1985 Renault R5 Turbo2 - Jay Leno’s Garage
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1985 Renault R5 Turbo2 - Jay Leno’s Garage
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i dont care if you have a vette, or an 800HP mustang, if you think that this car is old crap, you are not a car guy...
I think its old crap but then again I like new fast cars
@@MrSalty-eg4zb :)
Fernanda so true...very cool car loved these since I first saw it
@@MrSalty-eg4zb I think that's what he said
@@MrSalty-eg4zb You need a ride in one - I guarantee you'll scream like a little kid......
I had a LeCar in the 80's and it was so fun and amazing. 2' of snow and the car would just plow right through. Always drolled over the Turbo. These are so cool.
My childhood right there... IV owned one and a hell of a lot of fun to drive. I absolutely loved hot hatches being from the UK nearly all the cars I owned in my teens were small hot hatches IV had the 5 turbo, pergeot 16, and 19 GTi, fiat Uno turbo ie, Citroen ax gt, nova gsi, and the 13 and 14 sr, and the ford fiesta xr2, and the xr2i, and also the turbo. Hot hatches back then had something that the hatches of today just can't match.
That is one of my dream cars... I had a poster of a black maxi turbo with golden wheels in my room.... remember to see it for many minutes and thinking myself driving it to the high school....
Beautiful car. I wish I could hear more the engine reving up. Cheers from Paris.
This car, Peugeot 205 GTI, Fiat Uno Turbo, VW Golf GTI. Those were the days 😋
Me: I 've never...
James Bond: Never say never again when Barbara Carrera drives one of these...
I assumed this was Jay's vehicle until I hit, play. I wonder if this experience further cultivated his interest in owning one himself? Side note: that Shogun looks like a friggin' blast. Glad to see the Citroen SM and DS in the collection too!
Hi Jay! More of your collection please!
This, Alpine A110 (The old one) and 205GTi are the best cars made to this day
There is a lot of other good car, like the citroën sm, citroën ds, Peugeot e-legend, facel Vega facellia, hommell berlinette RS, PGO speedster, and à lot of other car are good to, even better
R5 turbo was not build for or after groupe B but before ! It started at the 1979 giro d'italia driven by Guy Frequelin who later would manage citroen team that would give sebastien loeb 8 consecutive world title. R5 turbo would become one of the most successful rallye car of the era and won for example the monte carlo 1981 with Jean Ragnotti. Groupe B came later with the Audi Quattro, lancia O37 or Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 ... came after and R5 Turbo became obsolete with 2 rear wheel drive. Porsche 959 or ferrari GTO were build for group B but never competed.
R5 turbo has 160cv in standard form and 300cv in competition spec. The turbo 1 was either orange or blue and limited production. The Turbo 2 get alpine A310 new suspension .
Gotti is a french wheel manufacturer that was very successful in the 70s and 80s. It is now back producing wheels for the antic cars market (road and racing).
Sorry, a french guy from the alpes lost in Texas who cannot resist commenting on this samll "monster". I had the opportunity to get a ride in Bruno saby blue R5 turbo back in the 1980 ...and still remember it.
I believe in the US you had to be careful with the fuel back then also ... as at least in Germany many 'performance' cars in the mid eighties needed leaded 'Super' juice (95 to 98 octane) .. and that little sewing machine in the back seems like . a true Afficionado in that respect :)
This car is a legendddddd!
Looks like a Ford Shogun. Fun cars.
The Renault Fuego was cool in the 80's......to me
In light blue
Those homologation specials from 80's and 90's are the coolest cars ever made in history!
As a Frenchman I admire how much this man took care of his car... so many Turbo2s ended up in ditches or wrapped around trees in here
you are right.. young guys in turbo 5, in maritime twisting roads between marseille to monaco just got wrappped in wercks around trees... a short wheelbase r5 turbo 2 is a handful to handle...
on est deux ;)
true. but it's one of the very rare legal true rally car, so used as it. And finnished as it must be ^^
I really wish that happened in my country 😅
My dad had one and it got stolen on his mums bday such a shame I wanna get a gt turbo and name it after her and do it up nice
This car is designed to be driven and enjoyed on small curvy roads not on these kind of streets
Yes and on Tiny roads To make différence Whith muscle cars. This car is like devil on road Even face to Porsche
Check out Davide Cironi's drive experience video...
