FI / Finland
Lisää toivelistalle
| Tuotekoodi: | 80740 |
|---|---|
| Numero: | G1000807400 |
| Automerkki: | Renault |
| Ajanjakso: | Ajanjakso 1960-1979 |
| Tuotemerkki: | Heller |
It is often assumed that the Renault 4 (ref. Heller 80759), launched in
1961, was Renault‘s first front-wheel drive car. This is not the case.
It was the Renault Estafette utility vehicle of 1959. The French
competitors at that time were the Peugeot D3A/D4B and the Citroën Type H
(Ref. Heller 80768). In Germany, VW offered the bus with a rear engine.
Ford had the Taunus-Transit with an aesthetic very similar to the
Estafette, with a front engine and rear-wheel drive. The Estafette was
based on the Citroën‘s front-wheel drive system, which thus offered a
large, flat load floor, four independent suspensions, a sliding side
door and a three-wing rear door. It was initially produced as a van with
a payload of 800 kg, and from 1965 with 1000 kg, with a flat or
highroof and a short or long wheelbase. Produced in more than 500,000
units until 1980, the Estafette became a symbol of its time.
