RE: Renault 5 GT Turbo: Pic Of The Week

RE: Renault 5 GT Turbo: Pic Of The Week

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Renault 5 GT Turbo: Pic Of The Week
There's a full PH Hero story coming, so here's your desktop preview!

The countryside in spring is a tranquil and benign setting; what could disturb such a peaceful environment? Namely, a legendary French hot hatch classic tearing down the quiet roads. What could be more entertaining than chucking this cheeky little Renault around country lanes?

Plastered across the Renault's boot is the 'turbo' font, a word back in the 80s that simply meant bigger and better. Seeing the 5 GT turbo lift-off oversteer at a hairpin, followed by the whoosh of the turbo is a sight and sound to behold that is now so rare. A standard 5 GT Turbo this nice is an awfully rare sight nowadays, as of course so many were bodykitted beyond the realms of good taste. And then crashed.

So dig out your rose-tinted spectacles for a wallpaper to remind yourself of the hot hatch glory days. Is it as good as you remember? Hero story coming soon!

Photo: Tim Brown

[Lee Stern]