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#Merger proposal|date=September 2007-->{{Infobox Automobile| boxcolor = darkgreen| image= | name = Renault 5| manufacturer = Renault| body_style|layout = [FF layout| successor = [Renault Clio
[Renault 4
Renault 6
Renault 7
Renault Rodeo
[Ford Fiesta
Opel Corsa
Peugeot 205
Rover Metro-->{{Infobox Automobile generation]| image = | production = 1972–1984| body_style = 3-door hatchback
5-door hatchback
1.1 L [Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4 Turbo| image = | production = 1985–1996| body_style = 3-door [hatchback
5-door hatchback [Straight-4
1.1 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4 Turbo
1.6 L Renault F-Type engine diesel Straight-4| transmission =| related =| similar=-->The Renault 5 (also called the R5) is a supermini car produced by the France automaker Renault in two generations between 1972 and 1996. It was sold in the United States and branded Le Car in the 1970s and 1980s.

First generation (1972–1984) The Renault 5 was introduced in January 1972. It was Renault's first foray into the supermini market, and its most prominent feature was its styling by Michel Boue (who died before the car's release), which included a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front fascia. Boue had wanted the taillights to go all the way up from the bumper into the C-pillar, in the fashion of the much later Volvo 850, but this was not to be. The lights remained at a more conventional level.

Underneath the skin, it borrowed heavily from the Renault 4, using a longitudinally-mounted engine driving the front wheels with torsion bar suspension. Overhead valve engines were borrowed from the Renault 4, Renault 8 and Renault 16, and ranged from 850 to 1400 cc.

Early R5s used an idiosyncratic dashboard-mounted gearshift in true French style (the gearbox is in front of the engine), but this was later dropped in favour of a floor mounted shifter. Another distinctive feature was the door handles, which were formed simply from a cut-out in the door panel and B-pillar. Other versions of the first generation included the Renault 5 Alpine (Gordini in the United Kingdom), Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, and a four-door sedan version was called the Renault 7 and built by FASA-Renault of Spain.

LeCar version The Renault "Le Car" was designed exclusively for the North American market and sold by American Motors (AMC) where it would compete with other efficient front-drive subcompacts such the Honda Civic (which was also introduced in 1972) and the newly introduced Volkswagen Rabbit. Because of high demand in Europe, the American introduction was delayed until 1976. The Le Car name chosen for the US market was much-ridiculed among Francophones, as it literally means "the coach (vehicle)". The US version featured a 1397 cc engine that produced 55 hp, and a more conventional floor-mounted shifter was substituted for the dash-mounted unit. Sales continued through 1984.

Other markets The original Renault 5 continued in production in Iran by SAIPA and Pars Khodro, as the Sepand. In 2002, the Sepand was replaced by the P.K, a car that adopted a styling reminiscent of the second generation, but still using the slightly-modified original bodywork. The P.K has been replaced by the New P.K which is a little changed in body style.

The Renault 5 was one of the first French-made cars to achieve real sales success on the British market. Between 1972 and 1984, 216,199 examples of the Renault 5 were sold.

Engines

Sporting Versions

The Renault 5 in its 1.4 litre Alpine version was raced in Group 2, its most notable result was a second and first in the 1977 Monte-Carlo rally against despite a serious handicap in power against other works cars.

For 1978, a rally Group 4 (later Group B) version was introduced. It was named as the Renault 5 Turbo, but being mid-engined and rear wheel drive, this car bore little technical resemblance to the road-going version. Though retaining the shape and general look of the 5, only the door panels were shared with the standard version. Driven by Jean Ragnotti, this car won the Monte Carlo Rally for its first race in World Rally Championship. The 2WD R5 turbo soon had to face the competition of new 4WD cars that proved to be faster on dirt, however it remained among the fastest of its era on tarmac.



The Renault 5 Turbo was made in many guises, eventually culminating with the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. This car had up to 400 bhp, all produced from a slightly enlarged and highly modified version of the original 1397 cc Renault 5 engine.



Many confuse the different versions of the Renault 5 Turbo, often grouping them all under the common moniker "Renault 5 Turbo". The "Renault 5 Gordini Turbo", referenced above, is the front-engined predecessor to the "Renault 5 GT Turbo". The "Renault 5 Turbo", "Renault 5 Turbo 2" and variants are the mid-engined versions with the wide wheel-arches (which are so often copied with poor-quality bodykits on second-generation Renault 5s).

