hannoyer’s enthusiasm kept his small car alive and appearing at the paris motor show for at least three years from 1950 till 1952 during which the car failed to attract customers in the numbers for which he had hoped. five days after the salon doors closed in october 1952 he took a special light-weight reyonnah 175 to the montlhéry circuit of which he had previously made a study. the vehicle peaked at a speed above 100 km/h (63 mph) and achieved an average speed of 96.67 km/h (59 mph) during a non-stop run of .