Est: £116.8k - £166.8k
1981 Renault 5 Turbo 1
RM Sotheby's • France • 3 Feb 2027
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Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Est: £116,750 - £166,786
1981 Renault 5 Turbo 1
France • 3 Feb 2027
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AI Listing Summary
A rare 1981 Renault 5 Turbo, one of the first series built, presented in striking Grenade Rouge with a refurbished interior. This homologation special features a mid-mounted turbocharged 1.4-litre engine and a five-speed manual gearbox, with its engine rebuilt in 2017.
Condition
7
Refurbished interior, engine rebuild, good history file
/ 10
Manual
LHD
France
1517
1981
Auction
Est: £116.8k - £166.8k
1981 Renault 5 Turbo 1
RM Sotheby's • France • 3 Feb 2027
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Paris Auction event, 3 February 2027.
Offered Without Reserve | €140,000 - €200,000 EUR Celebrated 1980s homologation special; rally-inspired performance hatchback
One of circa 1,690 examples of the first-series Turbo 5 built between 1980 and 1982Presents with Grenade Rouge paintwork over a two-tone red and blue interior
Mid-mounted turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine delivers 160 horsepower to the rear wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox
History file includes 2017 engine rebuild invoice and December 2025 inspection report by Olivier Garcia; further supplied with a spare wheel and tool kit
One of approximately 1,690 first-series Renault 5 Turbos built between 1980 and 1982, the example offered here is numbered “1517” and was first registered on 21 July 1981.
Just two colours were available to order from new for this road-going homologation special: Bleu Olympe or this car’s vibrant finish of Grenade Rouge.
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