Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Renault Fuego
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Design== The Fuego's exterior was styled by Michel Jardin,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ernst |first=Kurt |title=Lost Cars of the 1980s – Renault Fuego |url= https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/11/11/lost-cars-of-the-1980s-renault-fuego/ |publisher=Hemmings Sports and Exotic Cars |date=11 December 2013 |access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=RWJUAAAAMAAJ&q=designer+Michel+Jardin,+aujourd'hui+responsable+de+la+cellule+concept+cars+chez+Renault+et+initiateur+de+la+bulle+sur+feu+la+Renault+Fuego+et+la+Renault+25 |title=La nouvelle Renault Vel Saltis |page=24 |year=2001 |magazine=Action Auto Moto |quote=C'est l'un des thèmes esthétiques chers au designer Michel Jardin, aujourd'hui responsable de la cellule concept-cars chez Renault et initiateur de la bulle sur feu la Renault Fuego et la Renault 25. |language=fr |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> and the interior by Francois Lampreia, both working under direction of [[Robert Opron]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Chapman |editor-first=Giles |title=The Classic Car Book: The Definitive Visual History |year=2016 |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |isbn=9780241287477 |page=293 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=L6jKDAAAQBAJ&q=Robert+Opron+Renault+Fuego&pg=PA292 |access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> Automotive journalist [[L. J. K. Setright]] said the Fuego "is blessed with a body which is not only roomy and aerodynamically efficient, but is also beautiful". The Fuego was heavily based on the [[Renault 18]], sharing its [[floorpan]] and drivetrain, with its front suspension developed from the larger Renault 20/30. Despite sharing no parts, the design kept the familiar double-wishbone layout common with the Renault 18, incorporating a negative scrub radius geometry.<ref name=PdL104>{{cite magazine |magazine=Le Moniteur de l'Automobile |page=104 |title=Référendum des propriétaires: Renault Fuego |trans-title=Owner Survey |last=Renaux |first=Jean-Jacques |location=Brussels, Belgium | language=fr |volume=34 |number=764 |date=10 March 1983 |ref=mon764 |publisher=Editions Auto-Magazine }}</ref> The suspension design would later be added to the facelifted Renault 18, and later, with minor refinements (larger bushings etcetera), the Renault 25. Power steering was available at the higher end of the range.<ref name=PdL104/> The Fuego dashboard was added to the facelifted R18 in 1984 (though initially only available in the R18 Turbo) and then both updated again in September 1983 (LHD cars only) for the 1984 model year. European production continued until 1985 in France and 1986 in Spain, while Renault Argentina produced the Fuego from 1982 until ending production in 1992 with the 2.2 L "GTA Max" (the final phase III facelift introduced in 1990). In Argentina, it reached 63 percent local parts integration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoweb.com.ar/2022/07/26/la-renault-fuego-festeja-40-anos-en-la-argentina/|title=La Renault Fuego festeja 40 años en la Argentina|date=26 July 2022}}</ref> Wind tunnel testing was used to allow the Fuego to have sporty coupé lines while maximizing rear seat space.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wZ4qAQAAMAAJ&q=Stylists+give+new+Renault+horizontal+lines+for+rear+seat+room+Fuego+blends+art+with+wind+tunnel |page=26 |title=Renault blends art with wind tunnel |magazine=Automotive News |date=5 April 1982 |access-date=10 July 2015 | first = John A. | last = Russell }}</ref> The resulting [[drag coefficient]] (Cd) factor ranges from 0.32 to 0.35. In October 1982, the turbocharged diesel Fuego became the fastest diesel car in the world, with a top speed of {{convert|180|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grinys |first1=Aurimas |title=Renault Fuego: Spanish Flames from France |url= https://dyler.com/posts/383/renault-fuego-spanish-flames-from-france |publisher=Dyler |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> The Fuego was one of the first cars to offer a [[remote keyless system]] with central locking, available from September 1982,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/renault-fuego-5529948.html |last=Chapman |first=Giles |title=Classic Cars: Renault Fuego |newspaper=The Independent |date=20 February 2007 |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> using a system invented by Frenchman Paul Lipschutz — marketed as the "PLIP" remote in Europe. The Fuego was also the first to have remote steering-wheel-mounted controls for the audio system (European LHD GTX and Turbo from September 1983).<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Corey |title=Rare Rides: The 1984 Renault Fuego, or Feu d'Artifice |url=https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/06/rare-rides-1984-renault-fuego-feu-dartifice/ |website=The Truth About Cars |access-date=19 October 2020 |date=8 June 2018}}</ref> This feature was subsequently popularised on the 1984 model Renault 25. The Fuego was also available with options including leather upholstery, multi-function trip computer, cruise control, air-conditioning (factory or dealer-installed), and a full-length [[OASys (company)|Webasto]] electric fabric sunroof. A convertible version trimmed with a leather interior was unveiled by the French coachbuilder [[Heuliez]] in 1982 aimed at the U.S. market, but was not produced<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BalzEYBpKtEC&q=Renault+Fuego+convertible |pages=10, 158 |title=Extraordinary Automobiles |first1=Peter |last1=Vann |first2=Gerald |last2=Asaria |edition=Second |publisher=Motorbooks International |year=1985 |isbn=9780879382018 |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> due to lower than expected sales in the American market - the R11/Alliance convertible taking its place. Three examples were built and finished to American specification (sealed beam headlights, enlarged bumpers, etc.).
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)