Vivaquatre taxis stayed on the streets into the late 1950s, decades after Renault stopped building the car itself in 1939.
Lead trim: Vivaquatre 2.1 side-valve four (1932–1935; 35 hp) · up to 56 hp
Renault VivaquatreKZ · 1932–1939
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FactVivaquatre taxis stayed on the streets into the late 1950s, decades after Renault stopped building the car itself in 1939.
The Renault Vivaquatre was built between 1932 and 1939 as the largest of Renault's four-cylinder models, its big four initially putting it in the 10CV tax class (a larger engine later the 11CV), an offshoot of the Primaquatre with a wheelbase 26 cm longer even in "normal" form and the "G7" long-wheelbase six-light version offered for taxi work from April 1933 (Vivaquatre taxis operating to the end of the 1950s). It replaced the robust, unpretentious 10CV with berline bodies only (no cabriolet or coupé), stand-alone headlights and an uncovered rear wheel, black or dark blue on the "Luxe" and four colours on the "Grand Luxe" in 1935. The original 4-cylinder side-valve engine was 2120 cc with a claimed 35 hp, unchanged in size through the KZ13/KZ17 (1934) and KZ23 (1935); from the ADL1 of 1936 it was 2383 cc with a claimed 56 HP at 3,300 rpm, with the ADL2 (1937 model year) getting the wrap-around trapezoidal grille and streamlined bodies (BDH1, BDH3, BDH4 to 1939, the long body reaching 4,700 mm). Three-speed gearbox without synchromesh, rear-wheel drive; an "SA" (Suspendu Amorti) engine mounting option cost 4,000 francs from April 1932. Wheelbase 113.8 in normal and 123.2 in long; length 167.3 in and 176.8 in. The Frégate followed it in 1950.
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2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivaquatre 2.1 side-valve four (1932–1935; 35 hp) | 1932–1935 | 2.1 L Inline-4 | 35 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Vivaquatre 2.4 four (1936–1939; 56 HP at 3,300 rpm) | 1936–1939 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 56 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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