I can only imagine that the chap that spent £45k modifying it in period was the best customer of both the modification company and his local cocaine dealer
@TomWxm3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he was the cocaine dealer
@CPadsSkies3 жыл бұрын
@@TomWxm haha! I think the laser show might be too conspicuous, even for an 80’s drug dealer!
@ericc.42923 жыл бұрын
Cocaine is a hell of a drug but from the looks of it, we're barking up the wrong 🌲. I'm guessing more ketamine??? 🐴
@e.o94703 жыл бұрын
😂
@SirLoinOfsteak853 жыл бұрын
@@ericc.4292 Quaaludes...
@almiromeragic93413 жыл бұрын
Those 3 Phillips screws that hold the taillights were the pinnacle of french car design of the 80's!
@andrewberridge39243 жыл бұрын
My car!!! Thoroughly enjoyed filming this with you JayEmm... For those potentially interested in buying the car, the for-sale advert will be posted shortly. I absolutely love this car and will be totally gutted when it is sold. The gear linkage just needs adjusting! I worked on it ahead of the car being filmed, but unfortunately it had come out of adjustment after being transported to the filming location. When it was working right, it was a delight to use. I also have a brand new, quicker steering rack that will be supplied with the car!
@TheFlyingdeuces3 жыл бұрын
Interested to know what you have in mind for a replacement.
@weedaviec3 жыл бұрын
What a machine. Love the 80's Group B specials.
@hairyclassics17893 жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingdeuces a 1840s house that needs work, and a 1971 VW camper with a 3 litre Subaru flat 6! Take a look at my channel, though I don't have a lot of time to record and upload videos. Too busy with life and the actual projects!
@matsinkal3 жыл бұрын
Sick car mate i wish we had these in Australia.
@lucasmax373 жыл бұрын
Amazing car Andrew
@alexandrestarinsky10553 жыл бұрын
I remember my father being dropped home by one sales engineer from his company with a brand new "blanc nacré" Turbo 2. As a teenager I found this looked as bonkers as Magnum's Ferrari. The air intakes were so hot you could have grilled steaks on them.
@frankyduschek33663 жыл бұрын
Made in France ...
@GoldenCroc3 жыл бұрын
This car is awesome. For one thing, it has to have the oldest car-spec CD player I have ever seen. Secondly, your point about it being a time capsule is bang on. This is that car to buy for the guy who probably was 10-25 years of age in 1985, and would have done exactly the same mods if they won the lottery, not the "rally purists". Tv camera in the trunk decades before gopros is awesome as well, wish it was still there. Even if I am a bit too young to fit into the category I stated myself, I would buy it in a heartbeat if I had the funds, its just so 1980s cool. I would rather have a backyard souped up Model T done in 1921, than a bog standard one as well. It just shows off the era they came from so well.
@tomast90343 жыл бұрын
all made in japan
@ImBarryScottCSS3 жыл бұрын
My man spent the equivalent of £140,000 modifying a hatchback, legend.
@MathsYknow3 жыл бұрын
That's one of the best turbo inline four exhaust notes I've ever heard. It's as cartoonish as the car itself and has a lot of variety. =) Looks like you get to make several gear changes just to reach 100kph, and the car doesn't seem very fast for 200hp pushing
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
Such an angry, growling little thing! Just beautiful!
@nickrichardson74513 жыл бұрын
My pal Alan had a Turbo 2 with some race car mods in period. One thing that makes for difficulty in smooth driving away is the small fly-wheel. These are awesome cars for twisty roads!
@TheCarGuysTV3 жыл бұрын
Now THATS A CAR! Awesome machine 👏👏👏👏
@matthewbrown20373 жыл бұрын
Yet another car that, back when I started driving in the mid nineties, you could pick up for around 5k. When Jay said it was for sale for 85k, I had to wind the video back to make sure I had heard that correctly! I cannot get my head around how many classic cars, which were once very accessible, now fetch silly prices. Its great for someone selling a car they bought all those years ago, but not for those people on a modest budget, which is most of us.