Agree, they were build on Rally car ""intended" for the local "fortunate" enthusiast then the Quattro Audi was the first best.
There are not "true" rally cars in the US.
Too many strait/wide roads.
No offence to my US friends but to drive in the Alpes or any departement roads of Europe with one of "them"( Golf Gti, Renault2 turbo etc vintage...) and you'll understand and respect the engineering behind.
Today ... PSA are the best all terrain racing racing cars.
No, it was designed to drive on both types of roads, cause it was a street version! idiot
This "Renault R5 Turbo 2" and the "Peugeot 205 turbo 16" are both most legendary car here in France. 🇫🇷
Alpine 110, Alpine 310, Renault Gordini
Cars we never got in the good ole 🇺🇸
Bugatti cars are 10x more legendary.
@@basshead. boring
@@basshead. yeaaah. Like Harley. Very good looking, sounds great but after 10 miles of intense riding, you would be glad to have a tool box and some lubricants.
Real gold diggers!!🤣 that's pretty American standards.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sorry buddy, European humour. Too loud for our test.😘
Costly and unreliable.🤣
1.4 liter 200 hp.. that sounds like 2019 specs. Impressive stuff.
Especially in era, when performance turbocharged cars had usually max. 100Hp/l.
And mainstream turbocharged cars usually got 150-160HP out of 100-110 HP 2.0l engine.
Saab 900 Turbo, rocketship of rocketships had only something over 140HP in early 80's, before the 175HP engine with intercooler and 16v came.
That was standard, that 1.4l in racing mode could go up to 350hp in 1984!!!
@@nunomuchao BMW pushed it's 1.5l 4cyl to 1400HP+ in F1 ;)
That little 1.4 was good for over 300hp with the std block and crank. Needed you beaut pistons and rods and used as much water as petrol to keep from detonating to death though in Group B form. And the motor still used pushrods!
@Mäkirannantörmä Yep. Or 170 hp from a 1.0 EcoBoost.
I love how Jay says that he wanted this car so much when he was a "kid" , but in reality, he was already 35.
😆
Why he never bought one after all those years?!?!°?
@@1983dmd I guess he needs to be able to keep those Duesenbergs and what have ya in his garage running, he has enough of his "childhood dream cars" in his collection already anyway, maybe it's totally fine for him to just show off and try one of these if he can for the channel/his show, but also he just can't have every car model ever made in his garage , it would be definitely too much to deal with.
I absolutely love this car. I'm British. My first car, at 17 years old. Was a Renault 5 GT TURBO. The insurance cost more than the car cost!! I had 3 over the years. Not the turbo 2 obviously. But makes me smile just seeing you feature thus car. I wish I had of kept one of mine! As in the 90's-2000's, the most I paid, was £5k. Now, a rough one is at least £10k here in the UK. I still may try and buy one again. Magic little cars. For how long they lasted. As usually about 2 months before you blow the 1.4 litre engine!!! Thanks for bringing back some happy memories.
I've thought this with some of my hot hatches but the cost to make them good and store them would of been more then the price increase, here for example more then £5,000 😔
Checkout the Renault Clio V6. No Turbo to blow & 2.5L in a low/stock state of tune. Awesome.
What the hell a renault 5 gt turbo as a first car? Quite different from the average fiesta or corsa
I had the 5 Gordini as my first car. 1k for the car 1k for the insurance, nuts
Love the variety of cars on JAYS channel
I like how he does cars, 4x4s, and bikes. The Holy Trinity in my eyes. Jay even has stuff for the electric and diesel guys and even steam engines have a couple episodes!
I used to have a 2003 Clio V6 255. Jay should definitely try and get one of them on the show. Absolute hoot of a drive!
Agree. Jay is the best. Period.
Had a Renault 5 Alpine back in the 80s when I based in Germany. Same dashboard, seats and exterior color. Wish I still had it.
i like his show cause Jay is not an elitist car guy like everyone else.
like all the other car guys make me puke.
