IKA-Renault Torino | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | IKA (1966–1975) Renault Argentina (1975–1981) |
Production | 1966–1981 |
Assembly | Santa Isabel, Córdoba Province, Argentina |
Designer | Dick Teague and Pininfarina |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size |
Body style | 2-door hardtop coupé 4-door sedan |
Layout | FR layout |
Related | Rambler American (third generation) |
Powertrain | |
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Transmission | 4-speed ZF manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 107.2 in (2,723 mm) |
Length | 4,724 mm (186.0 in) |
Width | 1,798 mm (70.8 in) |
Height | 1,410 mm (55.5 in) |
Curb weight | 1,060–1,471 kg (2,337–3,243 lb) |
The IKA Torino, later renamed as Renault Torino, is a mid-sized automobile made by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) between 1966 and 1981, under an agreement with American Motors Corporation (AMC). The 1966 Torino was IKA's first national product. IKA was eventually bought out by Renault in 1975 to form Renault Argentina S.A.
The Torino was built on the same hybrid AMC platform through 1981 in both two-door hardtop and four-door sedan variants. It has been described as "Argentina's national car".[1]
... from its birth until now, it is the only model that has remained in the memory of Argentines.