this R5, amazing car from my youth days....

[@wjtr._03]

the GT turbo in the 90s in the UK was an unbeatable combo

[@t0nyc39]

The Godfather of the Hot Hatchback for sure! What a blast from the past. SO this is my 5th episode of this series and am now subscribed. Love this $hit!!!!

[@MalcAnderson73]

Cool video, well produced and a great leftfield car choice (even here in the UK). The heat issue in 5 Turbo's is one of the reason they are so scarce today. Many caught fire and burnt (melted) away faster than a Gitanes on a windy day.

[@whyalwaysme2522]

Gitanes Galoise on a windy day... Hehehe

[@ss-jr5mk]

Ahhhhh Cammisa content

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Brilliant!! Jason is, in my opinion, number one!!

[@SociallyBrandedMedia]

I wanted one of these soooo bad!! I was a young club promoter and made really good money back in the day. But it was expensive to import and I just couldn't do it primarily because I would need a second car😭. This was an amazing car back in the day 😎

[@EpimethiusInPerpituity]

One of those with a modern small turbo, alcohol injection, antilag, and a properly powerful standalone ecu would be a beast.

[@Gryphus-R]

I just hope that 35 years into the future, someone gives my GRYaris the same treatment that this unit got. Such an amazing and fun to watch video. I take this over boring people just reading a specs sheet anyday.

[@JohnSmith-oh9ux]

Yaris xD please, forgotten already

[@stefanwinter1377]

Glad that guy found a job again!

[@carbonemtree]

rude lol

[@l-danm1060]

He always had one, he's testing cars every week and is really active on the ISSIMI channel

[@carbonemtree]

@@l-danm1060 bruh thanks for putting me on, im watching all his segments now

[@bambloozr9951]

Oh so thats why hes so pumped, just out of unemployemnt

[@crpth1]

I don't know who the guy is. I never saw this channel before today. But one thing I can say. This is my second video of this guy/channel but already subscribed!

[@davidedwards7746]

I worked for an importer in the early 80s and got to drive a lot of great cars (Countach, 512 bb, M1....) but the R5 turbo was the most fun! And you could drive that thing through traffic like no one's business!

[@homere-d-allaure]

Jason is really amazing. I'm french, I didn't realy loved this car, and he made me LOVE it !!! Great video !

[@AkaAndyKnuckles]

Great to see Jason Cammisa, but here he got the facts wrong. The Renault 5 had the engine behind the transmission.

[@vishnuguptsane4157]

Just came here from Jason's ig. Love this profession idiot❤️

[@kellinpatler]

Hell yes. Been looking forward to this after hearing about it on Carmudgeon Podcast. Can’t wait to see more!

[@andybroer651]

My mom had a Renault 18i in the 1980s... love the R5 Turbo!!

[@TheAdanChannel]

Michel Boué designed the first gen R5 and the widebody was designed by Jean-Yves Le gall, Marcello Gandini had nothing to do with this car he designed the next gen known as super5 please pin this so Michel and Jean-Yves get their credit

[@jakecrutchfield4620]

YESSSSS!!! Great job!

[@reyjustimbaste1058]

i tried to con my boss back in the 80s to sell me his r5, even volunteering to have the payments taken off my weekly check. he gave it to his 16 year old who promptly totalled it

[@lucwijngaard8413]

This has to be one of the coolest cars ever made, if you can't see it you just don't understand what fun means

[@furryroadkill]

This thing sounds amazing on the road from the exhaust sound to turbo noises and is super tiny. I was lucky enough to come across one on the road in AZ of all places.

[@jasongrady4964]

I love how top notch this production is. The story and writing are compelling too!

[@SpiderslidePics]

Love this series. Fun and super informative!

[@Relaxiknowarchie]

Liked this video before I even watched it cause the "Cammisa Snark" has been severely missing from my life. Can't wait to see more!

[@JasonCammisa]

I'm trying to bottle the Cammisa Snark, but it keeps breaking the glass containers... 😏

[@paulstewartcrane]

Saw 1 of these in Ann Arbor,Mich. near U of M in a posh neighborhood in the early 80's. I new it was different and very special. Then I read Car and Driver and knew what I saw !

[@66meikou]

I saw a few of these back in London. Always fancied it as rwd is c'est magnifique. Never thought I'd see on on this side of the pond though.

[@cabeallen1277]

So awesome. Jason, you are a gem. Thank you for making us smile and laugh, while taking us down memory lane. This show, and anything else you do will be amazing.

[@jamesalexander7540]

I recall when the R5 was first written up in automobile magazines. A neighbor had a Le Car and I could just imagine that sized vehicle on a rally course with huge power.

[@jpwilliams5264]

Thank you Hagerty for giving this guy the space to do what he does! Glad to have him around and also noticed you’ve got some other great shows too. Motortrend who?

[@edt1201]

This is not hyperbole from me: this is one of the best looking cars of all time. Drop-dead gorgeous.

[@manoahvanderwolf3259]

I always absolutely hated how it looked. However, not even I can deny that the concept itself is bonkers awesome, especially since it works. The most crazy thing is, these things are shooting up in value like crazy. What surprises me most though, is how there never was anything like this, in the same time, by another manufacturer.

[@yips_way]

6R4 (Based on an MG Metro) was sold while the R5 was still being sold, similar albeit late to the party. Basically a R5 on steroids - 3L/V6 NA Rear/Mid Engine, 4WD, 250 or 410 BHP 🤣

[@johnnyrocketa1257]

Good explaining about the engine placement, except... The original R5 had the engine in front on a longitudinal orientation, that is correct, but it's rather a front-midship engine, as it's placed behind the front axle with the gearbox on front of it. The trick was turning the engine around and mounting the gearbox from the Renault 30, which sitted on front of the axle.

