Renault will reveal its wild Turbo 3E hyper-hatchback in the coming months before starting production of "much more" than 150 units next year—and there could be more hardcore performance models in the French automaker's future, reports Autocar.

Developed in collaboration with Alpine, the outlandish 3E is the electric reincarnation of the original Renault 5 Turbo. It is loosely based on today's retro Renault 5 supermini but with bespoke bodywork, its own platform and a pair of in-wheel motors pumping out more than 500bhp.

It is far removed in its conception from any Renault model past or present, but CEO Fabrice Cambolive told Autocar that it "was a kind of logical consequence when you look at the design of the R5, which already takes some elements from the old Turbo."