Renault is pitching the 5 Turbo 3E as a "mini-supercar" and backs up that claim with its length-to-width ratio of 2.01.

Ex-Clio V6 owner Tony Bailey described it as feeling ‘like the wheels had been replaced by castors’. And there’s something else. High-speed cornering, even in the dry, should be approached ...

However humble your starting point – and they don’t come much more humble than a front-drive shopper – sacrificing the rear seats for a potent motor driving the rear wheels will have all ...