Some cars were born to drive, and some were born to become icons. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E, one of the most daring electric gestures to the world of 1980s rallying, is now at exactly this point: between motoring nostalgia, extreme design, collector culture and colorful plastic bricks.
The story begins not in a car factory, but with Dave Collins, a British engineer and Lego enthusiast, who built a self-made model of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and uploa…
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Some cars were born to drive, and some were born to become icons. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E, one of the most daring electric gestures to the world of 1980s rallying, is now at exactly this point: between motoring nostalgia, extreme design, collector culture and colorful plastic bricks.
The story begins not in a car factory, but with Dave Collins, a British engineer and Lego enthusiast, who built a self-made model of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and uploa…