Renault Frégate
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| Renault Frégate | |
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| Manufacturer: | Renault |
| Production: | 1951-1960 |
| Body Styles: | FR sedan |
| Engines: | 1996cc 2141cc Etendard |
| Predecessor: | None |
| Successor: | None |
| Competitors: | Citroën Traction Avant |
| Built in: | Flins, France |
| Number produced: | 163,383 |
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The Renault Frégate was a sedan automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1951 and 1960.
The Frégate was conceived in the years immediately following World War II; Renault, which had recently been brought under control of the French state, needed a new modern, upmarket model to both improve its image and to cater to the needs of consumers in the quickly recovering economy. Several prototypes were produced before the Frégate design was put into production: initially, the car had a rear-engined layout as in the recently launched Renault 4CV but eventually the manufacturer decided to go with an engine mounted ahead of the driver. The Frégate was unveiled at the 1950 Paris Motor Show but the first model was not delivered until November 1951.
The Frégate was initially available in two trim levels, Affaires and Amiral. Complaints about the lack of power from the 2 litre engine were common during its early years of production but were somewhat addressed by the introduction of the new 2141cc Etendard engine in 1956, which produced 77 hp. A popular station wagon model badged Domaine was also launched in 1956, along with the new, luxurious Grand Pavois specification. Sales of the Frégate gradually declined throughout the 1950s however and production ceased in 1960. Renault would not venture back into the luxury car sector until the Renault 25 in the 1980s.
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|align=center colspan=5 width=17% bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1940s
|align=center colspan=10 width=17% bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1950s
|align=center colspan=10 width=17% bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1960s
|align=center colspan=10 width=17% bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1970s
|align=center colspan=10 width=17% bgcolor=#EFEFEF|1980s
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Supermini
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|colspan=11 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |3 / 4
|colspan=13 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |5 / 7
|colspan=5 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Super 5
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Small family car
|colspan=1 bgcolor=#E0E0E0|
|colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |4CV
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Dauphine
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |8/10
|colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |6
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |14
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |9/11
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Large family car
|colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Juvaquatre
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|colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |12
|colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |18
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Executive car
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|colspan=5 bgcolor=#E0E0E0|
|colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |16
|colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |20 / 30
|colspan=7 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |25
|- align=center
|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Luxury car
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|colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Frégate
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Coupé
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|colspan=9 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |15/17
|colspan=10 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Fuego
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|bgcolor=#EFEFEF rowspan=1| Roadster
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|colspan=11 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Caravelle
|colspan=12 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Rodeo 4/6
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Rodeo
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