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 The Renault 5 Turbo that packs supercar punch 07 March 15 Instantly recognisable as THE small car of the 1980s packing nearsupercar punch, the formidable Renault 5 Gordini Turbo (the proper, midengined homologation special, mind you, not the conventional frontengined, frontwheeldrive equivalent) is a hot favourite in the Classic DriverThe heart of the R5T was an amazing little engine Renault rejected the 26litre V6 (too heavy and wide) and the Douvrin 2litre (too long) and predictably took the turbo road The starting point was the Gordini 5's 1397 cm3 pushrod four, using a standard iron block, wet liners and crankshaft, just like those in a basic 18 The 5 Gordini's 1397cc engine produced 93bhp, more than double the power of the standard 5 However, this was a time of rapidly expanding power figures, and the Gordini quickly found itself outgunned by its newfound rivals Renault's solution to this problem, as with its F1 car, was forced induction Renault R5 Turbo Engine And T...