Second generation (1985–1996)

The second generation Renault 5, often referred to as the Supercinq or Superfive, appeared in 1985. Although the bodyshell was completely new (the platform was based on that of the Renault 9/11), the classic 5 styling touches were left unchanged; styling was the work of Marcello Gandini. The biggest change was the adoption of a transversely-mounted powertrain taken directly from the Renault 9/11, plus a less sophisticated suspension design, which used MacPherson struts.

The second-generation R5 also spawned a panel van version, known as the Renault Extra (In United Kingdom/Ireland), Renault Express (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy) or as the Renault Rapid (Mainly in German language like Germany and Austria). This car was intended to replace the Renault_4#Variants, production of which had ceased in 1986.

A "hot hatch" version, the Renault 5 GT Turbo, was a car beloved of boy racers through the 1980s and 1990s. Sporting 115PS (85 kW/113 hp) in the Phase 1, the Phase 2 GT Turbo later brought 5 extra horsepower to the table, a slightly altered torque band and higher reliability. Coming from a simple 1397 cc OHV engine, this was considered quite a feat. Due to strict emission demands in certain European countries, the GT Turbo was not available everywhere. Because of this Renault decided to use the naturally aspirated 1.7 liter from the Renault 19, which utilized multipoint fuel injection. Under the name GTX, it produced 95PS (70 kW/94 hp). Although not as fast as the turbo model, it featured the same interior and exterior appearance, as well as identical suspension and brakes.

The model was starting to show its age by 1990, when it was effectively replaced by the more modern and better-built Renault Clio, which was an instant sales success across Europe. Production of the R5 was transferred to the Revoz factory in Slovenia when the Clio was launched, and it remained on sale as a budget choice called the Campus until the car's 24-year production run finally came to an end in 1996. The Campus name was revived in 2005 with the Renault Clio II. The Renault Clio II remains in production alongside the Renault Clio III, as the R5 did with the first Renault Clio.

Chronology



























External links

#Merger proposal|date=September 2007-->{{Infobox Automobile| boxcolor = darkgreen| image= | name = Renault 5| manufacturer = Renault| body_style|layout = [FF layout| successor = [Renault Clio
[Renault 4
Renault 6
Renault 7
Renault Rodeo
[Ford Fiesta
Opel Corsa
Peugeot 205
Rover Metro-->{{Infobox Automobile generation]| image = | production = 1972–1984| body_style = 3-door hatchback
5-door hatchback
1.1 L [Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4 Turbo| image = | production = 1985–1996| body_style = 3-door [hatchback
5-door hatchback [Straight-4
1.1 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4
1.4 L Renault Cléon engine Straight-4 Turbo
1.6 L Renault F-Type engine diesel Straight-4| transmission =| related =| similar=-->The Renault 5 (also called the R5) is a supermini car produced by the France automaker Renault in two generations between 1972 and 1996. It was sold in the United States and branded Le Car in the 1970s and 1980s.

First generation (1972–1984) The Renault 5 was introduced in January 1972. It was Renault's first foray into the supermini market, and its most prominent feature was its styling by Michel Boue (who died before the car's release), which included a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front fascia. Boue had wanted the taillights to go all the way up from the bumper into the C-pillar, in the fashion of the much later Volvo 850, but this was not to be. The lights remained at a more conventional level.

Underneath the skin, it borrowed heavily from the Renault 4, using a longitudinally-mounted engine driving the front wheels with torsion bar suspension. Overhead valve engines were borrowed from the Renault 4, Renault 8 and Renault 16, and ranged from 850 to 1400 cc.

Early R5s used an idiosyncratic dashboard-mounted gearshift in true French style (the gearbox is in front of the engine), but this was later dropped in favour of a floor mounted shifter. Another distinctive feature was the door handles, which were formed simply from a cut-out in the door panel and B-pillar. Other versions of the first generation included the Renault 5 Alpine (Gordini in the United Kingdom), Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, and a four-door sedan version was called the Renault 7 and built by FASA-Renault of Spain.