I have one of these in yellow, love it!!
1/32 scale
Farmer Lamb I have a 80’ R5 Alpine atmospheric, double webber 45 carbs, 280 cams, around 200 bhp, 1.4 engine that was used for r5 turbo and turbo 2
enjoy it
Jay! You were not a kid in 1985.
He would have been 35, a kid at heart still.
yes i was thinking about this too!! took the words out of my nostril!
Jay is a kid in 2019. Just look at all his toys.
@@the_original_Bilb_Ono ''Jay R Us''
Wasn't he talking about the BMW 2002? 🤔
On my first trip ever to the US (California), I was extremely surprised to see one parked in the streets of Santa Cruz.
It was grey/silver.
I tried to explain to my friends what an incredible car it was but they were dubious.
In the evening, as we were driving back to the bay area, it just flew past us, possibly clocking close to 200 Kph!
You sure it wasnt a plate of spaghetti, and not a car?!
@@crimescene25 Haa haa
There is no KPH in the US
@@Matthew-wn8oq On analog speedometer, they had Kph in smaller numbers in what ever car I was in.
I believe that there's a gentleman who lives in Glendale, CA, has one.
Sold Peugeot and Renault cars in San Antonio, Texas in the late 70s...the 205 GTI 1.9L was a real surprise! Loved it!
I can imagine it was for a U.S. customer. Fantastic car. We were spoiled in Europe. Hot hatch was our Muscle car era.
I saw one last week (well, I live in France so they're not that rare), but I wish I had one!
The 1.6 was the favourite of many. Extremely agile on British country roads.
Peugeot, Renault and Citroen cars in the States? This will look strange... A Twingo between the big V8´s xD I own a Clio Kitcar :)
TxCowpoke is that the center engine Group B spin off Citroen?
This channel does a great job of capturing the sound of these cars. Thanks for the great content.
Renault build many other cool cars : Alpine A110 & V6, 17, Espace, Espace.. all were ahead of their time !
Next, the 205 GTI 1.9L. I know where there is one in Texas if you want to do an episode.
another european legend
205 are fast
Peugeot 205gtis were everywhere in europe.
This renault is rare.
There also is a clio inspired by this
205 T16 is the one for Jay to drool over
@@alphatrion100 Correction: Renault 5 everywhere, Renault 5 GT Turbo VERY very rare, like a exquisite Ferrari.
This is probably one of the best sounding car 4 cylinder engines i have ever heard
It kinda sounds like a porsche 550 with a turbo
Yes !! No need for artifical exhaust sounds made by engineers !!!
When you know that some Mercedes models are equiped with Renault engines and that Renault is multiple times F1 world champion, you know what you're dealing with.
And the old Renault F1 engine is considered by all F1 drivers to be the most glorious sounding of all the F1 engines. And can play god save the queen with the exhaust!
next step: review a Clio V6 when they become legal!
Clio V6 is definitely the successor to the R5 Turbo2. Ph2 Versions are better with the engine worked on by Porsche to increase the BHP.
Its called Clio V6 Williams, for the record.
THERE IS NO TURBO ON (CLIO V6) THAT??????????
@@ElGuatequeroHa, sorry but the Clio Williams, and the Clio V6 are nothing to do with each other. Williams had ZERO input into the Clio V6, it was TWR.
@@dj_paultuk7052 You are right, the Clio Williams its more like a "normal" front engine car 2.0. They made 2500 to homologate it to rally (groups N and A) but it was so succesfull that they ended making almost 12.000. And for the record, Williams put the name on it and thats all, its engineered entirely by Renault.
That engine actually was based on the one used in the R5 Alpine and was an evolution of the one previously used in the R8 in the 1960s. Its turbo installation was designed by Pierre Masset and Philippe Chasselut while the very concept of the car was due to Jean Terramorsi and his assistant Henry Lherm.
CaptHollister in French it is called Cinq(sank)
& Renault brought turbo charging to Formula 1. As crazy as Formula 1 car had been for thirty-some years prior to the eighties these turbo F1’s were violent.
