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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 →

Geneva Motor Show: Renaultsport Clio F1 Team R27 Noah Joseph

Click on the image above to jump to our gallery of 16 high-resolution images Enthusiasts and consumers may contend that F1 racing provides only negligible benefit to road cars, but automakers ...

VIDEO: Renaultsport Clio and R26 Noah Joseph

Although it still lacks a range-topping sportscar that can capitalize on its racing success, Renault makes the best F1 cars and the best hot hatches, a fact with which it's hard to argue. The ...

VIDEO: Renault's championship-winning R26 Noah Joseph

The Renault R26 is an impressive piece of machinery, to say the least. Piloted by Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella, the French team's 2006 Formula One race car managed to secure both the ...

Paris Motor Show: Renault Mgane F1 Team R26 Noah Joseph

While Renault grabbed our attention at the Paris Motor Show with such exciting concepts as the Nepta gull-wing cabrio, Twingo supermini and Koleos crossover, they also revealed a new suped-up version ...

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 ...

Geneva Motor Show: Renaultsport Clio F1 Team R27 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to jump to our gallery of 16 high-resolution images Enthusiasts and consumers may contend that F1 racing provides only negligible benefit to road cars, but automakers evidently think otherwise, as more and more buy into the top-tier motorsport each year. Each has its own ...

VIDEO: Renaultsport Clio and R26 3 years ago on Autoblog

Although it still lacks a range-topping sportscar that can capitalize on its racing success, Renault makes the best F1 cars and the best hot hatches, a fact with which it's hard to argue. The latest Renaultsport Clio might very well be the most direct and affordable beneficiary of trickle-down ...

VIDEO: Renault's championship-winning R26 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Renault R26 is an impressive piece of machinery, to say the least. Piloted by Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella, the French team's 2006 Formula One race car managed to secure both the titles: the drivers' championship and the constructors'. And it did so under a great deal of stress ...

Paris Motor Show: Renault Mgane F1 Team R26 3 years ago on Autoblog

While Renault grabbed our attention at the Paris Motor Show with such exciting concepts as the Nepta gull-wing cabrio, Twingo supermini and Koleos crossover, they also revealed a new suped-up version of their ageing hatchback: the Mégane F1 Team R26. The R26 takes its name and inspiration ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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