I thought the R-5 was a super "Le Car" on steroids.  (turbo, different
suspension, wild body flares, etc.).  Saw a couple at a race at Laguna Seca
years ago - real screamers as I recall.  (It was funny seeing a "Le Car" go
140 MPH around a track...   :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Benjamin Tan
Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 1:11 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Car model names

Stupid a name sounding "Le Car" may be. But that name finally got Americans
buying a car which they seemed to refuse to buy when it was called a Renault
R-5.

BenT
San Francisco