Subject: Re: Budget quattro/ 2.3 l 4kq (nac)

[ricematthews]

>> Yeah, but the Renault had the R5 Turbo that was really cool.  I do agree
>> the LeCar really wasn't.

>Ditto, the Turbo II's were even more so. I read once in an old Car and
>Driver where they tested one of them, they remarked something to the effect
>of "0-60 in... OH MY GOD!" ;)

Yeah - I've seen a few of those R5 Turbos - mostly in Europe.  Apparently
there also used to be someone near me in Pennsylvania who was a bit of an
expert on them and who owned a few.  He was mentioned in an article I saw
about the R5T in AutoWeek a few years back.

Other than the same general body shape, they shared almost nothing else with
the standard R5 (Le Car).  The Turbos were rear wheel drive, and if memory
serves, rear engined.  With all that power and that little bit of weight, it
was quite a car for the time!