LeCar version The Renault "Le Car" was designed exclusively for the North American market and sold by American Motors (AMC) where it would compete with other efficient front-drive subcompacts such the Honda Civic (which was also introduced in 1972) and the newly introduced Volkswagen Rabbit. Because of high demand in Europe, the American introduction was delayed until 1976. The Le Car name chosen for the US market was much-ridiculed among Francophones, as it literally means "the coach (vehicle)". The US version featured a 1397 cc engine that produced 55 hp, and a more conventional floor-mounted shifter was substituted for the dash-mounted unit. Sales continued through 1984.

Other markets The original Renault 5 continued in production in Iran by SAIPA and Pars Khodro, as the Sepand. In 2002, the Sepand was replaced by the P.K, a car that adopted a styling reminiscent of the second generation, but still using the slightly-modified original bodywork. The P.K has been replaced by the New P.K which is a little changed in body style.

The Renault 5 was one of the first French-made cars to achieve real sales success on the British market. Between 1972 and 1984, 216,199 examples of the Renault 5 were sold.

Engines

Sporting Versions

The Renault 5 in its 1.4 litre Alpine version was raced in Group 2, its most notable result was a second and first in the 1977 Monte-Carlo rally against despite a serious handicap in power against other works cars.

For 1978, a rally Group 4 (later Group B) version was introduced. It was named as the Renault 5 Turbo, but being mid-engined and rear wheel drive, this car bore little technical resemblance to the road-going version. Though retaining the shape and general look of the 5, only the door panels were shared with the standard version. Driven by Jean Ragnotti, this car won the Monte Carlo Rally for its first race in World Rally Championship. The 2WD R5 turbo soon had to face the competition of new 4WD cars that proved to be faster on dirt, however it remained among the fastest of its era on tarmac.



The Renault 5 Turbo was made in many guises, eventually culminating with the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo. This car had up to 400 bhp, all produced from a slightly enlarged and highly modified version of the original 1397 cc Renault 5 engine.



Many confuse the different versions of the Renault 5 Turbo, often grouping them all under the common moniker "Renault 5 Turbo". The "Renault 5 Gordini Turbo", referenced above, is the front-engined predecessor to the "Renault 5 GT Turbo". The "Renault 5 Turbo", "Renault 5 Turbo 2" and variants are the mid-engined versions with the wide wheel-arches (which are so often copied with poor-quality bodykits on second-generation Renault 5s).

Second generation (1985–1996)

The second generation Renault 5, often referred to as the Supercinq or Superfive, appeared in 1985. Although the bodyshell was completely new (the platform was based on that of the Renault 9/11), the classic 5 styling touches were left unchanged; styling was the work of Marcello Gandini. The biggest change was the adoption of a transversely-mounted powertrain taken directly from the Renault 9/11, plus a less sophisticated suspension design, which used MacPherson struts.

The second-generation R5 also spawned a panel van version, known as the Renault Extra (In United Kingdom/Ireland), Renault Express (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy) or as the Renault Rapid (Mainly in German language like Germany and Austria). This car was intended to replace the Renault_4#Variants, production of which had ceased in 1986.

A "hot hatch" version, the Renault 5 GT Turbo, was a car beloved of boy racers through the 1980s and 1990s. Sporting 115PS (85 kW/113 hp) in the Phase 1, the Phase 2 GT Turbo later brought 5 extra horsepower to the table, a slightly altered torque band and higher reliability. Coming from a simple 1397 cc OHV engine, this was considered quite a feat. Due to strict emission demands in certain European countries, the GT Turbo was not available everywhere. Because of this Renault decided to use the naturally aspirated 1.7 liter from the Renault 19, which utilized multipoint fuel injection. Under the name GTX, it produced 95PS (70 kW/94 hp). Although not as fast as the turbo model, it featured the same interior and exterior appearance, as well as identical suspension and brakes.

The model was starting to show its age by 1990, when it was effectively replaced by the more modern and better-built Renault Clio, which was an instant sales success across Europe. Production of the R5 was transferred to the Revoz factory in Slovenia when the Clio was launched, and it remained on sale as a budget choice called the Campus until the car's 24-year production run finally came to an end in 1996. The Campus name was revived in 2005 with the Renault Clio II. The Renault Clio II remains in production alongside the Renault Clio III, as the R5 did with the first Renault Clio.

Chronology



























External links



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