@PriestOfAuril3 жыл бұрын
I had a friend with a 5 turbo in maroon. sold for 250k (:
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
It's crazy. I remember my mate having a not immaculate but very tidy T plate RS2000 in the mid 90s. We thought him spending £3000 purchase price wise was a lot of money to us lot then. We had no idea where cars like that would end up price wise!
@lucasmax373 жыл бұрын
Serious car ! Super Rare now ...
@robhosking93993 жыл бұрын
Always remember the advertising stuff for these in the 80s, back in the days when hot hatches had a wonderfull exhaust note...! Anyone remember one of these in the 83 bond film, never say never again...? Magic stuff...! What a bonkers but brilliant piece of fun.....!
@trevdean5402 жыл бұрын
Remember Radbourne Racing of Wimbledon selling them back in the day.
@robertsims74093 жыл бұрын
after watching quite a lot off your videos u seemed the happiest on this one !!!
@Dan23_73 жыл бұрын
Years ago I saw a blue one of these at our local Shell garage. People flocked around it like flies on dog turd. You’re right they are very rare. There’s a guy near me who seems to have a different car on a trailer behind his van most days. A few months ago he had a Gordini turbo on his trailer
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
Later turbo renault stuff while devastatingly quick usually sounds a bit naff on louder exhausts but this snarling, crackling little beast sounds utterly amazing! Interesting video on a bonkers version of an already bonkers car! Edit: The bit at 11:37 where you pass by sort of reminds me of how The Interceptor looked at sounded in Mad Max just before he spins around to ram a couple of the biker gang off the bridge, just a much smaller car but still black and angry sounding!
@RussellMiddleton3 жыл бұрын
Love it. Cooler London transport than any new supercar.
@GentilsGarage3 жыл бұрын
As an 80’s kid, this makes me smile. I love the madness and anything with wide arches was just cool.
@virgilrytaar90833 жыл бұрын
Excellent! A highly entertaining car, I'm old enough to remember being able to choose between 1 of these and a 924 Carrera GT for 10k. I chose the 924 then tried to buy a Turbo 2 a couple of years later, the price then was 14k so I bought a Carrera GTS for less. Times have changed. I still can't afford 1
@jasongerrard89403 жыл бұрын
I swapped my sunbeem rally car for a gordini and a motor cross bike, this was before speed camaras, it literally flew down the M62,i wasnt the driver of it, but wow could it go and corner as if on rails,loved it.
@nickcook74083 жыл бұрын
That sounds absolutely delightful! The intake suck, the turbo whine and snarling barking popping & gargling exhaust…more reminiscent of half-an-F40 than a little Renault hatchback… Listen to the first few seconds of this video through a really good stereo or headphones 😉
@pannonianbrute3 жыл бұрын
Those are not two tapedecks, the one on top is a CD player……which made it all the more gangster back in the day. Made by Trio, mind you, for those in the know….
@davebowman19823 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful thing! Anyone who doesn't love this has no soul Great feature car 👍🏻
@eefneleman95643 жыл бұрын
I respect it for what it is, but I don't particularly love it. Then again, I'm more Peugeot minded.
@yup.49013 жыл бұрын
I like it a lot, perhaps love it? But I don't £85K love it.
@kdpwt3 жыл бұрын
That car is insane and so was the first owner
@pommycalva3 жыл бұрын
Excellent soundtrack from this.
@Banglish1233 жыл бұрын
I saw one of these blow up on the Marseille dock bypass in the early 90s. Quite volatile engine setup.
@130vidal3 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine there are 2 of these. I drove this car in the 90s when it went through British Car Auctions Brighouse. It had the smoke machine and I remember semi hidden flashing blue police lights and siren among other things.
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
Must be the same
@yup.49013 жыл бұрын
I personally don't think you talk too much James. But if you decide to review the next car through the medium of interprative dance, I'll be watching with curious interest. 🤣
@tomlee803 жыл бұрын
I love this. I think I'd install a freeview box somewhere in the front so I could watch digital telly on the CRT. Perhaps add a Laserdisc player too.
