Which Renault Fregate version to buy

Buy 2.1 MT if you want the sole Cabrio Fregate recorded here: 1 generation, built from 1951-01-01 to 1960-12-31, with a Gasoline engine of 2141 cc, 77 hp (57 kW), 4 Inline cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Carburetor feed, Front, longitudinal placement, a Manual 4-speed gearbox, and RWD.

Buy 2.1 MT if you want the sole Cabrio Fregate recorded here: 1 generation, built from 1951-01-01 to 1960-12-31, with a Gasoline engine of 2141 cc, 77 hp (57 kW), 4 Inline cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Carburetor feed, Front, longitudinal placement, a Manual 4-speed gearbox, and RWD.

Do not look for a higher-output Fregate, a later generation, or a different body in this dataset. pokoleniy is 1. modifikaciy in that generation is 1. The generation name is 1 generation. Body type is Cabrio. Version name, exactly as in the database: 2.1 MT.

If your decision needs 0–100 time, top speed, fuel use, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, tank size, or wheel size, those fields are not measured. You cannot rank 2.1 MT against another Fregate on those axes because no other Fregate version is listed, and you cannot rank it against a “typical” figure because no typical figure is in the data.

Generations: what changed (and what did not)

1 generation (1951-01-01–1960-12-31) is the whole production window. It is a Cabrio. It contains 1 version. There is no restyling generation and no second generation to compare year-on-year.

What that means for a buyer: the extra calendar years from 1951-01-01 to 1960-12-31 do not buy a second specification in this catalogue. Power stays 77 hp. Displacement stays 2141. Gearbox stays Manual with 4 speeds. Drive stays RWD. Body stays Cabrio. A 1951 2.1 MT and a 1960 2.1 MT are the same named version here; the data do not split them by year, power, or equipment.

There is therefore no “later generation that added power” and no “earlier generation that was lighter.” Those differences are not in the numbers.

Engine and specs: the only row you can compare

Use this table as the full comparison set. Missing cells are written not measured, not omitted.

VersionhpkWNmDisplacement (cc)FuelCylindersLayoutBoostGearboxSpeedsDrive
2.1 MT7757not measured2141Gasoline4InlineNoManual4RWD

Further engine facts that sit on 2.1 MT and nowhere else:

Power density from the given pair 77 hp and 2141 cc:

There is no second Fregate row to subtract from. You cannot say “the other version has X more hp” because there is no other version name. If two versions had shared the name 2.1 MT, they would be split by horsepower; they do not.

Performance and economy (mpg, 0–100, top speed)

For 2.1 MT:

A buyer who needs a 0–100 ranking, an mpg ranking, or a top-speed ranking cannot complete that ranking from this catalogue. Those absences are not “the car has no such parameters”; they are unmeasured in the source. Do not fill them from memory.

What you can use as a performance proxy is only what is measured: 77 hp, 57 kW, 2141 cc, Gasoline, Carburetor, boost No, Manual 4, RWD. Weight-to-power cannot be computed: kerb mass is not measured, so hp per tonne is not measured.

Dimensions, weight, tank, wheels

For 2.1 MT:

You cannot choose 2.1 MT “because it is the light Cabrio” or “because it has more clearance than generation 2.” Generation 2 does not exist here, and mass and clearance are not measured. Payload (gross minus kerb) is also not measured, because both inputs are missing.

Chassis facts that are measured and therefore can sit in a buying checklist:

Rear suspension and rear brakes remain not measured; a comparison of front versus rear hardware is incomplete by construction.

Reliability and problems

This source does not list fault rates, known problems, or reliability scores for 2.1 MT. Those topics are not measured. Do not treat silence as “no problems.”

What you can inspect on paper is the specification cluster that will define workshop needs if you buy this only version: Gasoline Carburetor, 4 Inline cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, longitudinal engine, Manual 4, RWD, front Drum brakes, front Independent, spring suspension, production 1951-01-01–1960-12-31.

Which version to choose: arithmetic on the only numbers

There is 1 version. The choice set is {2.1 MT}.

Choose 2.1 MT when:

1. You want the Fregate Cabrio as catalogued, not a body that is not listed. 2. 77 hp and 57 kW at 2141 cc is enough on paper. Specific output is about 36.0 hp/L. Nothing in the table is stronger. 3. You accept Manual with 4 speeds and RWD. There is no Automatic row and no AWD/FWD row to pay extra for. 4. You accept boost No and Carburetor. There is no boosted Fregate and no other feed system in the data. 5. You accept that 0–100, top speed, mpg, tank, mass, clearance, and wheels are not measured, so you will not be buying a documented advantage on those points.

Do not expect a second Fregate SKU. There is no “2.1 AT,” no higher-hp twin of 2.1 MT, and no later generation. Extra money cannot buy extra horsepower inside this model’s data, because the horsepower figure does not fork.

Power math you can actually do:

What “the extra money” cannot buy here: a second generation, a second body, a second gearbox, a second drive layout, a measured torque figure, a measured 0–100, a measured mpg, or a measured kerb weight. Those are either absent as versions or marked not measured.

Bottom line: the Renault Fregate in this catalogue is 2.1 MT only — 1 generation, Cabrio, 1951-01-01 to 1960-12-31, Gasoline 2141 cc, 77 hp / 57 kW, 4 Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, boost No, Carburetor, Front, longitudinal, Manual 4, RWD. If that row is the car you want, there is no in-range alternative. If you need a measured performance, economy, or weight comparison before you buy, this dataset does not supply those figures, and inventing them would be a different article than the numbers allow.