You know your stuff 😃
Actually the name of the original was the "R5 Gordini Turbo". They were mental fast little cars. Superseded in the late 80's with the "R5 GT Turbo". Another car you cannot get in the US.
@@dj_paultuk7052 yep i still call them Gordini haha
1.4 l engine, 200HP... and all of that back in '85. The very definition of a hot hatchback. I always wanted one.
Nah, it's not a hot hatchback. Like all other Group B homologation specials, it's a sports car made to look like an hatchback everyone could buy. And that's its whole appeal.
It shares close to nothing with its namesake, just a couple of body stampings and interior bits.
There were a number of actual Renault 5 hot hatchbacks, like the Alpine or the GT Turbo.
bloodySunday77 FUCKEN crazy but absolutely awsome car
It's defo a hatchback and its fast so how is it not a hot hatch?
160bhp stock
The owner its not totally right about the car, the turbo one does have doors and most panels of aluminum, the turbo 2 its not as refine as the one. They kept the cost low and almost all of them are made from steel. The car does have 160bhp stock and it is an iconic rally legend
This car was created when passion moved the car’s world. Amazing engine, line, sound...and tons of fun. I love it!!!
It's one of the most exciting cars I've ever driven. It feels completely different to any other car. It's not the power, or the speed, it's the sensations that this car produce. I own a Renault Super 5 GT Turbo from 1985 and driving the Turbo 2 was like meeting the bigger brother of mine.
In 1984 I actually owned an ultra-rare (Gray Market) R5 Turbo 1.
It had an ALL Aluminium body and was a fire-spitting dragon of a pocket rocket car.
I flew into Cocoa Beach Fla. from Atlanta GA and bought it from Sun International as they were going out of business and it was the last Turbo 1 they had out of the 21 they had imported into the US.
I paid the guy cash for the Renault on a Friday night and proceeded to take 1-75 North back to Georgia.
The little red race car was such a wild looking vehicle at the time, that 5 of the 7 times that I was stopped was not for speeding but the Troopers just wanted to get a look at the unique thing!
I was stopped a total 7 times before I made it back to Atlanta, 4 times by the Florida Highway Patrol Troopers and 3 times by The Georgia State Patrol Troopers all of them mesmerized by the little French Rocketship that shot fire out about 3 feet out of its tailpipe!
So much so, that of the 2 speeding tickets that I picked up...
the first one radar clocked me 125 and the second (using the old VASCAR system) at 107 MPH!
Now you don't mess with those "Good Ole" Boy Southern Troopers down there, so when the Blue bubble gums light up I just instantly pulled over and waited for them to catch up. And in BOTH instances (One Florida Trooper and the Georgia Trooper) the first thing out of their mouths was: "What the hell kind of car is this!?!"
With the most bewildered look on their faces to accompany the profound question! LOL
I drove it in and around Atlanta and Buckhead as my daily driver for 2 years before selling the hot hatch for a handsome chunk of change and bought a Porsche 928 with the proceeds.
To this very day, it still remains the biggest regret of my automotive passions to have let that brilliant R5 Turbo 1 go.
I've never seen another R5 Turbo 1 on the streets again and I've only seen one Turbo 2 in
36 years.
Thanks, Jay for showing us this wondering little French car that put a smile on your face and reminded me just how lucky I was to have actually owned one of the true gems of the automotive world.
I loved your story. Shame about the car. For a 928, too. Lol the 80s were an odd time
Mave Ricks maybe you should check out the clio rs v6
The turbo 1 was a far better car than the turbo2, the later used loads of production car parts and lost the expensive interior of the Turbo1
A 5 with an aluminium body? I don’t think so !
I used to work for ACI in SoCal. We did about a half-dozen Turbo I cars. What a blast! Easy to throw sideways into a turn and throttle steer. Those and the BMW M1s were my favorite to drive -- much more than the Countach or 512BB.
Definitely at the top of the list of cars in my mind from the 1980s. I always think of the Renault R5 Turbo 2.
