Renault Fuego Turbo - the fire came with the wind
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Summary
Independent coupés such as the VW Scirocco or the Opel Manta were popular at the end of the seventies. Nevertheless, Renault took its time to replace the R15/R17 models, which had become outdated in the meantime. The result then attracted a lot of attention and with the subsequent turbo version, the French had a really hot iron in the fire. This driving report describes the history of the unusual coupé and shows it in historical and current pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Presentation after four years of development
- Initially with three engines and seven versions
- Plenty of space and good driving performance
- Round versus square
- Turbocharged to a 200 km/h car
- The Swiss specialty
- Surprisingly well-mannered
- Few have considered
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 9min
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Independent coupés such as the VW Scirocco or the Opel Manta were popular at the end of the seventies. Nevertheless, Renault took its time to replace the R15/R17 models, which had become outdated in the meantime. The result then attracted a lot of attention and with the subsequent turbo version, the French had a really hot iron in the fire. The new Renault Fuego (Spanish for fire) was presented in February 1980, and potential buyers were able to sit in the coupé for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1980. This was preceded by four years of development. The aim was to design an attractive and spacious coupé based on proven technology. Even early studies largely corresponded to the car that was presented in 1980; even the unusual wheel design made it into production.
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