Back in the '60s, the best advertising was the race-arena: especially the rally-scene. Renault understood that and desperately tried to make a car fit for the famous competition. That's how the R8 Gordini was born.

The French automaker introduced the model 8 as a successor for the Dauphine lineup in 1962, and it was an advanced vehicle for its times, although it didn't shined in the power department.