Not many cars of the era could keep up with one of these on a twisty rally stage
My mom had a Renault alliance. That was our car until I was 10-12. 1985-92. Served us well. Lots of good memories
I had the standard R5 fo 7 years whilst working in Ethiopia from 1976 to 1983. We went all over the country on fishing trips etc. Into areas most people would only go in a 4x4. The little car never let us down! The early R5 followed on the toughness and reliability of the R4.
Learned about these on the Autobahn, very surprised when it passed me by like a much faster better known car.. I was doing 220kph.
I love R5 Turbos, there were some misinformation in the video though.
The original Turbo, (Turbo 1) is lower volume, aluminum panels with a crazy interior. This Turbo 2 were built in more examples. It was steel panels and the same interior as the fwd Alpine turbos, which the engine is an upgraded version of. The first 400 cars of the Turbo 1 were built to homologate the car for Group 4 rallying in 1980. When group B started a few years later, Renault built the complying R5 Maxi Turbo with improvments. They competed with it in Group B 1985. Look up "R5 turbo 1 interior" on Google :)
At last, scrolling through the comments to see if somebody had put them straight on the history of the car. Bravo. Saved me a job ;)
Boom! Spot on! This tosspot’s been conned into believing it’s a homologation special when it certainly isn’t. Still a brilliant car, just not the big Alfred he was spouting on about in the video.
Wow you weren't kidding about that interior! I love it. The steering wheel looks like some weird two spoke wheels.
@Charlie Sthill No, it was the R5 Alpine (Gordini in the UK) Turbo or the Supercinq GT Turbo. All R5 (1, 2, Maxi) Turbo were central engine/RWD.
I find it amazing that someone who owns one of these things (especially given how valuable they are now) knows so little about them. Had to scroll too far to find someone that would correct him. Also, another thing he was wrong on; he said that it was sohc, it's actually a pushrod motor.
Hello Jay, please, Could you test the Renault Alpine A110 anytime?
rodrip345 the factory version was quite slow, he may wanna try the rallye version or the newest model
@@FrenchyPantsyYes, rally version is more spectacular but the car is beauty in both version. The power and speed the model 1600S is the perfect car to test.
That is my favorite car, in France Alpine is still a legend. The other one is Renault Fuego, its like a bad copy of 60's Porsche but we love it
yes please! but the 50 year old original version first.
@@Azety93 Never heard anyone ever mention the Fuego in France, it really is a legend, the Turbo is much better for me than any boring non 911 Porsche in the 80s.
Living in Belgium, i had one of these GT 5 turbo we called it "coffin of death" it was too fast for a little car
If it was a GT Turbo it was a supercinq, not a 5 Turbo nor a 5 Alpine Turbo.
Nice car though but very different car from this one. Sort of sucessor to the A5 Turbo. Both front engine and drive. Fun and quick cars that could take on a 205 or Golf gti
Haha idd doodskist op wielen noemden we dat hier
Ultiem doodskistje: Honda CRX :)
Bulma drove one of these in dragonball too!
I actually got pissed when it was destroyed lol. Also Bulma was lucky as eff to own one as a teenager!
sudmuck it was a cartoon show. They could have gave her a Ferrari.
@MonsieurHiroshima and don't forget to, france was one of the first country who dragonball and "manga" have a big start.sory for my bad english i'am french^^
What Wheeljack from Transformers G1 was a Lancia Stratos and in Macross Frontier one character drives a Lancia Delta rally special replica.
My father had the "civilized" version of this R5 back in 1984. He turned it over to the Renault dealership, still running perfectly, in exchange for a Clio plus a bag of money, back in 2001.
One of the coolest cars ever made.
The Renault 5 GT turbo and the Clio Williams where very good too
I miss my GT Turbo so much...
@@jrtunderground and i miss my williams :-(
One thing I like about jay is there no crazy editing. No sponsor ship stuff like hello fresh audible all outher b.s.... jay needs more subs then he really has
2.4 million subs is a pretty huge number for a car channel tho.
Whats a "sponsor ship"? Is that like a cruise ship, but for Cialis?
Well, this is also not exactly his livelyhood where he needs sponsorship. This is just a hobby
He also never lets his guests end their sentences.
