Renault Caravelle | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Renault |
Also called | Renault Floride |
Production | 1958–1968 117,000 produced |
Assembly | Boulogne-Billancourt and Creil, France |
Designer | Pietro Frua at Carrozzeria Ghia |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) Roadster |
Body style | 2-door coupé[1] 2-door cabriolet[1] 2-door convertible[1] |
Layout | RR layout |
Related | Renault Dauphine |
Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | 4-speed manual all-synchromesh |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,265 mm (89.2 in) |
Length | 4,265 mm (167.9 in) |
Width | 1,575 mm (62.0 in) |
Height | 1,320 mm (52.0 in) |
Curb weight | 822 kg (1,812 lb) (approx) |
The Renault Caravelle is a sports car manufactured and marketed by Renault for model years 1958–1968 in a single generation — as a rear-engine, rear-drive open two/four-seater designed by Pietro Frua of Carrozzeria Ghia, using the floorpan and engine of the Renault Dauphine.
Outside of North America and Britain it was, until 1962,[2] marketed under the nameplate Renault Floride.