The forerunner to Clio...
Documents of the time describe Renault Type D as an elegant and practical scaled-down version of the bigger cars of the day. A Clio ahead of its time! The same documents underlined the robustness of Renault Type D's components and how simple the car was to drive and maintain.
Boosting brand awareness through sport
Renault Type D was followed by a Renault Type E sports version, which succeeded in filling the first four positions in the "voiturette" class of the Paris-Bordeaux road race. It also won the Paris-Berlin race—known as the “Race of Madmen”—with four cars finishing in the top five ahead of cars from the higher category.
It was thanks to its success in competition, therefore, that Renault Type D acquired a reputation for quality.
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