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The Renault Viva Grand Sport (branded as the Renault Vivastella Grand Sport before August 1935) was introduced alongside an updated version of the Nervastella in October 1934 at the Paris Motor Show. The last cars were produced in August 1939:[1] in anticipation of the 1940 model year a prototype of another updated Viva Grand Sport was produced during the summer of 1939, but in the event this single car was the only one of its type to be produced.
| Viva Grand Sport | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 1934–1939 |
| Assembly | Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris |
| Designer | Marcel Riffard |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Sedan |
| Related | Renault Vivastella |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4085 cc straight-6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,700 mm (185.0 in) |
| Width | 1,820 mm (71.7 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) |
The car was styled by Marcel Riffard who previously had been better known as an aircraft designer.
Engine
editThe Viva Grand Sport was powered by a 6-cylinder straight engine with 4,085 cc (249 cu in) displacement.
Celebrity promotion
editRenault concluded a contract with the high-profile pilot Hélène Boucher to promote the car.[2]
Wins
editIn 1934 Renault won the Grand Prix de la Baule.
Types
edit| Model | Project code / "Type" | Cylinders/ engine capacity |
Power HP @ rpm |
Top speed (approx) | Production period month/year |
Units produced | Price at launch (FF) |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivastella Grand Sport |
ABX | 6/ 4,085 |
95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
only 10/1934 | 11 | 39,000 | First eleven cars powered by 3,620cc engine. From March 1935 sold with 4,085cc unit. till March 1935 |
| ABZ | 2 | 41,000 | ||||||
| ACX1 | 03/1935-08/1935 | 980 | 39,000 | |||||
| Viva Grand Sport | ACX2 | 6/ 4,085 |
95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
08/1935-10/1936 | 3,752 | - | Plus 14 British market Type AES1 cars |
| ACX3 | 09/1936-02/1937 | 391 | 32,900 | Plus 3 British market Type AES2 cars | ||||
| BCX1 | 02/1937-10/1937 | 2,296 | - | Plus 10 British market Type BCZ1 cars | ||||
| BCX2 | 09/1937-11/1937 | 216 | 43,000 | |||||
| BCX3 | 10/1937-07/1938 | 1,132 | - | Plus 93 British market Type BCZ2 cars | ||||
| BCX4 | 04/1938-10/1938 | 136 | - | |||||
| BDV1 | 09/1938-08/1939 | 1,128 | 49,000 | |||||
| BDV2 | only 07/1939 | 1 | - | Prototype |
Sources and notes
edit- ^ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
- ^ Hélène Boucher et la Vivasport Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
