Renault Dauphine (IPA, dɔfin, dô-fēn'; Fr. doh-feen) is a rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in one body style — a three-box, four-door sedan — as the successor to the Renault 4CV, with over two million examples sold worldwide during its production run from 1956 until 1967.
Along with such cars as the Volkswagen Beetle, Morris Minor and Fiat 500, the Dauphine pioneered the modern European economy car.
Renault marketed variants of the Dauphine, including a sport model, the Gordini, a luxury version, the Ondine, the 1093 factory racing model, and the Caravelle/Floride, a Dauphine-based two-door convertible.
Specifications
Bodywork
Length : cm (in): 395 (155.3)
Width : cm (in): 152 (59.8)
Height : cm (in): 144 (56.7)
Wheelbase : cm (in) : 227 (89.4)
Weight: kg (lb) : 632 (1395)
Mechanics.
Displacement : straight four 845 cc (52 ci); rear-mounted
Valve gear : 8
Fuel system : 1 Solex carburettor
Gearbox : 3 speed manual
Driven wheels : rear-wheel drive
Maximum power : 32 bhp at 4250 rpm
Maximum torque : 66 Nm at 2000 rpm
Top speed : 115 km/h (71 mph)