Renault 5 Alpine

Renault 5 Alpine

:"See also Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, and Renault 5 Turbo - the mid-engined supercar."

The Renault 5 Alpine/Gordini was one of the first true hot-hatches. Its launch in 1976 pre-dated that of the Volkswagen Golf GTI by a year.

Notable features included:

*1397 cc OHV engine - based on the Renault "Sierra" pushrod engine, but having hemispherical combustion chambers
*Crossflow cylinder head
*It developed Auto bhp|93|0 - twice as much as a standard 1108 cc R5!
*Special alloy wheels and styled interior
*5 speed gearbox, front-wheel drive
*Stiffened suspension (still torsion bar all round)

In England, the car was sold as the Renault 5 Gordini - Sunbeam already had the rights to the name "Alpine". Amédée Gordini was a French tuner often known as "Le Sorcier" or "The Wizard".

The car sold fairly well, but was a little outpaced by the time the Golf GTI arrived. To counteract this, it was replaced by the Renault 5 Alpine Turbo in 1982.

External links

* [http://www.r5gordini.co.uk r5gordini.co.uk] - Renault 5 Site, specialising in the Gordini and Gordini Turbo
* [http://www.renault-5.net www.renault-5.net] - French site devoted to the world of the Renault 5


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