[1] Performance was correspondingly brisker than that of either the Vivastella or the Primastella, with a top speed of 125 km/h (77 mph) listed for a typically bodied version of the car in 1933.

Louis Renault was keen to make a splash with the new model, and at the 27th Paris Motor Show in October 1933 at the Grand-Palais a "cut" (bisected) "berline" (sedan/saloon) bodied Vivasport was on display.

[1] It sat on a 2,950 mm (116.1 in) wheelbase and came with a choice of stylish mostly sedan/saloon style bodies which were identified by Renault with various eye-catching descriptions most of which included the word "aérodynamique".

[2] Three years later, by the time of the 30th Paris Motor Show in October 1936, Renault had added the Viva Grand Sport to their range (in 1935).

[3] Then wheelbase length was not materially changed, but there was now only a single body type offered, and the decision had evidently been taken to position the Vivasport as a cut-price route to 6-cylinder performance motoring.

[3] The steel body was no less aerodynamic than before, but it lacked embellishment, and there was no sign of the fashionable "spats" that covered the top halves of the rear wheels on other 6-cylinder Renault saloons/sedans at this time.