Renault 8 Gordini
A practical blue four-door that put real rally tuning within reach of ordinary enthusiasts.
1964 Renault 8 Gordini · SG2012 / Steve Glover · CC BY 2.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Renault presented the first 8 Gordini at the Paris Salon on October 1, 1964. Tuner Amédée Gordini transformed the family Renault 8 with a cross-flow cylinder head, twin carburettors, stronger brakes and revised suspension. This page covers the original 1,108 cc R1134 with four speeds, not the 1,255 cc five-speed 1300 introduced in 1966.
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Its French racing-blue paint and white stripes became a uniform for generations of Renault competition cars.
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The 1100 came before the 1300
The launch R1134 used 1,108 cc, 95 SAE horsepower and a four-speed gearbox. The better-known 1,255 cc five-speed R1135 arrived in 1966, so its figures are not mixed into this profile.
Source: Renault Classic · The Gordini story ↗A school for rally drivers
Affordable competition and the Coupe Gordini helped talented amateurs learn race craft. The model also won major rallies, turning a boxy family saloon into a French motorsport hero.
Source: The Originals Renault Museum · R8 Gordini ↗Where these facts come from
- Renault Classic · The Gordini story
- The Originals Renault Museum · R8 Gordini
- Renault Media · Renault 8 Gordini history
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 29, 2026.