Revolution Automobile

Headlights. This is a very distinctive feature that we have modernized while again paying tribute to the original car or more precisely his US cousin, called Le Car, that had smaller squared headlights.

Our LED headlights are of course way more efficient than the original but they also integrate nicely in the redesigned front end of the car. The DRL can be switched off if desired as we felt this wasn’t to everybody’ taste.

We have also integrated the fog lights (or long range lights) in the front bumper just like the original car but they are now partly hidden behind a grill, an item that was largely used in the 80’s (think Italian sports cars for instance). The grill theme expands throughout the car. More on that in a next post.

Finally the front turn signals are in the same place as on the original car but are now LED and thinner to better emphasize the front light system.

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Wheels are a very important and often distinctive feature on a car. When it came to chose a wheel design for our Turbo Revolution Restoration program, we ended up paying homage to the original design, just like we did for the whole car.

The original R5 Turbo wheels are part of the iconic design of the car. We thus offer a new version of these wheels called Turbo Revival, 16 inches in the front, 17 in the rear. That allows the use of the latest high performance tires from . The Turbo Revival wheels are center lock to match our bespoke billet uprights and hubs.

Our own version of the turbofans, the Revofans are available as an extra and can be ordered in any color to match the paint of the car and the Turbo script.

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The engine. This is obviously the heart of the car and it has to be addressed the same way the rest has : respecting the DNA of the original car while bringing modern technology to it.

Our engine builder is one of the world leading motorsport company. They bring their knowledge and enthusiasm to the project in line with our vision. We have thus decided to keep the original engine block, for several reasons but mainly because the Cleon turbocharged pushrod inline 4 has a very distinctive noise that we wanted to keep. Again think DNA of the original car.

It also makes sense to enhance the heart of the car and not throw in any modern engine and lose the soul of the R5 Turbo.

The engine block is kept as is with custom crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, valves, pushrods, rockers, camshaft, exhaust header, intake manifold, turbocharger, and ECU . There is some room to vastly improve the original cylinder head. We also plan on building a complete bespoke one for even greater performance.

The crankshaft is bespoke and optimized to limit vibrations and offer greater mechanical output.

A bespoke dry sump system is installed. The intake manifold is reworked for greater performance.

The ECU management system uses the last state of the art technology to control the wastegate, the throttle, the global power / torque band, allowing several driving modes.

The turbocharger is electric driven and allows a lot of flexibility in the way power is delivered. In confort mode you want to drive a civilized car in the city or on wet conditions with great drivability. On the other hand a Maxi mode will provide max output (340 HP / 400 Nm of torque) with a great amount of old school turbo lag and the sensations of a great and versatile sports car.

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