The Etoile Filante was presented to the press and specialists on June 22, 1956 at the Montlhéry circuit. Just 2 units of the vehicle were ever produced! The record set by the Étoile Filante in Bonneville in 1956 was covered in the press around the world, and in particular by US journalists. The feat helped to boost Renault’s reputation in the USA, and would indirectly favor the Dauphine, launched for export at the same time.
