Renault Caravelle 1100 - Sunshine between everyday life and elegance
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Summary
Renault wanted to counter the success of the VW Karmann-Ghia and built the Floride, which was also called the Caravelle. From 1959 to 1968, the elegant car, initially equipped with Dauphine and later with R8 technology, was built as a coupé and a convertible. During the nine years, it became ever more powerful and faster, but little changed in terms of design. It remained an affordable and comfortable car with a little luxury, coupled with everyday practicality and economy. This driving report portrays a Renault Caravelle 1100 from 1964 and tells the story of the model series, illustrated with current and historical pictures, as well as sales brochures.
This article contains the following chapters
- A chance
- The turmoil surrounding its creation
- Stormy reception
- Improved Dauphine technology
- Distributed production
- Continuous improvement
- Ladies' car?
- Note for Francophiles
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 9min
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Renault wanted to counter the success of the VW Karmann-Ghia and built the Floride, which was also called the Caravelle. Although it was faster and in some respects better than the VW Type 14, only a quarter as many cars were produced. Volkswagen and Karmann had demonstrated that a neat convertible based on mass production technology could convince many car buyers and become a great success despite its significantly higher price (especially in the USA). By 1958, 45,000 Karmann-Ghias had already been sold, so Renault was no longer willing to stand by and planned a counter-offensive. The right technology had already been on the market since 1956 with the Renault Dauphine.
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