# Renault Viva Grand Sport

The Renault Viva Grand Sport (branded as the Renault Vivastella Grand Sport before August 1935) was introduced alongside an updated version of the Nervastella in October 1934 at the Paris Motor Show. The last cars were produced in August 1939: in anticipation of the 1940 model year a prototype of another updated Viva Grand Sport was produced during the summer of 1939, but in the event this single car was the only one of its type to be produced.
The car was styled by Marcel Riffard who previously had been better known as an aircraft designer.

## Engine

The Viva Grand Sport was powered by a 6-cylinder straight engine with 4,085 cc (249 cu in) displacement.

## Celebrity promotion

Renault concluded a contract with the high-profile pilot Hélène Boucher to promote the car.

## Wins

In 1934 Renault won the Grand Prix de la Baule.

## Types

| Model | Project code / "Type" | Cylinders/ engine capacity | Power HP @ rpm | Top speed (approx) | Production period month/year | Units produced | Price at launch (FF) | Note |
| Vivastella Grand Sport | ABX | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | only 10/1934 | 11 | 39,000 | First eleven cars powered by 3,620cc engine. From March 1935 sold with 4,085cc unit. till March 1935 |
| Vivastella Grand Sport | ABZ | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | only 10/1934 | 2 | 41,000 | |
| Vivastella Grand Sport | ACX1 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 03/1935-08/1935 | 980 | 39,000 | |
| Viva Grand Sport | ACX2 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 08/1935-10/1936 | 3,752 | - | Plus 14 British market Type AES1 cars |
| Viva Grand Sport | ACX3 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 09/1936-02/1937 | 391 | 32,900 | Plus 3 British market Type AES2 cars |
| Viva Grand Sport | BCX1 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 02/1937-10/1937 | 2,296 | - | Plus 10 British market Type BCZ1 cars |
| Viva Grand Sport | BCX2 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 09/1937-11/1937 | 216 | 43,000 | |
| Viva Grand Sport | BCX3 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 10/1937-07/1938 | 1,132 | - | Plus 93 British market Type BCZ2 cars |
| Viva Grand Sport | BCX4 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 04/1938-10/1938 | 136 | - | |
| Viva Grand Sport | BDV1 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 09/1938-08/1939 | 1,128 | 49,000 | |
| Viva Grand Sport | BDV2 | 6/ 4,085 | 95 @ 3,000 rpm | 130 km/h (81 mph) | only 07/1939 | 1 | - | Prototype |

## Sources and notes

* ↑ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
* ↑ Hélène Boucher et la Vivasport Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
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