The Supercinq-era Renault 5 GT Turbo holds a rally record nothing has matched since: its 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire win remains the only outright WRC victory ever taken by a Group N (showroom-spec) car.
Median 66 hp across 261 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.0 C1C · up to 118 hp
Renault 5 Supercinq / Super 5 second generation1984–1996
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FactThe Supercinq-era Renault 5 GT Turbo holds a rally record nothing has matched since: its 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire win remains the only outright WRC victory ever taken by a Group N (showroom-spec) car.
Launched in October 1984, within 18 months of rival superminis from Ford, General Motors, Peugeot, Fiat and Nissan, and at first only as a three-door (right-hand-drive UK cars from January 1985). It closely resembled the first generation but the bodyshell and platform were completely new (the platform based on the Renault 9 and 11) with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout and styling by Marcello Gandini. The line-up ran from 1.0 to 1.7 litres with a 1.6 diesel, the sporting GT Turbo from February 1985 (a revised version from July 1987), and a panel-van version, the Express (Extra in the UK, Rapid in German-speaking countries). Belgian firm EBS built about 1,400 convertibles in 1989, 14 of them on the right-hand-drive GT Turbo Phase II. The name returned in February 2024 on an electric hatchback inspired by the original and the R5 Turbo.
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Trims & Figures
8 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 C1C | 1985–1987 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 41 hp | 46 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.1 C1E | 1984–1993 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 46 hp | 58 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.2 C1G | 1987–1990 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 65 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 C1J / C2J | 1984–1991 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 C3J multi-point injection | 1993–1996 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 75 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 F8M diesel | 1985–1990 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 F2N / F3N | 1987–1990 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 102 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| GT Turbo 1.4 C1J turbo | 1985–1991 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Its charging port sits behind a bonnet-mounted flap styled to look like the original car's air intake.
The Supercinq-era Renault 5 GT Turbo holds a rally record nothing has matched since: its 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire win remains the only outright WRC victory ever taken by a Group N (showroom-spec) car.
Its designer Michel Boue died of cancer within a year of the launch, having sketched the car in his spare time.
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