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1981
a dei rally solo perché man- This car cannot be defined the “Queen of the Rally” sim-
te, quello per cui era stata ply because it failed to meet one objective, moreover
el Mondo. Non si può, tutta- the all-important one for which it had been designed:
soluta al Rally di Montecarlo the World Championship. Having said that, there can be
orse nel 1982 e 1985 e quella no denying that its overall victories in the 1981 Monte
986, le valgano la nobiltà. Carlo Rally, in the Tour de Corse on two occasions (1982
confondere con la Renault and 1985), and in the 1986 Portuguese Rally prove its
emplice utilitaria potenziata considerable worth.
do, della piccola di Casa Re- The R5 Turbo, not to be confused with the Renault R5
impaticissimo muso e parte Alpine Turbo, a simple utilitarian car tuned according
o. to the fashion of the period, shares few features with
Sport procede cercando, in- the baby of the Renault family, specifically its charming
ttura esteticamente accatti- nose and part of the structure of the passenger com-
n numeri tali da permetterle partment.
delle Gran Turismo di serie. Renault Sport took this project forward, trying, first
vennero raggiunti prestissi- of all, to make the car esthetically appealing so that it
siva piccola vettura piacque might be sold in sufficient numbers to be allowed to
compete in Group 3 of the Grand Touring series. The
alla realizzazione di questa target of 1,000 units was soon reached, because many
Jean Terramorsi, allora vice people took to this delightfully aggressive little car.
a Renault, che, consapevole The inspiration behind it came from the legendary Jean
e non si sarebbero più potuti Terramorsi, then vice production manager at Renault,
who, knowing that rallies could no longer be won with
ndere il gruppo motopropul- a front-wheel drive, decided to take the engine of the
osizionarlo al posto dei se- R5 Alpine and position it longitudinally in place of the
ongitudinale. Troppo pochi i rear seats. The 94 HP developed by the little four-cylin-
o quattro cilindri da 1,4 litri
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