Cervelo Renaissance, Prodigy and Super Prodigy. All the same bike?

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A little help here please from the Cervelo experts.

When Cervelo first started to sell bicycles, they sold a steel bicycle, the Renaissance, that was touted as one of the lightest steel production bicycles ever made with a super stiff bottom bracket and “magical” ride qualities. If my failing memory still serves me, I think it was made with a “smartwall” steel tubing. I no longer hear mention of this bicycle, but have heard of the Podigy and now the Super Prodigy.

Are these all different names for the same steel bicycle, or is each of these different, i.e., newer and improved over the previous model?

Thanks for the education.

PS I ride a Serotta csi, another legendary steel bicycle with magical ride qualities which I can attest to. Perhaps this is why I’m curious about another magical steel ride.

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http://www.cervelo.com/bikes/SPG.html

check the intro, they elaborate a bit there.

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Ben in FL,

Thanks for the info. I think I got it now.

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A little help here please from the Cervelo experts.

When Cervelo first started to sell bicycles, they sold a steel bicycle, the Renaissance, that was touted as one of the lightest steel production bicycles ever made with a super stiff bottom bracket and “magical” ride qualities. If my failing memory still serves me, I think it was made with a “smartwall” steel tubing. I no longer hear mention of this bicycle, but have heard of the Podigy and now the Super Prodigy.

Are these all different names for the same steel bicycle, or are each of these different, i.e., newer and improved over the previous model?

Thanks for the education.

PS I ride a Serotta csi, another legendary steel bicycle with magical ride qualities which I can attest to. Perhaps this is why I’m curious about another magical steel ride.