@ that comes with his age. Lol
Jay still makes Quality Content I watch in the bedroom.
Was the "bedroom" part necessary?
More like the bathroom
"I've got a very rare Ford Granada the only one with wire wheel hubcaps....." LMAO . Jay you still got it.
Oh...Jay should do an episode on the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth. Would also love to see a review of the Lotus Carlton, but they're as rare as hen's teeth.
Everyone Who loves Cars u
In Europe knows this car
In 2022, this is STILL cool AF! This can't be said about most anything made in the 80's.
It would be great if Jay could get hold of an MG Metro 6R4 and a Peugeot 205 T16
Hell...yes
Metro with what would become an XJ220 engine. With the boost up!
Oh yes! The Peugeot 205 T16 is so cool. (:
That would be great.
Dominic Kent out of principle: make him do the MG Maestro AND Montego too! :D
And an Alpine A110.
This show has been wonderful to watch and learn from. It's like the Mr. Roger's Neigborhood of cars. So glad Jay was into this so we have something to watch now that the late night shows are hollow without you.
Haha you are being upvoted because that is a good analogy.
Pocket Rocket cars are always so much FUN! Thanks for sharing Jay!
Bob Dillahunty thats why he left a comment troll
Great video- I worked for a Renault agent in the UK from the early 1970's to the 1990's and remember these well, although they were pretty rare- I had 2 of the later R5 GT Turbos (1989) which were normal configuration front mounted, front wheel drive and loved them but they needed to be looked after properly to keep them reliable - Great days.
My first thought: “You don’t have the roads for this”
I really appreciate Jay's genuine love for French cars ; hello from Paris
CDGtoSEA quand j’ai habité à Paris et Marseille c’était la voiture de mes rêves. J’ai voulu conduire ça plus qu’une Ferrari ou un Lamborghini et j’ai acheté un Clio 172. J’adore les voitures françaises - tellement unique et spécial. C’est dommage que j’ai jamais vu un Renault comme ça ici aux États Unis ou chez moi au Québec 😕
How I wish Renault would have been able to join forces with BMW America. They would probably still be here today.
"Welmanotherpisode of Jay Leno's Garage..."
You caught that too. Lol
Joshua Sanderson I've always been amazed about this sort of welcome phrase Jay says at the beginning of every episode!!! I'm not an English speaker and it's a total challenge for me to try to repeat what he says!!! Ha ha ha!
By the way, the R5 Turbo 2 is astonishing! Here in Spain you could see them on the streets back in the day. It was a kind of a Widow maker due to this turbo lag. Totally brutal!!
The early econo-box R5's, with the engine in the front, were mid-engined too, as the whole engine was behind the front axle center-line.
I had a regular R5 and it was a blast to drive. This was the Holy Grail of R5’s. Sacré Bleu!
That car just looks sublime. Lovely lovely colour and fenders, LOVE them alloys on that car. This car would be PERFECT on the country roads here in the UK. Perfect
Fast French cars of the 80's were superb. Renault 5 Turbo, 21 Turbo/Quadra, Citroen AX GT, BX 16 valve, 205 GTi, 309 Gti, 205 Rallye, to name but a few, and my own favourite the Peugeot 405 Mi16 (which I am also an owner of)
YESSS THE BADDEST LITTLE FRENCH CAR IN RALLY ♥
205 T16?
disquo a Peugeot.
Alpine A110 ! But they are all great , the R5 and 205 as well .
These cars were all good, light, nimble
The A110 was getting old tho
Have to agree, 205 t16 was the best, I have a 205 gti, amazing little car
It brings back so much memory, you have no idea. I guess if you grew up in Europe during the 80s you know about this car. It was a real driver car, not that the quattro was not but that pocket rocket RWD and its turbo lag and turbo kick was unreal back then. So many people raced those on track and on tarmac rally. I'm not sure, but the 5s Turbo were probably assembled at Alpine, now Renault Sport in Dieppe in the North of France. They are now the guys behind the new A110 from what I've read.
