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 Nevertheless, Renault took its time to replace the R15/R17 models, which had become outdated in the meantime.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.