Production chronology1980–1984
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Renault5 Turbo
Production1980–1984
Recorded originFrance
ClassSports car
Background
The Renault 5 Turbo or R5 Turbo is a sports car which was produced by French manufacturer Renault from 1980 until 1984. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was originally designed as a homologation special to compete in rallying. The R5 Turbo is based on the Renault 5, a front-wheel-drive mass-market supermini. Launched at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1980, the car was sold in a street-legal version, to comply with homologation minimum production numbers regulations, certifying that the R5 Turbo was to a sufficient extent indeed a "production car".
Text adapted from “Renault 5 Turbo” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
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Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1980–1984
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗5 years