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The Renault 5 Turbo was a hot hatch that could go more than 800 miles on a single tank of gas
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The Renault 5 Turbo was a hot hatch that could go more than 800 miles on a single tank of gas

Nine inches wider and three inches lower than the standard R5, the Renault R5 Turbo was never meant to look subtle. In fact, this little hatch had a mid-mounted turbo four-cylinder in place of the rear seats. Naturally, a car as aesthetically and functionally as wild as the R5

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Old-school Chevy small-block V8 beats modern turbo engines
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Old-school Chevy small-block V8 beats modern turbo engines

While the automotive world moves toward the complex, high-tech, and whisper-quiet forced induction, one stubborn relic of the mid-20th century refuses to die. The modern engine bay is dominated by twin-scroll turbochargers, variable valve timing and hybrid assistance, all designed to squeeze maximum power from small displacements. Yet, despite billions spent on modern engineering, a

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