Instead, the R5 Turbo 3E is an EV and one that is based on a bespoke all-aluminium spaceframe chassis specially created for ...

Instead of using traditional electric motors, the Turbo 3E uses in-wheel motors behind those 20-inch rear wheels ... French hot hatch was known for being very tail-happy. I mean, a mid-engined ...

Despite its roots as a compact hatchback, the Turbo 3E boasts dimensions that rival some of the most aggressive supercars on the market. At 2,030mm wide, it’s broader than a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and ...

The first A45 version of the gen-three W176 entered the hot hatch market with a hell of a bang in 2013, its 2.0-litre turbo ...

The new Renault 5 Turbo 3E is a nostalgia-packed, 540 horsepower electric hatchback with ingenious in-wheel motors and supercar performance.

while the clever motors in the rear wheels means there’s a decent amount of boot space. One of the highlights of the interior is a rally-car inspired vertical handbrake that – with the car in race ...

Car fans will remember the two Renault 5 Turbos of the 1980s: wild, mid-engined rally specials that ... one mounted in each of the rear wheels, making the 3E rear-wheel drive like its predecessors.

Hot air exits at the back via two small outlets ... as Alpine never got its hands on the original mid-engined Turbos, and to proudly position the 3E as the group’s halo model.

Four years after it was launched, BMW gave it a mid-life ... 20mm wider 20in wheels. BMW wasn’t done there either, with the i3S getting a dedicated Sport mode to prove its hot hatch credentials.

Renault promised to put the 5 Turbo 3E into production, which seemed ludicrous, but the newly revealed production 5 Turbo 3E looks just like the show car.

the latter of which comes with a drift-assist function. Renault’s designers have evolved the silhouette of the regular R5 to incorporate wildly exaggerated wheel arches and 20in alloy wheels.