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The Gordini designation is a tribute to Amedee Gordini, who developed almost 200,000 Renault vehicles over a 20-year period, and who achieved some of the brand’s most formative and greatest sporting achievements – including a memorable first, third, fourth and fifth places in the 1964 Tour of Corsica Rally, all in Renault R8 Gordinis.
This modern tribute was thought to be limited to just 500 examples, all destined for the UK market, but the vehicle’s presence in Sydney could herald a positive change for enthusiasts Down Under.
You get: F1-style 'blade' in the lower grille area, twin racing stripes, contrasting wing mirrors, and 17-inch Gordini alloy wheels. Three colours were made available: Malta Blue, Pearl Black and Glacier White. Renault would delete the stripes upon customers’ request.
The interior is treated in grey leather with contrasting details and a Gordini-embossed logo, with sundry details – including a really neat contrasting trim job for the steering wheel, highlighting the straight-ahead position, racing-style and sport pedals.
The tacho is highlighted in white, with black gloss highlights used to good effect elsewhere.
Two suspension options are available – a standard ‘sport’ setup and an even stiffer ‘Cup’ setup as an option.
Complementing the sports styling and ‘Perfohub’ steering technology is a fade-free Brembo brake package and a high-performance 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with a generous 150kW peak power output.
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