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Aged princess - Renault Dauphine Gordini in the (historic) test

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Created on July 2, 1965

Reading time 17min

Written by:

Jürgen Stockmar

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Renault Dauphine (1962) - bot auch die technische Basis für den Renault Caravelle / Floride

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Renault Ondine (1962) – in den Schweizer Alpen

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1963) – dieses helle Blau war einer von zwei Metallic-Tönen

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Renault Dauphine (1963)

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Renault Ondine Gordini (1962) – unterwegs in Südeuropa

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1963) – in edlem Goldmetallic

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Renault Dauphine (1961)

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Badespass

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Renault Dauphine (1956)

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Renault Dauphine (1958) - für die Ferienreise

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – Foto aus dem deutschen Prospekt

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – Für den deutschen Verkaufsprospekt fotografiert vor der Kölner "Bahnhofskapelle"

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – helles Armaturenbrett und Sitze mit starren Lehnen und Sitzflächen aus Stoff

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1962) – schwarzes Armaturenbrett und längs gesteppte Sitze mit verstellbaren Rückenlehnen serienmässig

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – Türverkleidung mit farblich abgestimmtem Polster und Karostoff

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Renault Dauphine (1965) – Blick in den Innenraum

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1966) – Blick in den Innenraum

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Renault Dauphine Automatique (1964) - mit Tipptasten für die Gangwahl - Genfer Automobilsalon 1964

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Hübsche Zeichnung des Armaturenbretts. Man beachte die kleine Dauphine im Rückspiegel

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – Der Schriftzug auf der Radioblende verrät die Normalausführung

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Renault Dauphine (1956) - Am Grossen St. Bernhard

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Renault Dauphine (1956) - mit viel nicht serienmässigem Zubehör (Habillée Sappar) - Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Renault Dauphine (1956) - der Kofferraum sitzt vorne und nimmt einiges auf

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Rallye Monte Carlo 1958 - Monraisse/Féret treiben den Werks-Renault Dauphine auf der Turini-Passhöhe zum Sieg

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Renault Dauphine Gordini - acht PS mehr Leistung und Vierganggetriebe - Genfer Autosmobilsalon 1959

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – Blick in den Innenraum mit den neuen Sitzen

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Renault Dauphine (1963) – Standard-Modell ohne seitliche Zierleiste

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1963) – Die stärkere Version mit seitlicher Zierleiste

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1966) – nun Einstiegs- und Spitzenmodell zugleich

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Renault Dauphine (1956)

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Testwagen der Automobil-Revue 1956

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Vierzylinder längs im Heck, Tankdeckel unter der Motorhaube

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Retouchiertes Foto zur Veranschaulichung des Reserverad-Fachs

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Renault Dauphine (1962) – rechtsgelenktes Modell auf einem englischen Pressefoto

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Phantomzeichnung des Antriebs

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Phantomzeichnung

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Renault Dauphine (1956) – Draufsicht zur Darstellung der Raumaufteilung

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Renault Dauphine (1960) – Durchsichtszeichnung von schräg hinten

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Renault Dauphine Gordini (1966) – Ansichtszeichnungen mit Abmessungen

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Das Renault-Modellprogramm 1962 mit Dauphine, 4, Floride, 4L und Ondine (von links)

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Summary

By the mid-sixties, the Renault Dauphine was already getting a bit long in the tooth. But although a successor, the Renault 8, was already on the market, the national government made no attempt to withdraw the "heir to the throne" from the range. And why should they? The cute little rear-engined saloon sold magnificently and only had one real weak point: the steering. In terms of driving performance and comfort, it continued to perform well. This extensively illustrated historical test report from 1965, supplemented with three sales brochures, provides a more detailed verdict.

This article contains the following chapters

Plain and simple
Long stroke and good performance for a long service life
Very agile - but not true to track
A tough stand against the competition
Technical data and measured values

Estimated reading time: 17min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Small cars are mainly used for driving and less for representation. Even owners of older models of this type of car see no reason to feel socially inferior to drivers of the latest model, as both belong to the large family of small car drivers, who can only hold their own against mid-range car owners if they are united. For this reason, cars in the lower car classes that have not been designed in recent years, such as the VW, the Fiats 600 and 1100 and the Dauphine, are more common than in the other categories. Although the Dauphine only came out in its current form in the 1950s, it was largely based on design drafts made for the indestructible Renault 4 CV - which in turn is almost as old as the aforementioned models. The 4 CV continued to be built for years after the Dauphine was launched, and there is still no sign of the Dauphine being discontinued, although Renault now offers improved and modernized models. After all, why should a car that is still being bought diligently be discontinued?

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