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Strad

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yup, very silly, hope you punched yourself in the face ;), R5 Turbo and R5 T 2
Bruised but intrigued! To me the R5 Turbo was the late 80’s / 1990 version with those flamboyant side skirts and all the competition with the Pug 205 1.9 or the 16v Golf.
I was aware of the earlier Turbo 2 but have just done the research so am now fully versed on the R5 Turbo, the R5 T2 and the one of my late teens which they imaginatively called the R5 Turbo.... also.
Reading one description of the earlier models, you have to love this line : “To differentiate it from the Turbo 2, the original 5 Turbo is often referred as "Turbo 1". Thought that helped a lot!!
 

zagatoes30

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Renault 5 Turbo and Renault 5 Turbo 2 from what I understood are mid engined rear wheel drive rally monsters, the Renault 5 GT Turbo is a front wheel drive hot hatch with lots of power but a tenacity to go bang quite a lot.
 

GeoffCapes

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Bruised but intrigued! To me the R5 Turbo was the late 80’s / 1990 version with those flamboyant side skirts and all the competition with the Pug 205 1.9 or the 16v Golf.
I was aware of the earlier Turbo 2 but have just done the research so am now fully versed on the R5 Turbo, the R5 T2 and the one of my late teens which they imaginatively called the R5 Turbo.... also.
Reading one description of the earlier models, you have to love this line : “To differentiate it from the Turbo 2, the original 5 Turbo is often referred as "Turbo 1". Thought that helped a lot!!

You've missed the 5 Gordini Turbo from that list just to add to the confusion!