{"id":72173,"date":"2021-06-14T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=72173"},"modified":"2021-06-22T07:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T07:38:23","slug":"70-years-of-renault-fregate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/70-years-of-renault-fregate\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Years of Renault Fr\u00e9gate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fact that Renault was once known for large and luxurious automobiles is increasingly being forgotten. In 1951, for example, the Fr\u00e9gate made its debut at the Paris Motor Show. With it, the French manufacturer consciously wanted to report back after the difficult times in and after World War 2. It was already foreseeable that, in addition to small cars, vehicles for the middle class of the population would soon be needed again. The middle class was known for expressing its prosperity in the form of smartly designed cars. In 1947, under the then Renault boss Pierre Lefaucheux, a comfortable upper-class model was developed to complement the compact 4CV. Under the project code 108, the first developed prototype was a sedan with a rear engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upper class model with four-cylinder engine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After the first drivable prototypes had already been completed, Lefaucheux vetoed the project. He voted for a front-engine concept with a conventional design. So the engineers started from scratch. Nevertheless, the finished vehicle was on show at the Paris Motor Show just two years later. Visually, the Fr\u00e9gate showed clear borrowings from American post-war vehicles. However, Renault took the liberty to use independent suspensions all around instead of copying the rigid axles typical in the USA. Under the long hood was a two-liter four-cylinder engine with 56 hp. Just two years after its debut, a power increase provided 65 hp. In 1955, the engine grew to 2.1 liters with 77 hp. Now, in addition to the standard version with a manual four-speed transmission, there was also the Transfluide with a three-speed automatic and 80 hp.<\/p>\n\n\n

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