I'm still unable to comprehend how such a fast street legal hatchback could exist back in the day.
Renault 5 Turbo Phase II specs
| Car type | Compact |
| Curb weight | 980-1000 kg (2161-2205 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1982 |
| Origin country | France |
| Gas mileage | 15.1-7.8 l/100 km (16-30 mpg US / 19-36 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 205 g/km |
| Views | 16.8k |
Lap times
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | 4 cylinders, 8 valves, turbo garrett t3 |
| Displacement | 1.4 l (85 ci) |
| Power | 162 ps (160 bhp / 119 kw) |
| Torque | 220 Nm (162 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 116 ps (114 hp) |
| Power / weight | 163 ps (161 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 222 Nm (164 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 14 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 5 manual |
| Layout | rear engine, rear wheel drive |
Rolling acceleration
| 40 - 100 kph (4) | 14.9 s |
| 40 - 100 kph (5) | 24.8 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 8.5 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (5) | 15.6 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (4) | 6.8 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 10.4 s |
| Est. 100 - 140 kph | 7.6 s |
5 Turbo Phase II competition
196ss 3y ago
Auto Motor und Sport 10/1982:
Curb weight - 1000 kg (38,3%/61,7%)
Slalom 18m - 64,5 kph
Lateral acceleration - 9,2 m/s2 (0,94g)
Hockenheim short average speed - 110,6 kph
(AMUS stated track length as 2634 m, so laptime should be - 1:25,7)
Snowy handling course average speed - 63,3 kph (length 1300m, time 1:13,9)
