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Powerhouse - Renault 5 LS in a historic test

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Created on June 29, 1974

Text:

Paul Simsa

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Renault / Werk

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Renault 5 LS (1974) - cornering robber

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Renault 5 LS (1974) - with a displacement of 1.3 liters a more generous engine than the basic model

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Renault 5 (1974) - as "LS" and accompanied by a lady

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Renault 5 (1974) - as LS with 64 hp

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Renault 5 LS (1974) - Dimensions

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - Recognizable in France by side stripes and front letters

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - The rear door reaches down to the protective shield

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - The extra horsepower makes the R 5 attractive

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - With the 1300cc engine from the R 12

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - Square instruments

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Renault 5 LS ( 1975) - The front stabilizer bar measures 16 instead of 12 mm as on the standard model

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Renault 5 (1975) - with attractive sunroof

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Renault 5 (1974) - and beach scenes again and again

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Renault 5 (1974) - the chubby Frenchman in the sea of stones

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Renault 5 L (1974) - from all perspectives

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Summary

With the LS version of the Renault 5, the French manufacturer spearheaded the high-performance small car class in 1974. Its 64 hp from 1300 cc made it an enticing proposition. This test report from back then shows where the qualities and weaknesses of the new top model lay.

This article contains the following chapters

The body
The machine
The chassis
The equipment
Plus points
Minus points
mot overall assessment:
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The R 5 has been built since January 1972, R 5 L with 850 cc, R 5 TL with 956 cc. It will soon reach the half million mark. Now a new version of the successful model is being launched in Germany: the R 5 LS with 1300 cc. With the R 5 LS, Renault is pushing a spearhead into the high-performance small car class. Too sharp by 4 hp, unnecessarily so. The engine was taken from the R 12 TS and the R 15 TL coupé, but with 64 instead of 60 hp. The 4 hp put it in a higher insurance category, two tariff levels above the R 5 TL. For its 8310 + 115 DM pre freight = 8425 DM, the R 5 LS offers a lot of power, equipment and technical features. The factory expects it to account for around 10 percent of R 5 sales in Germany, more likely more.

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