Renault 8
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The Renault 8 was a rear-engined, four-door saloon that replaced the Dauphine model.[1] The Renault 8 (model R1130) went on sale in June 1962, powered by a new 956 cc Cléon-Fonte engine producing 44 PS, and was the first saloon car of its size to feature four-wheel disc brakes.[2][3]
How it changed
The Renault 8 introduced a sealed-for-life cooling system, following the example of the Renault 4.[3] A unique automatic transmission using a powder ferromagnetic coupler was offered from 1963, first shown at the September 1962 Paris Motor Show.[4][5] The Gordini received a facelift in 1967 with twin additional headlights and a 1255 cc engine rated at 100 PS.[6] For 1969, the 8 Major replaced the basic model, incorporating features from the Renault 10.[6]
The Renault 8 won the 1968 and 1970 South African Saloon Car Championship.[7] In 1965, Renault introduced the R8 Gordini, which used an 1108 cc engine that was a development of the standard Renault 8 engine by Amedee Gordini.[8][1]
What the maker and period sources say
The same source notes the Dacia 1100 S sport version had 65 hp and a top speed of 145 km/h.[9] The Alconi story account describes the Renault 8 as a fairly small, four-seat car with comfortable front seats.[1] The same record notes Alconi vehicles offered superior fuel economy to the standard Renault 8.[8] A road test reprint from South African "Car" Magazine, August 1967, compared the Alconi, R8, and Gordini models.[10]
References
- The Renault Alconi Story. facts only, no text reused. alconi.blogspot.ca
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Automobilia", Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1962 (Salon Paris October 1961), 2001, p. 57 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Automobilia", Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1962 (Salon Paris October 1961), 2001, p. 57; "Automobilia", Toutes les Voitures Françaises 1962 (Salon Paris October 1961), 2001, p. 57; FASA-Renault was a partnership between Renault and Spain which produced cars for the Spanish market subject to government requirements for a high proportion of (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dubois Dumée, "Renault, 100 ans moteur d'ideés: Le magazine du centenaire", Renault, October 1998; Blunsden, "Paris salongen", October 1962, p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Blunsden, "Paris salongen", October 1962, p. 12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: The history of Dacia 1100; Dacia 1100 at automobileromanesti.ro (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Renault 8" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: list of many of the R8 South African endurance and rally successes; South African Saloon car champions p5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Renault R8 motorsport achievements in South Africa. facts only, no text reused. alconiandgordinir8.blogspot.ca
- Dacia 1100 at automobileromanesti.ro. facts only, no text reused. automobileromanesti.ro
- 1967 Alconi, R10 and Gordini road-test. facts only, no text reused. alconi.blogspot.ca
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- Wikipedia: Renault 8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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