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The original R5 Turbos are eveil fire-breathing rally specials.
They were developed to win world rallies and were awesome cars, extrememly short wheelbase for nimblesness, 1500cc TURBO producing 180-200bhp and weighed NOTHING. Won a few events but were overtaken by the arrival of 4WD GroupB specials.
There are a few technical pics of engines etc already up on UCP in variosu posts. A search will find them. Here's a vid of it in paddock at mOUNT sTUART -- http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...27&postcount=1
rear-t0-mid engine rear wheel drive. Engine and tranny in where the back seat passenger and boot used to be. SUPERB sounds, great to watch.
Renault revived the format with the Clio V6 which has equally excellent handling and performance UNTIL the rear's break away and then they're evil spitting monsters
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Understeer is hitting the wall with the front of the car
- Oversteer is hitting the wall with the rear of the car
- - Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall
- - - Torque is how far you push wall
Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 01-28-2005 at 05:41 AM..
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