while the Dauphine Gordini was a lot more fun going around corners. Murilee Martin My grandfather bought a new Dauphine for ice racing, joining a Chevy Corvair and a Beetle with Porsche 356 engine ...

Named after Renault racing engineer extraordinaire Amédée Gordini, the Gordini badge became a symbol of success for the French automaker. The iconic R8 Gordini (pictured at right) dominated ...

The Clio Gordini RS follows a few months after that. Renault credits the Italian-born Gordini with developing nearly 20,000 vehicles during a 20-year career with the French automaker. The R8 ...

Long before putting its badge on boring cars such as the Renault 8 and the Renault 12, Gordini used to compete ... It’s one of the first racing cars in history to feature disc brakes all around ...

The Renault 8 Gordini took 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th in the 1964 Tour of Corsica rally. Amédée Gordini was born in 1899 and developed his own sports racing and Grand Prix cars before being brought into ...

One of the most attractive aspects of the Dauphine Gordini was the four-speed gearbox that was also offered on the de-luxe Onedin, while American Renault enthusiasts were offered a $165 Judson ...

Renault has just unveiled the first ... a Malte Blue metallic finish with two white racing stripes, similar to older Gordini cars. Additionally, the front and rear bumpers are painted in gloss ...

Renault’s handling of its ... Now the base Clio is getting an all-show, no-go Gordini package as well. It replaces the GT model and includes offset racing stripes, contrasting white trim ...