Renault Sport Spider
A hand-built aluminium roadster that put a race-car-like wind deflector between its passengers and the open air.
1995 France Renault Sport Spider · ContextCreator · CC0
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More than a set of wheels.
Renault developed the W94 project at Alpine's Dieppe plant and showed a prototype in 1994. The Sport Spider made its public debut at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show as the first road car to wear the Renault Sport name. Its original form had no windscreen, roof, power steering, brake assistance, ABS or heater. A windscreen version followed, but this profile stays with the helmet-friendly wind-deflector car that introduced the idea.
Look a little closer.
Renault's own museum sums up the original version with a warning-like headline: helmets required.
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The missing windscreen was part of the aerodynamic plan
Renault replaced a normal windscreen with a shaped deflector that pushed airflow above the occupants. The cabin was stripped to the essentials, with bucket seats and a roll arch. A later windscreen version added 35 kg and became more common because it was easier to live with, so the two forms should not be mixed in one photograph or weight claim.
Source: Renault Belgium Media · Renault Spider: 25 years already ↗A factory hand-built manifesto
The bonded aluminium chassis, mid-rear engine and hand assembly at Dieppe made the Spider a statement of what the new Renault Sport road-car branch valued: low mass, direct controls and handling. Renault later applied that performance focus to more practical hatchbacks, but the Spider began the road-car line with almost no everyday insulation.
Source: Renault Group · Renault Sport: a passion for high-performance road cars ↗Where these facts come from
- Renault The Originals Museum · Spider
- Renault Belgium Media · Renault Spider: 25 years already
- Renault Group · Renault Sport: a passion for high-performance road cars
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-02.