Renault Vivastella

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Renault Vivastella
Renault Vivastella vl.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Renault
Production1929–1939
Assembly Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
Designer Louis Renault
Body and chassis
Class Executive car (E)
Body style 4-door saloon
Layout FR layout
Related Renault Vivasport
Renault Suprastella
Renault Primastella
Powertrain
Engine 1929-1934
(PG4/PG5/PG7) I6, 3180 cc, 52 HP, 65HP
(ZA2) I6,
1924-1939
3620 cc, 85 HP
(ACR1/ABD) I6, 4085 cc, 100HP
Dimensions
Wheelbase 3,110–3,260 mm (122.4–128.3 in)
Length4,450–4,930 mm (175.2–194.1 in)
Width1,700–1,800 mm (66.9–70.9 in)
Chronology
Predecessor Renault Vivasix
Successor Renault 20/30
First generation
Renault Vivastella 1930 Schaffen-Diest 2012.jpg
Overview
Production1929–1934
Body and chassis
Class Executive car (E)
Body style 4-door saloon
Related Renault Vivasix
Powertrain
Engine I6 3180 cc, 65HP
Transmission 3-speed manual
Second generation
Renault Vivastella hl.jpg
Overview
Production1935–1939
Body and chassis
Class Executive car (E)
Body style 4-door saloon
Powertrain
Engine I6, 4085cc, 100HP
Transmission 3-speed manual

The Renault Vivastella was an executive car introduced by Renault in October 1928 and produced for the model years 1929 - 1939.

Contents

The car was modified and changed with unusual frequency even by the standards of Renault in the 1930s, and following its evolution in retrospect is rendered more complicated by the way that the Renault catalogue frequently listed two succeeding generations of the model simultaneously, but the Vivastella always occupied a place in the manufacturer's line-up a little below the slightly longer Renault Reinastella. In Latin, "stella" means "star", and viva means "live long".

Evolution

The Vivastella was introduced at the 22nd Paris Motor Show in October 1928 as a more luxurious version of the Renault Vivasix. [1]

First generation

Second generation

Types

ModelProject codeCylinders/
engine capacity
Power
HP @ rpm
Top speed (approx)Production period
month/year
Units producedPrice at
launch (FF)
Note
VivastellaPG26/
3,180
60 @3,000110 km/h
(68 mph)
09/1928-09/1929-60,000
PG308/1929-09/19301,09160,000
PG4115 km/h
(71 mph)
09/1930-08/1931869-Light-weight chassis
PG507/1931-11/19322,22352,000
PG765 @ 3,100120 km/h
(75 mph)
09/1932-05/19331,440-
PG7 SA05/1933-10/1933383-
PG909/1933-04/1934746-First "aerodynamic" bodied version
PG11---11/1933-12/19336-
ZA26/
3,620
85 @ 3,000125 km/h
(78 mph)
09/1933-10/193489533,80022 were "Sahara" bodied cars
ZA309/1934-05/1935895-
ACR16/
4,085
95 @ 3,000130 km/h
(81 mph)
01/1935-08/193560938,000smaller 3,620cc engine available on request
ACR208/1935-01/1936358-
ADB109/1935-01/193780438,000
ADB209/1936-06/193719136,900
ADB306/1937-10/1937192-
BCH1 Sahara05/1937-09/193717-"Colonial" version
ADB409/1937-10/19373049,000
ADB510/1937-07/1938269-Plus 13 of the British market BDN1 version
and one of the British market BDN2 version
BDZ109/1938-10/193935856,000Plus 2 of the British market BDY1 version

Notes and sources

  1. "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1929 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1928). 84s. Paris: Histoire & collections: Page 76. 2006.
  2. 1 2 3 "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1934 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1933). 22. Paris: Histoire & collections: Pages 60, 62 & 64. 2002.
  3. "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1937 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1936). 3. Paris: Histoire & collections: Pages 75 & 79. 1997.
  4. "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1938 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1937). 6. Paris: Histoire & collections: Pages 72 & 78. 1998.