Gordini

Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" (The Sorcerer).

Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956.

Gordini worked with Renault as an engine tuner, entering Renault-Gordini cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1962 and 1969. After this, Gordini retired and sold his firm to Renault.

Renault sold Gordini-badged performance versions of models including the Renault Dauphine, Renault 5, Renault 8 and the Renault 12.

In November 2009, Renault announced that it would be reviving the Gordini name for an exclusive line of hot hatches, in a similar fashion to Fiat's revival of its Abarth name. Modern models to bear the name include the Renault Twingo and the Renault Clio.