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Retro flavor for Renault at British Grand Prix

Click image for high-res What's this? A rejected Bumblebee design from the Transformers movie? No, of course not. The top car is the 1977 Renault RS01, the first turbocharged F1 racer. It made its debut 30 years ago at the British Grand Prix. With Bernie Ecclestone's traveling circus heading to Silverstone next week, Renault has created a modern doppelgänger to the RS01 by decorating an R26 in the RS01's vintage livery to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its debut. We're assuming both cars will be on display at the British GP for all to ... Read more →

Renault R26 F1 car meets the new Clio RenaultSport Alex Nunez

With the new Clio RenaultSport set to take Europe by storm, the French automaker is working overtime to associate the new hot hatch with its enormously successful Formula One program. The ...

Retro flavor for Renault at British Grand Prix 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res What's this? A rejected Bumblebee design from the Transformers movie? No, of course not. The top car is the 1977 Renault RS01, the first turbocharged F1 racer. It made its debut 30 years ago at the British Grand Prix. With Bernie Ecclestone's traveling circus heading to ...

Renault R26 F1 car meets the new Clio RenaultSport 3 years ago on Autoblog

With the new Clio RenaultSport set to take Europe by storm, the French automaker is working overtime to associate the new hot hatch with its enormously successful Formula One program. The 197-horsepower Clio is a car that should give the VW GTI fits, with comparable performance and styling that is ...






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