The Renault R5 Turbo 3E Is the Electric Rally Car the FIA Won't Let Renault Race
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When Renault built the R5 Turbo 3E as a nod to the original R5 Turbo, it went all out. It used two electric motors to send 375 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels only, added a huge hydraulic handbrake and and gave it a 50-degree steering angle. It was also built on an FIA-compliant steel tube chassis and…