@jasongerrard89403 жыл бұрын
I betamax video recorder
@charliehmi762 жыл бұрын
The carpeting from a Rolls Royce was so impressive it needed saying twice! A friend had a 5 Turbo a good few years ago. It looked like something Ali G would have owned. Lowered, big bore exhaust, induction kit, chequered flag wrap complete with headlight covers... it was quick, bloody loud, a right laugh (for short periods), and also a right pain in the arse as it was completely unreliable
@my1vice3 жыл бұрын
What an awesome hot hatch that was.... I used to drool as a kid when I saw one tested in one of the magazines.
@rotitawar953 жыл бұрын
Still hoping for restoring my R5TL, cheers from Indonesia
@richardtaylor24493 жыл бұрын
Thanks James great 80's beast from France and the answer is definitely 2.8 😮👍👍
@jimgoodwin62943 жыл бұрын
I can agree with most of this as a previous owner of a Turbo 2, once owned by Peter Stringfellow I too appreciated the 80's throwback. Mine was finished in Pearlescent white but had £1,000's spent on a bespoke interior (by Springfellow) based on the original seats but trimmed in blood red Connolly hide including the head lining, dash, you name it, it was covered in red leather. These cars do need driving to get the best from them - they are not a cruiser, more a car for a Sunday morning thrash but can cover long distances with ease - they were quite economical on a run too. Used to drive mine to track days - about 100 miles each way. Weather made a big difference to performance, a cool damp day being much better than a hot sunny day. Tyre pressures also made a big difference to feel. Dropping 2 psi on the fronts being the difference between "wooden" handling and a slightly softer but more accurate turn in rather than skittish - most owners did away with the metric tyres and changed to softer compound, wider, larger diameter and lower profile boots. Thought it interesting that you compared performance to a Ferrari Testarossa . Worth stopping and remembering that one had a flat 12, 4.9lt engine. The other a turbocharged 1397cc 4 pot. What the 5 didn't have was weight. Round a short circuit the Ferrari would feel overweight - about three sizes to big if you catch my drift. Fabulous little cars - the biggest mistake I ever made was parting with mine. Its finest moment being asked to display it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Great channel.....👍
@gimble86383 жыл бұрын
so many cars are something that needs some knowhow to get the best out of, i mean 911s and hillman imps are worlds apart but fall into the same checks and tweeks that means an enthusiast can get the best out of them (tyre choice and pressures etc etc) and the R5 is no different :)
@jimgoodwin62943 жыл бұрын
@@gimble8638 Yes, absolutely. The Imp was an incredibly tunable weapon. Small, light and flickable…… The 911 the same but longer…😂🤣😂🎄
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
I think performance wise it felt more confidence inspiring in the bends over the R5, not so much the straight line performance. I can imagine one of these properly set up with a suspension refresh would be an absolute weapon in the bends though! And that sound, Jesus it's enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up! Amazing!
@gimble86383 жыл бұрын
yeah Peter was a really nice guy, once was staying on a yauht moored next door to his in palma harbour (he spent most his summer in magaluf through the 90s), really nice guy( behind the flash), to talk to :)
@shadowsystemproject3 жыл бұрын
that sound WOW
@peterdonaldson76143 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an angry baby dragon. Lovely.
@EleanorPeterson3 жыл бұрын
Jean Ragnotti doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. Do both, Jean. Do both. 🤭
@AndyS633 жыл бұрын
I had a Turbo 2 in 1992 with the 180 kit fitted to it. A bigger intercooler and a wastegate spacer. Mine was fitted with Gotti wheels and fishnet Recaro seats. I loved it but a job redundancy meant I had to sell it. It was loud and mad. Can’t beat a quirky French car.
@andrewmelia20083 жыл бұрын
I just love the noises it makes,, sounds like the monster that was under my bed as a kid 😂😂😂😂😂
@lewis723 жыл бұрын
2:53 "Carpeting from a Rolls-Royce..." 3:03 "and carpeting also from a Rolls-Royce" - OK, I get it. It has Rolls-Royce carpets in it. 😆
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
It does?!
