 Here is some info found on Renault 5 Alpine and Alpine Turbo model - it was originally in french, so the free translation maybe won't be very exact. Still in my personal opinion, A5 was and still is nice choise for collectors and those who likes driving interesting cars (not an Audi 100-style one's) :D
Over 4 billion first generation Renault 5 was produced, and only 24 000 of Alpine Turbo and 56 000 of simple Alpine naturally-aspirated models. They had 110 and 93 HP, and weight was only 850 and 870 kg respectively. And now, after more than 20 years, the weight would be 50 kg less because of rust :)
Here comes and translated article... please do not judge me hard for this, simply I couldn't find any such good info in english
Although having tried to return to the shoe-horn an engine 1600 pennies the small cap of Renault 5, the technicians of the Control are folded back finally on the 1400 Cm3 (1397 exactly) under official name R1223. It is thus in May 1976 that is marketed Renault 5 Alpine. Small car compacts (only 3,53 meters length!) in body 3 doors only, it does not miss pace and differs seriously from her less powerful sisters: new cast solid shield (evolution of that of the kit of the LS), sheet rims with broad offset, bucket seats, déco side and on the cap “A5”… On the other hand curious thing for sporting, the dashboard, which is very criticized by the French press,
does not have pressure gauge of temperature of water, oil temperature and pressure. Acknowledge that on sporting which bears the name Alpine, that misses good direction singularly. And to crown the whole, the wheel very out of plastic with 4 branches is ugly to make fear! Fortunately these errors will be corrected over the year 1977 and at the same time H4 headlights will replace mixed optics assembled advantageously hitherto. The new wheel sport with 3 leather branches will be even preserved until the stop of the model. It is also this same year as the participants of the old Gordini Cut, can profit from Renault 5 Alpine Cut, passably modified it is true: oil radiator, electric petrol station, direct direction, shock absorbers Crosses, brakes discs before and back ventilated with before… Renault 5 Alpine, in addition to its 93 very good CH and its performances for the time (more than 170 km/h at a peak and 33 seconds for one kilometer DA), had the great advantage of as having a gear box to 5 reports/ratios Golf GTI offered only 4 of them. Equipped with a sharp and sporting behavior, Renault 5 Alpine sin by a very heavy direction which tires quickly in sporting control. And the engine never balks to go up in the turns while preserving a indestructible reliability. It should be noted that R5 Alpine also obtains new aluminum rims with the standard drawing reels of tape recorder drawn by Yves Legal which will equip Alpine A310 V6 thereafter. In 1978, following successes of Renault 5 Alpine Groups 2 in Monte Carlo, Renault markets Renault 5 with the Rouge colors and yellow to celebrate this success (2nd and 3rd with the general!). It is also the year of the removal of the pressure gauge of water temperature while the engine receives a catch of diagnosis.
PREMISES OF TURBO
The year 1980 marks the event of Turbo at Renault, bus not only its Formulas 1 Turbocompressées (“Yellow Tea Pots”) gains victories and fights for the title with Rene Arnoux and Jen-Pierre Jabouille, but the series in profits also in particular with the presentation from a true car toy of which we will have the occasion to speak again one day: turbo Renault 5 with its central engine postpones turbo of 160 CH and its wings postpones body-buildées. 4.870 specimens of this animal of race will be manufactured and marketed. It is only in 1980 that alternative 5 is marketed carries of Renault 5. Thus, the range Renault 5 will on the whole not include less than 1.870 versions by crossing all the possible versions and options! Renault 5 Alpine is satisfied to receive a built-in regulator alternator. In 1981, a Weber carburettor doubles body 32 DIR 97 is assembled in the place of old. Lastly, in 1982, the Control makes up for its lost time of power compared to Golf GTI. While assembling turbo in Renault 5 Alpine, this one changes name to be called “R5 Alpine Turbo” and develops from now on 110 CH. One flirte thus with 190 km/h and it is not enough any more that 30 seconds to cut down a terminal. Devil, the Golf and its engine 1800 always of 110 CH can be held with squares. The competitors of the Cut also benefit them from the change. Turbo Renault 5 Alpine benefits from the
improvements of the range Renault 5 to evolve/move slightly: side bucket seats with head-rest and reinforcements, new instrument panel, mano of pressure the turbo one, laminated windshield, side panes of custodes swivelling, heating rear window provided with a windscreen wiper, “Turbo” initials on the grill and new rims aluminum with wings (drawing taking again a turbine as on Turbo Renault 5 and Alpine A310 V6). Evolving/moving always carefully, year 83 brings to Turbo Renault 5 Alpine a system of windscreen wiper to intermittent sweeping and one can from now on order in option the power-assisted steering (ouf!), the electric window winders and of the tires cut low. However, the age of Renault 5 as a whole, flashed back on its sporting version, more especially as competition makes rage and that some sharpen their next weapons, especially Peugeot and its terrible 205 GTI… Thus, the sales of R5 Alpine Turbo fall of half compared to 1982
article found on Automobiles Sportive
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wasq on 11 Nov : 23:14
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smithy on 12 Oct : 21:57
where would i find one of them exhausts :D
smithy on 12 Oct : 21:53
sorry to here about ur crash loving what u doing w...
R5 GTE on 04 Jan : 12:48
thanks!
Boo on 27 Dec : 11:57
'Wheel spacers' en Anglais! Good idea!
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