-Engine:
Renault 16 1470cc----------------------------------------------- Gearbox: Renault
4-speed----------------------------------------------- Chassis: Central
Box-section steel backbone with----------- fork extensions
at the rear, linked by light cross-member- Front Suspension:
unequal-length double wishbones,---- & coil spring
/ damper units.-------------------------------------------- Rear Suspension:
Strut-type, with tubular lower link,------- upper link formed
by fixed-length half-shaft, & coil spring & damper
units.-------------------------------------------------------------- Wheelbase: 7
ft. 8 in.------------------------------------------------------ Front Track:
4 ft. 5.5 in.-------------------------------------------------- Rear Track: 4
ft. 5 in.------------------------------------------------------ Length: 13 ft.
1.5 in.------------------------------------------------------- Weight: 1300
lbs.----------------------------------------------------------
The first truly
roadable mid-priced, mid-engined,-- street car produced.------------------------------------------- A glass-fiber
body draped over a steel backbone- chassis with
4 wheel independent suspension.--- These cars were
powered by a Lotus modified----
Renault engine.------------------------------------------------------ Unbelievable
handling and roadholding, often---- described by
motorcar journalists as the nearest
thing to a Formula car for the street.------------------------ .
