Renault 5 Turbo 2
Renault 5 Turbo 2
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Vehicles · Rally Homologation

Renault 5 Turbo 2 · 1983–1986

The Renault 5 Turbo is a homologation special built to contest Group B/Group 4 rallying: an ordinary supermini reworked into a mid-engined, rear-drive, turbocharged monster with cartoonishly flared arches feeding rear-mounted radiators. The Turbo 2 (1983–1986) is the cost-reduced production follow-up to the alloy-bodied Turbo 1 — mechanically the same wild layout, built in larger numbers, and now a firmly established collectible.

The one to have: A genuine mid-engined Turbo 2 (not a converted front-drive R5) with matching numbers, unmodified boost and low mileage, ideally in a period Renault Sport livery or a solid factory colour on the correct Gotti/factory alloys. Original interiors and documented history separate the good cars from the many tired, modified survivors.

Specification
Engine
1.4L turbo I4
1,397 cc mid-mounted Cléon-Fonte four, Garrett T3 turbo, Bosch injection
Output
160 PS
118 kW at 6,000 rpm; ~0–100 km/h ~6.6 s, ~200 km/h (124 mph)
Layout
Mid-engine RWD
Rear-mid engine in a widened R5 shell; Turbo 2 uses steel doors/roof vs the Turbo 1's aluminium
Built
~3,167
Turbo 2 1983–1986 (of ~4,987 total R5 Turbos); 5-speed manual, homologated for Group 4/B
The market
Verified sales on file
4
Mar 2023 – Dec 2025
Median sale
$126k
all tracked results
★ Low-mile unmodified Turbo 2
$150k
median of 2 target-spec sales
Top result
$160k
Bring a Trailer · Mar 2023
Benchmarks: driver ~$70k–$95k · clean low-owner cars $100k–$140k · exceptional low-mile examples to ~$160k+ · Trend: firm; low-mile original cars set the pace on both sides of the Atlantic

Know the real one

Purpose-built to homologate the R5 Turbo for rallying — Group 4 then Group B — which required a production run; the Turbo 2 was Renault's cheaper, higher-volume way to keep the car in showrooms.
Turbo 1 vs Turbo 2 is the key split: the earlier Turbo 1 has aluminium doors/roof/tailgate and a bespoke Bertone interior and commands a premium; the Turbo 2 uses standard R5 steel panels and switchgear to cut cost — mechanically near-identical.
Verify it is a genuine factory mid-engined car, not one of many R5 bodies converted or replicated; check the chassis number, the rear-mid engine bay, the twin rear-mounted radiators and the correct wide-arch bodywork.
Values reward originality: unmodified boost, correct alloys (factory or period Gotti), original flared bodywork free of accident repair, and low warranted mileage. Many survivors were driven hard and tuned — those trade below clean, standard cars.

Verified sales · ★ = target spec · foreign results converted to USD as noted

DateVenueYearSpecMilesPriceLocNote
Dec 2025Bring a Trailer1983Turbo 2, ~72k km44,000$112,000—Higher-mile driver imported via Canada
Oct 2025Bring a Trailer1985Turbo 2, ~12k km ★7,000$140,000—Low-mileage (~7k mi) unmodified example — the low-km ideal
Apr 2024RM Sotheby's1985Turbo 2—$103,500—RM Sotheby's Dubai; native USD result
Mar 2023Bring a Trailer1985Turbo 2, low-owner ★—$160,000—BaT record for a Renault 5 Turbo at the time — strong original car

Where to hunt

Bring a Trailer — Renault 5 Turbo resultsUS auction history and live listings Classic.com — Renault 5 Turbo 2 marketAggregated sold prices and trend Glenmarch — Renault 5 Turbo 2 resultsGlobal auction result database
Research file — market data verified through July 18, 2026. Sources: individually observed results via Classic.com feeds, BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, RM Sotheby's, Broad Arrow, Gooding, Collecting Cars, PCARMARKET and venue coverage, plus marque registries and factory press material.