This Renault 4-based buggy didn't even wear a Renault badge for its first six years — it launched as the ACL Rodeo.
Lead trim: Rodeo 4 845 cc (34 PS)
Renault Rodeo 41970–1981
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FactThis Renault 4-based buggy didn't even wear a Renault badge for its first six years — it launched as the ACL Rodeo.
The Renault Rodeo was a series of off-road mini SUVs produced between 1970 and 1987 by ACL for Renault (60,000 built in three generations); at first the car was the ACL Rodeo and the name changed to Renault Rodeo in July 1976. The original Rodeo 4 was based on the platform of the Renault 4 van with an 845 cc engine (34 PS), front-wheel drive with four-wheel-drive technology supplied by Sinpar available to order, as a 2-door cabriolet. The Rodeo 4 and the Rodeo 6 coexisted from 1972 to 1981 and a new Rodeo 5 replaced them in 1981. The series infobox gives length 3,660 mm (144.1 in), width 1,589 mm (62.6 in), height 1,595 mm (62.8 in) and a curb weight range of 645 to 860 kg, which the page does not split by generation, so no dimensions are entered.
Collectors Spotted in the Renault Rodeo Lineage
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo 4 845 cc (34 PS) | 1970–1981 | 0.8 L Inline-4 | 34 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
For one year only, 1984, Renault built an all-wheel-drive Rodeo 5 called the Hoggar — a genuine 4x4 variant of a car usually sold as a cheap, rugged plastic-bodied runabout.
This Rodeo 6 started out on Renault 4 van bones with the Renault 6's 1108 cc engine — then in 1979 it was upgraded to the bigger 1289 cc unit borrowed from the Renault 5.
This Renault 4-based buggy didn't even wear a Renault badge for its first six years — it launched as the ACL Rodeo.
Rivals
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