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I love the blue Alpine-Renault A110 in the foreground. I’m a recent fan of these, and this picture shows just how tiny these cars are.
I recently purchased a 1/18 scale model of one, and I had thought the scale was off (relative to other Maisto models) until I read about the bodily contortions required for the person of average height and weight to get into one.
The Renault for me will forever be the gorgeous Fuego.
Fuego, you say? There was one at the 2024 edition of the ‘Everything-Renault-Event’
Yes! Johannes, I have read that their styling isn’t for everyone, but from the time I first laid eyes on the Fuego, it was one of the most beautiful sport coupes I had ever seen. I own a 1:18 scale model of one of these, as well. Thanks for posting these pics!
“Isn’t for everyone” indeed. Not really a fan of most Renault vehicles I’ve experienced in my life.
Mainly Renault Alliance.
Ex girl had one. Horrible cheap feeling little.. thing.
The wheels annoyed me, kinda looked ‘square-ish’, somehow. Like that blue thing posted by Johannes.. the wheels look wrong to me.
ah yes, here’s an example. Yikes.
What an odd-looking Renault 9.
Our family had owned an ’85 Renault Encore hatchback (Renault 11, overseas) and it was a great car. Efficient, responsive, reliable, and with great utility in the cargo area below the hatchback and with fold-down rear seats. Good maintenance likely prolonged its life.
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I bought a 1974 Renault 17 Gordini, 5 spd manual. I’ve had a lot of foreign cars in my lifetime and that was a standout; stylish, fun to drive, spacious and.comfortable. I keep looking for a used one!
A picture from September 2016, and many other classic Renault goodies:
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classics-2016-renaultoloog-festival-part-one-the-cars/
Saw this Alpine Renault 5 yesterday in Monte Carlo
New French racing blue Alpine Renault 5 I saw yesterday in Monte Carlo
The electric Alpine A290? (based on the latest R5, BEV only)
I think they are all Alpines no? That blue on the left is just about perfection.
Yes, a Renault 5 GT Turbo with a collection of Alpines. The one at the end of the row, on the right in the picture, is the current A110 model (which I also like very much).
Another by-product of this offspring, and it was manufactured in America (North America, top right of the map) The Manic …”GT”, with its R10 chassis. Obviously not the same pedigree as an Alpine.
I can dig the looks of that “Maniac”… 😉
The Fuego was a very enjoyable car to drive. Responsive and above average comfort and handling, along with a very upscale leather interior. A bit too ‘French’ for the American market though.
The Fuego wasn’t exactly a VW Golf Mk1/Mk2 here, market share-wise, but there were plentiful around. That shade of blue as posted above was a popular Fuego color.
The classic and the new A110 are one of my favorite cars. As soon as I saw this pick Pink Floyd popped into my head and Any Colour You Like started playing. Well today I’ll go for that new A110 in blue at the very end. Hard to beat 400 HP in a lightweight chassis that Gordon Murray drove as his daily driver.