Re: R5 Turbo - no Alfa content whatsoever

[Alex Jenner <alexj@domain.elided>]

Scott Fisher wrote...
> > There are R5 Turbo's and then there are R5 Turbo's.
> > The R5 Alpine Turbo was a 
> > 110bhp pushrod turbocharged transverse FWD machine
> 
> VERY minor nit, Alex -- while it was FWD, it was not
> transverse.  The R5's engine was longitudinally
> mounted, but located BEHIND the transaxle, so
> technically it was a mid-engined, FWD vehicle.  It was

Opps, you're right Scott, I must of been thinking of the later R5 GT Turbo 
(about 85/86?) which would have been when Renault first went to transverse 
layout.

Regards
Lex Jenner

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