{"id":9040,"date":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/40-years-of-renault-fuego\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T17:12:09","slug":"40-years-of-renault-fuego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/40-years-of-renault-fuego\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Years of Renault Fuego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There were times when Renault vehicles weren’t only known for scoring full points in the Euro NCAP crash tests or for achieving good sales figures in the field of electric cars. Instead, they were famous for practicality (R4 and R16) or had an exceptional design. The latter category also included, for example, the Renault Fuego, which was presented at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show as the successor to the R15 and R17 and soon rolled off to the dealerships. This was the first time since the Dauphine that Renault used a model name instead of a number. Fuego comes from the Spanish dictionary and means ‘fire’. In contrast to the relatively conservative styling of the Renault 18, which served as the technical basis, the Renault designers around Robert Opron (chief designer), Michel Jardin (exterior) and Francois Lampreia (interior) attached great importance to avant-garde and good aerodynamics for the coup\u00e9. Intensive work in the wind tunnel resulted in one of the best cX values at the time of 0.34. While the floorpan and drivetrain came from the R18, a new front axle was developed for the Fuego with some familiar parts from the larger R20 and R30.

A special feature that was otherwise only known from much more expensive vehicles such as the Porsche 928 or the Jensen Interceptor was the glazed rear end for excellent all-round visibility. Underneath is a 338 liter luggage compartment, which can be enlarged to 781 liters by folding down the rear seats. In addition, Renault deliberately dispensed with any chrome to reflect the contemporary taste of the late 70s and early 80s. Below the side windows, a dark grey plastic band runs around the vehicle and emphasises the wedge shape. The brand and model lettering can be found on the plastic band at the rear and the equipment line below the C-pillar. Next to the entry-level variants TL and GTL there were the TS, GTS, TX, GTX and Turbo. Outside the German market, Renault also offered the Turbo D with turbo diesel engine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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