@lewis723 жыл бұрын
@@skylined5534 I wish he'd said in the video !
@kevincahill12043 жыл бұрын
The outro music is amazing
@grayfool3 жыл бұрын
Crazy man! What a thing. Oh, and trust me when I say that the car was considered crazy in it's day. It bore about as much in common with a normal R5 as a Saturn IV does to a firework. What a find. Brilliant.
@varmastiko29083 жыл бұрын
I know that deep down it's just a humble pushrod shopping trolley engine, but the sound it makes is one of the best ever heard from a four cylinder engine. Nostalgic melancholy is hard to avoid when thinking you could once buy a machine like this new (never mind the show car stuff, blah).
@acidspit143 жыл бұрын
the exhaust pipe sound is fucking great
@Threepointstar3 жыл бұрын
My god man. Bloody brilliant!💯
@neilw31493 жыл бұрын
Great review - more interpretive dance please, highlighting the sacrificial anode wiring of French automobiles! Seriously though awesome car and always loved a sporty Renault, with all those gizmos it's like Knightrider but for the Cotswolds!
@phanter3443 жыл бұрын
I don't mind you talking in your car reviews, though I have to say, you doing a car review through the medium of interpretive dance is something I'd watch, though maybe just the once.
@TheMrFishnDucks3 жыл бұрын
Awesome car. Would love to see it in it's glory with everything working. Keep up the good work.
@ldorman3 жыл бұрын
I remember that steering wheel from a Renault Ritmo Turbo a friend of mine had. Italvolanti Florio. If I remember right, that steering wheel moved later into his AR 155 V6 Q4.
@varmastiko29083 жыл бұрын
Renault Ritmo Turbo? The only turbocharged Ritmo was a diesel and it had nothing to do with any Renault...
@ldorman3 жыл бұрын
@@varmastiko2908 It was a fiat uno turbo Hell, how did I come up with Renault Ritmo... As that never did exist 😂
@varmastiko29083 жыл бұрын
@@ldorman Well spotted with that steering wheel though.
@alphatrion1003 жыл бұрын
Fiat ritmo. The car the lancia delta was based on
@ldorman3 жыл бұрын
@@alphatrion100 I think they shared the platform, however everything else was different. Is like Saab, Alfa and Lancia shared a platform together once and the cars had not a lot in common tbh.
@brianpara14073 жыл бұрын
James - loving the more robust walk arounds in your latest videos. Very reminiscent of the golden era of Top Gear. 👍🏆
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
I do it for cars where I have the time, or particularly special vehicles like this
@OllamhDrab3 жыл бұрын
I'm only here to say that if I had one of those I'd put stickers on the sides that say 'Le Aaaaaaaaaa!'
@bunter63 жыл бұрын
Great review, I mean how often do you get the chance to drive a genuine Group B homologation special on the road. The R5 has to be the cheapest entry point, I mean a Sport Quattro/205T16/S4/6R4/RS200 are all well into 6 figures now.
@nickarcher47753 жыл бұрын
I've accepted I'm going to get a great car review every time I watch......this pre acceptance of what's about to happen allows me to shift focus from the resulting product and concentrate instead on the shirt Jay's wearing, the real reason we're all here
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
It's true
@dickie81843 жыл бұрын
Love them. Also It's a review.... Please carry on talking.
@ATomRileyA3 жыл бұрын
I remember a Renault 5 Turbo 2 being in Maxpower or one of those mags back in the day, makes me think its this one cause the car in the mag had a smoke screen and police sirens etc and was black like this, i am pretty sure its the same car as you don't see many of them and none with all those gadgets which is so 80's. Great review would love one.
@deaks25 Жыл бұрын
I think what makes the 5-Turbo special is not necessarily the performance per-say, but more being on of the bat-sh*t mental ideas. Putting a 200 hp engine in the boot of something that short is asking for people to snap lift-off-over-steer themselves into every tree and lamppost in sight. There's nothing more hilarious than a group of automotive designers and engineers being left unsupervised after being told "make a limited-run halo model". And yes, that one is so painfully 80's that it's even more cool.
