Answer : No, the Lotus Elise 340R 2000 is faster than the Renault 5 Turbo 1981
The top speed of the Renault 5 Turbo 1981 is 201 kph, (125 mph) compared to 203 kph, (126 mph) for the Lotus Elise 340R 2000
 
| Name | Name:Renault 5 Turbo 1981 | Name:Lotus Elise 340R 2000 | 
| Top Speed | Top Speed:201 kph, (125 mph) | Top Speed:203 kph, (126 mph) | 
| Most Recent New Price | Most Recent New Price:$42,176 USD | Most Recent New Price:$109,350 USD | 
| Price Notes | Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013 | Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013 | 
| Body Type | Body Type:hatchback | Body Type:cabriolet | 
| Release Year | Release Year:1981 | Release Year:2000 | 
| Total Max Power | Total Max Power:118 kW, (158.24 hp) | Total Max Power:132 kW, (177.01 hp) | 
| 0-100kph Acceleration | 0-100kph Acceleration:6.9 seconds | 0-100kph Acceleration:4.6 seconds | 
| Average Consumption | Average Consumption:9.2 l/100km, (30.7 mpg) | Average Consumption:n/a | 
| Transmission | Transmission:5 speed, manual | Transmission:5 speed, manual | 
| Weight | Weight:980 kg, (2161 lbs) | Weight:658 kg, (1451 lbs) | 
| Description | Description:The Renault 5 Turbo  1981 is a 3 door, rear-wheel drive, 2 seat hatchback. It comes with Fog lamps as standard. The car is 1760 mm, (69.29 in) wide and 3664 mm, (144.25 in) long. It has a injection, 4 cylinder petrol engine. | Description:The Lotus Elise 340R  2000 is a rear-wheel drive, 2 seat, 2 door cabriolet.  It has a 4 cylinder, multipoint injection petrol engine. | 
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| Name:Renault 5 Turbo 1981 | 
| Top Speed:201 kph, (125 mph) | 
| Most Recent New Price:$42,176 USD | 
| Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013 | 
| Body Type:hatchback | 
| Release Year:1981 | 
| Total Max Power:118 kW, (158.24 hp) | 
| 0-100kph Acceleration:6.9 seconds | 
| Average Consumption:9.2 l/100km, (30.7 mpg) | 
| Transmission:5 speed, manual | 
| Weight:980 kg, (2161 lbs) | 
| Description:The Renault 5 Turbo  1981 is a 3 door, rear-wheel drive, 2 seat hatchback. It comes with Fog lamps as standard. The car is 1760 mm, (69.29 in) wide and 3664 mm, (144.25 in) long. It has a injection, 4 cylinder petrol engine. | 
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| Name:Lotus Elise 340R 2000 | 
| Top Speed:203 kph, (126 mph) | 
| Most Recent New Price:$109,350 USD | 
| Price Notes:Price current as at Dec 2013 | 
| Body Type:cabriolet | 
| Release Year:2000 | 
| Total Max Power:132 kW, (177.01 hp) | 
| 0-100kph Acceleration:4.6 seconds | 
| Average Consumption:n/a | 
| Transmission:5 speed, manual | 
| Weight:658 kg, (1451 lbs) | 
| Description:The Lotus Elise 340R  2000 is a rear-wheel drive, 2 seat, 2 door cabriolet.  It has a 4 cylinder, multipoint injection petrol engine. | 
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