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While the DF264 was testing, Renault’s commercial department was analyzing the success of the Volkswagen Beetle. They realized that Europeans didn’t want a "small Frégate." They wanted a big 4CV . The answer was the (Projet 109), which launched in 1956. The Dauphine took the rear-engine, rear-drive layout of the 4CV, stretched it, added a more powerful 845cc engine, and wrapped it in a beautiful Italian-style body (designed by Philippe Charbonneaux). The DF264, with its costly front-wheel drive and separate chassis, would have been more expensive to produce than the Dauphine but slower and less stylish . The Dauphine killed the DF264 by simply existing as a better commercial proposition. renault df264
"Check Gearbox," "Check Injection," or "Electronic Fault" messages may appear on the cluster. "Try again