@robabell94903 жыл бұрын
Great video Jay
@spencerhan79953 жыл бұрын
As a true car guy.....this is Bonkers Awesome.
@williamhackett57133 жыл бұрын
Please do not change the way you review cars jay, you’re much more articulate and descriptive than dummies like Officially gassed, LLF, DMO, Calvis car diary. You are the only guy that really makes me feel close to driving the car myself 👍🏼👍🏼
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
Who? Seriously though, appreciate the kind words
@SanchezS19983 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see a collab with the guys at SavageGeese.
@williamhackett57133 жыл бұрын
@@SanchezS1998 is savage geese another car channel?
@SanchezS19983 жыл бұрын
@@williamhackett5713 yes. Based in Illinois USA. They just did a fantastic video on the latest 911 GT3.
@williamhackett57133 жыл бұрын
@@SanchezS1998 cheers I’ll have a look
@colinmeechan5873 жыл бұрын
Looked nifty going down the road so it did
@DoubleDeckerAnton3 жыл бұрын
One of the first breed of hot hatches.
@Surestick883 жыл бұрын
That engine sounds _good_! That hollow timber to the sound and the little pops on the over-run are just right.
@tomhoward49053 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of meeting Andrew and this car a few months back. Cracking bit of kit!
@MrRoyck103 жыл бұрын
This the ultimate classic hatchback, fantastically beautiful. Thanks JayEmm for a fantastic year of churning out exquisite content with the utmost consistency in your critical review of all cars, regardless of the brand. Happy end of year to you sir!
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
And to you too - thanks for watching!
@marijnmolenaar28483 жыл бұрын
DUde this thing is fucking awesome. I had the luck to see one in real life in London once, what a thing. The sound and looks, there is nothing like it!
@benzinapaul74163 жыл бұрын
It's an Italvolanti steering wheel, quite a few of their steering wheel designs had the 'L' on the boss, I think it was just the 'L' from ItaLvolanti. The Countach Anniversary I think had a similar steering wheel, but this was much later than the Renault.
@markchip13 жыл бұрын
I loved the way the insanity of the mods made you not only note that there was indeed carpeting from a Rolls Royce - but to state this TWICE!!
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
I'd fire my editor if they weren't me
@virgilrytaar90833 жыл бұрын
............and my 1st 911 had the same steering wheel, Italvolanti
@mariemccann58952 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of a Picasso: If you gave it to me I would sell it fast, but I understand there will be some people that appreciate it!
@eefneleman95643 жыл бұрын
It's a Renault mate. They're all STILL kinda cobbled together. The wiring under the hood could be factory, or not. To be frank, factory wiring looks just a messy. The engine is great, mostly due to the cross-flow Alpine (Gordini) cylinderhead. They never used it in the later SuperCinq. The old 5's all had a longitudinal engine, with the gearbox mounted in front. The Supers had a transverse engine and no space for a crossflow head I guess. The vent in the bonnet extracts air away from the radiator. And don't you dare not speak in your videos. Your feedback makes us feel as if we're in there with you.
@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt3 жыл бұрын
What a unique score of a drive. Well done Mr M!
@markonmotoring3 жыл бұрын
A Renault 5 Turbo 2 and lots of 80s HiFi and magnetic tape devices. That my childhood dream. I've seen photos of luxury and performance cars from the era with similar modifications but never on a car built to compete in rallying.
@robertsims74093 жыл бұрын
love it.
@mastercc45093 жыл бұрын
If you figure out which footballer had it made you could improve the provenance :P Really neat car and a running and driving time machine.
@andrewgurney60193 жыл бұрын
Made my day, my dream car, thank James, you have just made an old man happy!!
@mcspooney3 жыл бұрын
one of my dreams
@erikmeltzer-rt7rh11 ай бұрын
I had a good laugh at the opening engine sounds, even before the first word was spoken. What a delightfully absurd thing.
@raychambers36463 жыл бұрын
Saw original one in ibiza years ago .
