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Renault Vivastella
Overview
Manufacturer	Renault
Production	1929–1939
Assembly	Île Seguin,Boulogne-Billancourt,Paris
Designer	Louis Renault
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car (E)
Body style	4-doorsaloon
Layout	FR layout
Related	Renault Vivasport Renault Suprastella Renault Primastella
Powertrain
Engine	1929-1934 (PG4/PG5/PG7)I6, 3180 cc, 52 HP, 65HP (ZA2)I6, 1924-1939 3620 cc, 85 HP (ACR1/ABD)I6, 4085 cc, 100HP
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,110–3,260 mm (122.4–128.3 in)
Length	4,450–4,930 mm (175.2–194.1 in)
Width	1,700–1,800 mm (66.9–70.9 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Renault Vivasix
Successor	Renault 20/30

First generation
Overview
Production	1929–1934
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car (E)
Body style	4-doorsaloon
Related	Renault Vivasix
Powertrain
Engine	I6 3180 cc, 65HP
Transmission	3-speedmanual

Second generation
Overview
Production	1935–1939
Body and chassis
Class	Executive car (E)
Body style	4-doorsaloon
Powertrain
Engine	I6, 4085cc, 100HP
Transmission	3-speedmanual

TheRenault Vivastella was anexecutive car introduced byRenault in October 1928 and produced for the model years 1929 - 1939.

The car was modified and changed with unusual frequency even by the standards of Renault in the 1930s, and following its evolution in retrospect is rendered more complicated by the way that the Renault catalogue frequently listed two succeeding generations of the model simultaneously, but the Vivastella always occupied a place in the manufacturer's line-up a little below the slightly longerRenault Reinastella. In Latin, "stella" means "star", andviva means "live long".

The Vivastella was introduced at the22nd Paris Motor Show in October 1928 as a more luxurious version of theRenault Vivasix.^[1]

• 1929 The "Renault Vivastella Type PG2" had an engine of 3180cc (16CV) with claimed output of 52 HP
• 1930 The "Renault Vivastella Type PG4 was 15 cm larger than the previous model.
• 1932, a 65 horsepower engine was introduced.
• 1933, the new series Type PG5 (5 seater) and PG7 (7 seater) were introduced
• 1934 The "Renault Vivastella Type ZA2" was introduced; it had a radiator behind the engine, which was enlarged in Spring 1934 to 3620cc, now giving a maximum output of 80HP.^[2] The 6-cylinder units shared the same 120mm cylinder stroke length, but the bore (cylinder diameter) on the larger engine was increased by 5mm to 80mm.^[2] Although a new more modern Vivastella was introduced for 1934, the earlier model continued to be listed, at an attractively lower price, in the catalogue. It incorporated most of the new mechanical elements of the new car, but used the older much more vertical looking bodywork.^[2] Derivative models, theRenault Vivasport and the sportingRenault Viva Grand Sport were also introduced.

• In 1935, the new Vivastella (Type ACR1) was introduced with a new aerodynamic body.
• From 1936, several new Vivastella versions were introduced at approximately six monthly intervals, one after another, Types ADB1, ADB2 (October 1936-March 1937), ADB3 (March 1937-October 1936),^[3] ADB4 (October 1937-April 1938),^[4] ADB5 (April 1938-) and BDZ1 with a new engine of 4085cc and 100HP, and an (even) more aerodynamic body.

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