Anyhow great stuff Jay, it was quite a trip down the memory lane for me. First time a car put a smile on face when I was a kid, I remember when the turbo kicked :). Few years ago I was cycling through Provence down in the South East of France, and had the pleasure to pass by one of the go-to-guy for that car and the other Alpines. That guy had a 5 Maxi Turbo, which is like 'THE' Turbo 5.
I remember in the early 80's these were advertised in the back of a car magazine for $20k. I was a kid dreaming about my first car and this was the one I really wanted.
I wish we could have the Clio and Megane in the US.
Just got home from family Easter Dinner and this is what i get to watch before i go to sleep. Life is great!
Oh man that car is beautiful!! Love the R5 turbo!
This is one of those magic, precious, most iconic cars ever created. One that us, having grown up in Europe at times when Walter Röhrl and Michelle Mouton had reached god like status, made us drool mouth open in front of our family crt, and just could not believe what was shown to us.
This, and the Lancias, the Audis, the Fords of that 80s Rallye world are so much more worth to me than any other boulevard cruisin' piece of snobbism.
This is as raw and ill as it gets.
Today I would not get into drooling over this anymore, I am proud to say not to be ashamed shedding a tear or more even in public.
Don't forget "Jeannot" Ragnotti. Ken Block has nothing on him.
RENAULT did a crazier car than this R5 Turbo: look at the Clio V6. A V6 engine on a tiny car. The Clio is the model which replaced the R5, it's now the city car of Renault. The Clio V6 was on the 2nd generation of Clio. The 3, the 4 and now the 5 have "RENAULT SPORT" versions that are pretty fun and effective.
Moment mal, Du vergisst hier komplett die Opel, Kadett C und Ascona A und B, denn die haben Walter Röhrl erst gross gemacht.
To this day, Michelle Mouton spanking all the boys at Pikes Peak is one of the greatest sporting events ever in my book.
And the beauty of it is Michelle wasn't just keeping up with the boys in group "B". She was a genuine monster behind the wheel.
What an era that was for motorsports!!
@@tibrin7696
Just as I am reading your reply right now, I somehow feel that urgent need again to watch some of her stints again, even though the quality of most of the video of those cannot at all live up to the ultimate expertise she delivered when she was active in the sport.
I am a huge admirer of Walther Röhrl, also. And that is not at all because of me being german.
I have grown up on watching European Rallye Sports on german TV, every single Sunday afternoon, since I was about six years old, which was in 1980.
When Michelle was on, it was like everything began to glow and levitate. There was true magic delivered by her, just like I myself only see at the same level with only one other person in sports, at least during my lifetime, and that is Michael Jordan.
MJ I had the pleasure to see live, at Boston Garden in 1991, vs. the Celtics.
Sadly, I never had a chance to see Michelle live.
But both are definetely the only ones I ever saw in sports, that seem to play by their self defined laws of physics, and still being able to use those to their full advantage, and not overblowing it.
This is a beauty! But it needs to go on mountain roads, that's where it thrives.
My ultimate dream car!
I called it Leno 5 when I was three years old.
I grew up loving this car. There was a Brazilian guy lived on my street in Sevilla that owned one. I loved the sound.
Wow it was great to see one of these in Jay Leno's garage. I owned a beautiful blue 1980 R5 Turbo Renault with a wild interior. It was an early homologation special S/N 0012 originally owned by Francois Castaing - head of Renault Sport. Lots of modifications, big intercooler, balanced and blueprinted engine with 22 lbs. of boost putting out 280 H.P. Wicked fast and a real head turner !!! I owned it for over 12 years and sold it to a guy in Japan to buy my Panoz Roadster.
Great car, now you need a peugeot "205 T16 serie 200" ! Always a pleasure to watch your vids.
We had a Renault 5 back in the 90s. The color was kind of between yellow and orange. We drove it a lot in canyons and twisty mountain roads and it has a special nostalgic place in my memories. It is definitely a good looking car.
2:32 to see the Citroen SM in the background
M. LENO, vous êtes un vrai connaisseur.
This and Peugeot 205 t16 are probably my 80s favourites
The Fiat Uno Turbo i.e. was fun too, looked like a totally standard Uno, great for blowing porsches etc into the weeds. tweaked and with the boost turned up 0 - 60mph 4.2 seconds and topped out at 154mph .