@TexasBred92923 жыл бұрын
You mentioned carpeting from a Rolls Royce as an upgrade twice in the same sentence. Maybe intentional, but I thought it was funny.
@duncanmartin26263 жыл бұрын
What an amazing car. I fully agree about the time capsule nature, I hope whoever buys it makes all the gadgets work rather than stripping it out and turning it into a rally replica. You are correct in that there are a lot fewer of these than Integrales, however I was at a show earlier this year where there were 2! :)
@gimble86383 жыл бұрын
no1 will ever turn that car into a rally car, however i do agree with you that turning it back to "standard" would be a shame, although i hate to say it could be likely as its a rare case of it would be worth more being more normal, sometimes things are rare for a reason :D
@64bakes3 жыл бұрын
I’d also keep it as is. Those Trio cassette decks are ultra rare and would be possible to get working again. They’re probably worth a substantial amount themselves!
@gimble86383 жыл бұрын
@@64bakes just old pre kenwood stuff, not rare at all really, not to piss on anyones bonfire, just the truth and they themselves are not particularly good nor sought after units tbh
@GoldenCroc3 жыл бұрын
@@gimble8638 Its the fact that they have seemingly been there for so long, thats so cool. Cant be many cars left rocking that old of a cd player. Its a time capsule.
@gimble86383 жыл бұрын
@@GoldenCroc i really have no preference (its not my car) i only said its more likely it will be returned to "standard" "which would be a shame", "than into a rally car" lol, and FYI theres no CD player in that car ;)
@watchfan61803 жыл бұрын
Insane. Never hear a car make a sound like that. It sounds like a monster.
@FstopPicturesByAlunDavies3 жыл бұрын
My moms gtl Renault Lecar had same issue with gas gauge lol. A guessing game on the riviera lol
@andystevens75573 жыл бұрын
That is quite the noise coming out of such a tiny motor!
@jamesengland74613 жыл бұрын
Great noise! I wonder if this level of customization with gadgets is rather unheard of in Europe? Here in the US, pretty common back in the day, so might be considered quite valuable.
@GoldenCroc3 жыл бұрын
Hard to say without having been there, cant have been very common outside of show cars, methinks.
@fiber30653 жыл бұрын
It all depends on the country. It's not like the car culture is uniform in all of Europe. As an example I know personally, something like this (in terms of modifications) wouldn't feel too out of place in southern Sweden but would be a completely unknown oddity in Poland or even Germany.
@jamesengland74613 жыл бұрын
@@fiber3065 I didn't meant to imply uniformity in Europe; sorry
@GoldenCroc3 жыл бұрын
@@fiber3065 Not questioning you, but why would southern Sweden in the mid 1980s have more of these cars than, at the time, West Germany? I know the custom car culture was quite big at the time in Sweden, but can it really have been more people in little sweden that could do these kind of expensive mods to a car, than in all of west germany?
@Anirossa3 жыл бұрын
It's like a Pimp my ride Renault, just with quality work and parts and actually added value to the car.
3 жыл бұрын
Such as a laser on the frunk, a VCR and a CRT TV in the center console.
@joshuakhaos44513 жыл бұрын
The original owner was truly a man before his time lol. This little custom Hot Hatch is a time capsule of 80s car customizing.
@yes-oy7co3 жыл бұрын
Mr tumble relieving his youth
@djgoldthing71663 жыл бұрын
Always loved these and the Gordini. Hope someone drops off a turbo technics 205 Dimma for you to drive. Haven't seen one for years.
@stevefinch85193 жыл бұрын
A lad I used to know had a dimma 205 on carbs it was knackered possibly the most dangerous car I have ever been in , all bushes gone and knackered rear beam . Sounded nice just didn't handle or stop very well ,wrote it off in the end .
@breabanm3 жыл бұрын
that burbling out of the exhaust is so sweet!
@JayEmmOnCars3 жыл бұрын
It's the best isn't it?