[@valefur72]

Awesome video! That car was the inspiration for incredible cars like the Peugeot 205 T16 or the Lancia Delta S4.

[@winstonwolfe5733]

Actually not, it was the Audi Quattro

[@bluetoes591]

Jason, you need to lift the hood on a regular Renault 5, the transaxle is in front of the engine, not behind it. The powertrain of the regular R5 is basically that of the R4, which like the early R5 had the shifter in the middle of the dash, controlling a long rod that goes over the engine and twiddles a quasi-shifter sticking out the top of the transmission.

[@pilou827]

Jason's demonstration of translating the R5's entire powertrain from the front to the rear is great but, therefore, wrong! It's really a pity!😊 If we stick to the R5, we can say that the powertrain has returned to 180°. But if we consider the Renault 30, from which the gearbox is derived, he is ultimately not completely wrong.😉

[@pilou827]

Fine tribute to this icon of French sports production, nevertheless👍

[@stefaniefournier4117]

I learned to drive manual on a Renault 5.... great video on this amazing machine!

[@cr88]

Never tired to watch this vídeo!!!

[@noahbusker2674]

Finally!!!!

[@captainkirks7600]

I love that haggerty is taking advantage of this boom in desire for automotive media. Well done guys and great show Jason!!

[@Chris-fo9rf]

Well done as always Jason! I look forward to the weekly shows!!

[@adv_rider]

Just love your videos Jason Cammisa! informative and funny af.

[@tomjoad1363]

I'm a frenchman and really enjoyed the mocking. It's made with humour and you're french prononciation is quite good indeed !

[@kenik2023]

I wonder how long you have to drive to bake croissants 🤔

[@hagakuru]

Back in the days when I was a teenager, I soooooo wanted this car. Now 35 years later - I still want it.

[@Adamas_83]

I will watch every single one of these if Cammisa is doing them all. Absolutely Fantastic.

[@Dunwelll]

Jason, you're killing it.

[@CREDDIAR]

Just stumbled across this channel and am very impressed. I’ve been binge watching like crazy. 👍

[@imagczar]

I remember seeing one of these racing a red Italian car through the streets of Providence back in the early 80's. I wanted one then, and still want one.

[@minibus1351]

this guy is a natural.

[@jean-pierrecayol4897]

Thank you so much for this episode. First of all you had in my tears as I was laughing so much...and I’m French! Second because I still remember the first one I saw in my city as a child, running from one street to the next to have a chance to hear the turbo kicking in at the next traffic light, thanks to heavy traffic at the time! So thank you so much, you made my day!! 👍👍👍

[@JasonCammisa]

Avec plaisir! Glad you enjoyed, vive la France, please send me some pains au chocolat (we can't get good ones in the US). Thanks! :)

[@olivierb9716]

@@JasonCammisa not pains au chocolat, chocolatine!

[@cristiancontreras6402]

Camisa, greetings. For the record, the engine of the R5 was not in front, it was on a very rare layout a middle engine front layout with engine on the cabin and a transaxle on the front indeed.

[@roguedogx]

5:10 I do wish more companies did this. just imagine the current CTR with that arrangement.

[@Danger_mouse]

From the rest of the English speaking world, please hear me as I say, THANK YOU for saying Al-u-min-ium properly 💙

[@kenhotte9193]

You mean 'British A-lu-min-um'

[@declanrex9435]

Lol its spelled Aluminum get it right brit

[@declanrex9435]

Did you not listen to the way he said it lol, he is making fun of losers like you who care

[@Danger_mouse]

@@declanrex9435 Bah ha ha. Says the country that contorted sol-der into 'sodder' and vehicle into ve-hic-le 🤣 I'm from Australia, but I'm pretty sure the English know how to pronounce 'English words' from their language. 👍

[@theeoddments960]

@@declanrex9435 dude it’s only spelled aluminum in America

[@yardy88]

As a European: you are pronouncing Renault wrong. Imagine it as "Re-know". That is all.

[@regfenster]

Luckily it was not a Jaguar motor.....Jaagyouwaaar hurts the ears

[@thierrygal4350]

Another french « beast »: the Peugeot 205 t16.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

The advert, where they lost the roof aerial on one, cos the plane was too low,.... :)

[@FEGTTTSDH]

And the 405 T16

[@dotlaj]

Or a clio v6 a newer version of this car.

[@Digitalstar3]

@@FEGTTTSDH Pretty much the same car underneath

[@smellysam]

The 1,9L 6 speed version :)

[@AMindInOverdrive]

I remember when all these little cars were so popular in Europe. Renault 5, Renault Clio, Fiesta XR2, Peugeot 205 gti, etc. I'd heard that the MG Metro was so good that it was banned from rallying - not sure if that's true

[@JamesFaction]

I know a lot about the Renault 5 Turbo. It's a wonderous car. I remember being disappointed when they went from numbers to names and changed it to the "Clio".

[@lowreedman]

"Shaka, When the walls fell" Ferrarri, When the turbo spools...

[@ne2i]

TNG for Life

[@gerhardhillmann1]

Cammisa is always awesome. Can't wait to watch every one of his Hagerty videos.

[@2gears1grind77]

I’m so happy to see Cammisa on KZbin again! Thanks Hagerty!

[@NeillWylie]

I remember these from when I was younger in Scotland.

[@Audfile]

I just begrudgingly tested this car in GT7. It is a 159 HP monster. Sooooo fast.

[@oscarbedford9153]

been waiting for this since Cammisa mentioned it on Carmudgeon, excellent stuff, can't wait for more