The Sunbeam Lotus what fun that was. Talk about being pushed back in your seat.
First series GTI is up there with me and a different type of animal but still 80s the Grand National will always make do a double look
205 t16 evo 2 was and is the best car ever made.
One of my favorite cars ever. Love ya Jay
The dream of many frenchs drivers !!!!!
The car that I wanted more than any other. I test drove one and will never forget the experience. I've never clicked so rapidly for any other car. This was special. Thank you Jay.
I smile and cry every time i see one of these..
Want, want, want.
Buddy of mine "Ex-Rally Car racer from Lebanon" now in San Francisco owns two of these R5 Turbo's, one Red and Black, never seen the Black one as he kept it in a garage somewhere, but I got to ride in the Red one a few times in the early 2000's , we've taken it for some rides in the twisties outside of San Francisco into Half Moon Bay, I think his was modded a little, it sounds crazy inside when the Turbo kicks in, great handling car. But wasn't super fast, fast enough.
Avant on savait faire des caisses cool en France
Jeep Cherokee was a popular Renault product in America during the mid 80's
Group B - Greatest Time in Rally History! 😎
Actually the Turbo 2 it's a Group 4 car, not group B, the Maxi Turbo 1.6 was a group B car.
@@melegattie4116 i never said it is a group B car. but they are the same car more or less just different configuration. and yes, the group B version is more powerful and brutal than the Turbo 2
"unobtainable when i was a kid"... Bro, in 1985 you were 35.
@Yirlani you do realize that he is most likely being sarcastic? You do realize he is a comedian?
That model was in a 007 movie
Yes in "Never say Never again". A R5 Turbo 1.
Thanks Renault for building this car! It led to owning 2 Omni GLH Turbo cars, still have one with 400hp.
Magnificent car, I had a R5 Gordini normally aspirated, I loved that car, just like a road going go-kart!
Group B legend. I wish I could even breathe next to one 😭😭
My grandfather here un Spain has a turbo1,been loved and taken care by him since It left the Factory,sad part,he doesn't let me Drive It :(
The 80's were just a crazy time to be a motorsport enthusiast. 650hp fire breathing Groub B Rally Monsters with spectators touching cars as they passed by, 1500hp 4 cylinder BMW's in F1 etc. And cars like this.
And no chicanes on the Mulsanne straight at LeMans. The Group C cars were hitting 400km/h (250mph) in the late 80's. Seeing a video of the start of the 1988 LeMans is pure magic. Porsche 962, Jaguar XJR-9 and Sauber-Mercedes C9 cars racing down the straight and the drivers slipstreaming each other at speeds around 370-400km/h is quite a sight.
Love these cars, but the Turbo I was really the ultimate, with its over-the-top "showcase" interior and light ally component. Truly OTT, they were assembled at Alpine to comply with Grp 4.
What a car !
My late brother
Had the first version,
Then got the turbo 2.
But then this was a guy
That owned a mirafiori
131, capri 3.1 pinto, ford
Escort rs2000. Had good
Taste my brother bless im.
Thanks jay 👌
lovely sound from that 4 cylinder engine: the days before emissions regs. and really nice owner. this was one of the best episodes and nicest to watch. :-)
As of the time I posted this, there is one loser who gave this video a thumbs down. Obviously, anybody who is giving this a thumbs down is leading a miserable life.
@Leroy Baker I can't imagine what it was. There's always at least one hater, I guess.
Thanks all from France to be interesred by a french car.
Mdr...Oui mais cest pas nimporte laquelle... tout les passionnés de voitures sportives aiment la r5 turbo 2 rwd ! Et son pti look bodybuildé
Jay is always polite. Every car seems to have something about it that makes him smile.
Polite would be not leaning all over the car and scratching it up with buttons, rivets, watch, belt, etc. while talking about himself.
He ever review a Yugo ?
TurboDieselDan indeed and he never let somebody finish their sentences
@@pinut187 Baloney.