Renault Super Goélette

The Renault Super Goélette is a small commercial van of 3.3 and 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight, made by Saviem and sold by Renault from 1965 to 1970, then by Saviem from 1971 to 1980 and by Renault Véhicules Industriels from 1980 to 1982. The SG2 introduced in June 1965 replaced the Goélette with a wide curved windscreen, front independent suspension with coil springs and high ground clearance. Petrol versions kept the older Étendard engine used in the Renault Frégate, while diesels used swirl chamber engines and later a MAN-licensed direct injection system. Variants included a four-wheel-drive version that became the Saviem TP3 and a front-wheel-drive urban delivery van, the Trafic SB2. In 1974 the SG3 with dual rear wheels arrived, and the van was licence built by Avia in Czechoslovakia until 2000.