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Encyclopedia > Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine
Renault Dauphine
Manufacturer: Renault
Production: 1956–1962
Body Styles: RR compact sedan
Engines: 845cc
Length/Width/Height: 3945/1520/1440mm
Wheelbase: 2.27m
Predecessors: Renault 4CV
Successors: Renault 8/10
Competitors:

The Renault Dauphine was an automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1956 to 1962. A luxury version, badged as the Renault Ondine was sold from 1960 to 1962. Image File history File links Dauphinepress. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In Automobile design, an RR, or Rear-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. ... Rambler American Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... The Renault 4CV was an automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1946 to 1961. ... The Renault 8 was a small, rear-engined saloon car made by Renault in France and Spain, based on the platform of the outgoing Renault Dauphine. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The Dauphine was launched in 1956 to replace the highly successful Renault 4CV. Like the 4CV, the Dauphine used a single-shell monocoque body, but was a four-door sedan design rather than the three-door 4CV (it also lacked the rear-hinged "suicide doors" of the 4CV). It was also heavier and 12 inches longer than its predecessor, but used the same engine albeit a version increased in size and power from 760cc to 845cc and 19 hp to 32 hp (the Dauphine was infamously slow: Road & Track magazine measured the Dauphine's 0-60 mph acceleration time as 32 seconds). The Dauphine was originally intended to be called Corvette, but was changed to Dauphine (the female form of the French feudal title of Dauphin) to avoid confusion with the recently-launched Chevrolet Corvette. The Renault 4CV was an automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1946 to 1961. ... Road & Track is an automobile enthusiast magazine in the United States, founded by two friends in 1947. ... C5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at the Memphis Motor Speedway, 2004 The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953 and is built today exclusively at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ...


Two limited editions of the Dauphine tuned to get more power from the engine were launched during its lifetime: firstly, Renault performance guru Amedee Gordini (who was to later produce high performance versions of the Renault 8, Renault 12 and Renault 15 among others) engineered a version of the Dauphine tuned to 36.5 hp, which was sold as the Dauphine Gordini. Also, the final run of Dauphines, a limited edition of 1000 called the 1093, were similarly tuned to 55 hp and featured a twin barrel carburettor, rear track rods, five speed gearbox and tachometer, and had a top speed of 140 km/h. The 1093 was only available in white with two blue stripes down each side. A luxury version of the Dauphine called the Ondine was sold during the last two years of its prodution run. The Renault 12 was a family car produced by Renault between 1968 and 1978, when it was replaced by the Renault 18. ... The Renault 15 and Renault 17 were automobiles designed and built by French manufacturer Renault between 1971 and 1980. ... The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...


Among the many aftermarket options available for the Dauphine were a supercharger designed by American company Judson Research & Mfg. Co, sold in 1958 for $165, and designed to be installed in about two hours without any chassis or body modifications.


The Dauphine's legacy is somewhat dominated by both its infamously poor performance as well as its poor reliability: in many markets (particularly the United States and the United Kingdom) the car became notorious for mechanical problems and rust issues. [1] In 2002, the auto enthusiasts' website Car Talk voted the Dauphine the 9th Worst Car Of The Millennium, calling it "truly unencumbered by the engineering process". [2] Nevertheless, it remains popular as a antique/classic car, particularly in Europe. An antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America and many other organisations worldwide. ... Ford Model A Fordor 1948 Buick Eight convertible 1955 Chevrolet Nomad 1935 Plymouth PJ Touring Sedan 1948 Pontiac Streamliner Sedan Coupe 1959 Chevrolet Impala Classic car is a term frequently used to describe an older car, but what exactly is meant by that varies from person to person and organisation...


Engine specifications

Engine Energy Displacement
cm³		 Power
hp (kW)		 Torque
N.m (m.kg)		 Top speed
km/h		 0-60 mph
seconds		 Power to weight ratio (hp/ton)
Type 670-1 Petrol 845 27.0 (20.1)
at 4000 rpm		 66 112 30 41.54
Gordini Petrol 845 36 (26.8)
at 4000 rpm		 65 130 54.55 hp/ton


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