@shadowsystemproject3 жыл бұрын
the Renault turbo 5 is cool underrated car. Hope to see a video for a Fiat 151 ABARTH someday
@RUfromthe40s3 жыл бұрын
sorry, i had the 2 and not even understand what you meant by 5 alpine turbo (yes ,the turbo didn´t had those back side panels)equal to clio williams, worlds apart homologato, did you tried the renault 5 mkI TS it was sick and the just turbo , either than the two 70´s renault alpine this were the ones i bought but after, i sold them ,regards
@lvthud3 жыл бұрын
The separate tape deck/CD player was pretty common in the mid to late '80's, along with the tape deck/cd player/equalizer set up. I had a pioneer set up that was a 2 1/2 din set up, with the amps hiding under the front seats of my Lancer Turbo 2000.
@cafe4053 жыл бұрын
A variation of the Renault 5 turbo would be I'm my dream 10 car garage, without a doubt.
@MrFlazz993 жыл бұрын
I think these were meant to have the potential for much further tuning in race spec? Hence the slightly bland performance in slightly-warmed-up road spec. More awesome to look at than to drive, so very Eighties. The rear tyres are 235mm, not 275? Fat on a Renault 5 all the same. This is one car that must not be driven much - mk1 Renault 5s were truly typical of '70s vintage rustiness (I had a 1982 GTL in 1990 - 1108cc of pure fuel economy, no hill-climbing capability whatsoever, fantastically comfortable high-back seats, cornering lean maybe only bettered by a Citroen 2CV and RUST in all the corners) and it will take constant cleaning to keep it from decaying very quickly if it does hit the roads. One for the collector, not the enthusiast. Shame, because I remember SO wanting a 5 Gordini when they appeared in 1980 - one of my junior school teachers had a black one and it was the last word in awesome to a 9-year-old Renault fanatic. Time is cruel!
@2006gtobob3 жыл бұрын
Friggin' laser beams!!!
@skylined55343 жыл бұрын
And a giant "lasorrr!"
@midnightblue18743 жыл бұрын
I love that sound, i think i'v heard it somewhere in the nature...o yea, dog growling
@davekennedy63153 жыл бұрын
These were cool little cars but 85 grands worth of cool? No chance!
@Kaisuke9713 жыл бұрын
It's a group b derived mid engined rear wheel drive hatchback. A piece of Motorsport history. Worth every penny imo
@davekennedy63153 жыл бұрын
@@Kaisuke971 you can't compare these to the proper Group B racers like the RS200, Quattro Sport, Lancia S4, 6R4. Those cars were AWD and way more powerful (the 6R4 was soon outclassed with 'only' 400+bhp) with them running over 500bhp. This had a tiny 8 valve turbo and RWD. Its not even close to a true Group B racers.
@Kaisuke9713 жыл бұрын
@@davekennedy6315 What's even a "proper" Group B racer ? I get that those cars did run bigger engines than the Renault 5, and that the AWD cars were more technologically advanced, but it still is a genuine road version of a Group B car. If something even remotely close would come out today, 40 years later, it would also be an instant classic. This isn't just a "cool little car".
@davekennedy63153 жыл бұрын
@@Kaisuke971 a proper Group B racer is the highly regarded and successful ones, the ones that now go for hundreds of thousands. This is a cool car but race versions made less than 300bhp and its RWD made it useless against cars with AWD and double the power. It was only any good on tarmac, it was old school at launch and things had moved on to AWD and high tech.
@jimgoodwin62943 жыл бұрын
A perfect, original example sold in excess of £120,000 a coupe of years back...
@johnmaclean54293 жыл бұрын
Interpretive dance I love it 😂
@RedLP5000S3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant motor this is. I enjoyed this review thoroughly even without the interpretive dancing lol.✌🏻🇺🇸
@brianhiles81643 жыл бұрын
_Come on!_ You must mention this car´s appearance in the James Bond movie _Never Say Never Again._
@ianhoyle84593 жыл бұрын
Looks great. Enjoyed this video James. I think the L motif on the steering wheel mirrors the general trim. Maybe from the Street Machine magazine era?
@orangutanfan31793 жыл бұрын
Looks (and sounds by your description) like it's not running enough castor angle.