Renault has an unparalleled pedigree in hot hatches of over 30 years. This began in 1976 when, with the first Volkswagen Golf GTi still a year away from launch, the company re-wrote the performance small car rule book forever with the 5 Gordini.

Frenchman Amedee Gordini was a renowned racing car designer and tuning specialist who first became involved with Renault during the 1950s. This relationship laid the foundations for the company’s current performance division, Renaultsport, and, 30 years ago, gave birth to the Renault 5 Gordini. By no means the first Renault to wear the famous sporting badge, the 93hp 5 Gordini was, however, the company’s first-ever front wheel drive sports hatchback - the pioneer of a new concept for fast, fun motoring in a compact hatchback of unprecedented affordability.

Unique to Renault at the time, this premise of affordable, class-leading performance has remained the key driving force to the company’s three decades of dedicated hot hatch development.

Here at SMC Renault we have a long tradition of involvement with Renaultsport on and off the track during our 27 year association with the franchise.

SMC Renault Group were the sponsors of Jim Edwards Junior in the 2007 Clio Cup Championship, which took part at all of the major race circuits in the UK from the Spring through to the Autumn. 

Our staff are very enthusiastic about the Renaultsport product and have collectively many years of experience with dealing with this very exciting part of the Renault brand.

Contact our Renaultsport specialists now:-

Weybridge: - Alex Hobbs/Rob Newman

Woking: - Mark Edwards-Longhurst/Martin Lang

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