Renault R5
Magazine road tests and mentions
CAR Magazine, March 1972
Will le Cinq sink the Mini?
...asks Tom Northey, after sampling Renault's remarkable 5
CCC Magazine, July 1973
Drive In
Renault 5TL
CAR Magazine, May 1976
Newcomers
Renault 5GTL
CAR Magazine, May 1976
Newcomers : Renault's Alpine Rhapsody
Ron Wakefield on a Five that really flies
CAR Magazine, May 1979
Newcomers : Smaller they come, faster they go
Renault's R5 Gordini
CAR Magazine, July 1979
Giant Test
VW Golf GTi v Renault 5 Gordini v Talbot Sunbeam Ti
CAR Magazine, February 1980
Oracle
Dramatic if awkward-looking R5 Turbo is a homologation special to be sold soon in limited numbers. Fwd is out; engine is mid-ships driving to rear. Dash is new and stylish.
CAR Magazine, April 1980
Giant Test
Fiat 127 Sport v Peugeot 104ZS v Renault 5 Gordini v VW Golf GTI v Vauxhall Chevette 2300HS v Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
CAR Magazine, July 1980
Gale Force Five
LJK Setright on Renault's blown baby bombshell
CAR Magazine, April 1981
Giant Test
Ford Fiesta 1.3S v Austin Metro HLS v Renault 5TS
CAR Magazine, May 1981
R5 Turbo : the rollerskate refined
It has the grip, performance and inspiration factor of a true exotic - but the real surprise with Renault's baby bombshell is honest-to-goodness refinement.
CCC Magazine, January 1982
Housewives Choice
Graham Jones samples three mobile examples of some of the cheapest, most fiercely contested and easily prepared motor racing available - with a little help from British Saloon Car Champion, Win Percy
CAR Magazine, April 1982
Giant Test
Renault 5TL v Talbot Samba GL v VW Polo C
CAR Magazine, May 1982
Newcomers : Turbo Five turns up
Out goes the old Renault 5 Gordini; in comes a new fwd turbo-blown 5 with more performance, less noise
CCC Magazine, July 1982
Free Wheelin'
Renault 5 Automatic
Practical Motorist, August 1982
New car impressions
Gordini 5 goes turbo
CAR Magazine, December 1982
Giant Test
Colt 1.4 Turbo v Renault 5 Turbo v Mazda 323 1500GT
CAR Magazine, June 1983
Giant Test
Renault 5TX v MG Metro v Ford Fiesta XR2 v Citroen Visa GT v Fiat 127GT
CAR Magazine, February 1984
Force Five!
As an all or nothing driving experience, the 130mph, mid-engined Renault 5 Turbo has few peers. Now it's cheaper.
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