There’s a chunky front bumper, massive side ... the Alpine A290 – it falls to Renault itself to turn the wick up further and build the hierarchy-topping 5 Turbo 3E. Now for the bad news.

Called the Renault 5 Turbo 3E, it will be an electric hatchback ... There’s a chunky front bumper, massive side sills and air intakes ahead of the rear wheels, a pair of Gurney flap-style ...

Renault also heavily revised the bodywork for this special edition, removing the rear set of doors and installing bulging rear fenders with trim that emulates the original 5 Turbo's chunky air intake.