Renault revives the Gordini brand: Twingo and Clio Gordini Renault Sport coming up
Renault is reviving the Gordini brand and also revealed that it will launch the Twingo Gordini Renault Sport that is based on the Renault Twingo Renault Sport 133 on 25th November in Paris. The automaker will also roll out a Clio Gordini RS a couple of months later. So what is this ‘Gordini’ brand in the first place?
To answer that question we will have to go back to 1964 when Amedee Gordini developed a rally car based on the Renault 8. The R8 Gordini finished 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the 1964 Tour of Corsica rally and two years later, the Gordini Cup one-make race series was established.
Renault now plans to add Gordini variants into the Renault Sport range. The Gordini Renault Sport cars will be treated to an elegant finish, making it slightly more premium than the standard Renault Sport. The automaker did not reveal further details but judging from the classic Gordini, Renault may offer a light blue body finish with white racing stripes.
November 11, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Reviving the name. I hope they will go back to rally too.
November 11, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
Nice car.
November 11, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
Looking forward to c the exterior design.
November 11, 2009 @ 9:47 pm
They should produce a classic car like the one in the picture.
November 12, 2009 @ 4:32 am
Classi name! I still remember the popular Renault 5 Gordini.
November 12, 2009 @ 7:08 am
following bmw’s footstep reviving old car name for small city car
November 12, 2009 @ 8:28 am
mystvearn said,
November 12, 2009 @ 7:08 am
following bmw’s footstep reviving old car name for small city car
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Au contraire my friend. This is no run of the mill city car. Gordini was known as ‘le sorciere’ or sorcerer because of his magical ability to transform sedate engines into monsters. Its more along the lines of Abarth. If only we could have both the Abarth and Gordini here, it’ll make for an interesting hill climb up Bukit Tinggi.
November 13, 2009 @ 9:31 am
i doubt this car would have a cult following like the abarth. french products aren’t really associated with pace