Renault 6

Renault 6
1974–1980 facelifted model
Overview
ManufacturerRenault
Production1968–1986
AssemblyBoulogne-Billancourt, France
Valladolid, Spain
Envigado, Colombia
Haren-Vilvoorde, Belgium (RIB)
Santa Isabel, Argentina (IKA)
Body and chassis
ClassC-segment subcompact economy family car
Body style5-door hatchback
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel drive
RelatedRenault 4
Powertrain
Engine
  • 845 cc (51.6 cu in) 800-02/B1B I4
  • 956 cc (58.3 cu in) C1C I4 (Spain)
  • 1,108 cc (67.6 cu in) C1E I4
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 2,400 mm (94.5 in) (left)[1]
  • 2,450 mm (96.5 in) (right)[2]
Length3,860 mm (152.0 in)
Width1,540 mm (60.6 in)
Height1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Curb weight750 kg (1,653 lb) (1970)[2]
Chronology
PredecessorRenault Dauphine[3]
SuccessorRenault 5
Renault 14

The Renault 6 or R6 is an economy C-segment small family car, manufactured and marketed by French automaker Renault from 1968 to 1986. The Renault 6 used the Renault 4's platform, initially including its small 845 cc (51.6 cu in) engine, but its five-door hatchback body was larger and more modern. Visually it resembled the larger Renault 16 but was distinctly boxier.

The Renault 6 was launched at the 1968 Paris Motor Show,[4] and was intended as an upmarket alternative to the 20 cm (8 in) shorter R4; and the R6 aimed to compete with the Citroën Ami 6 and the just launched Citroën Dyane (both based on the Citroën 2CV, being a rebodied and a reskinned version of it, respectively). It used a dashboard-mounted gear-lever with forward, over-the-engine reaching gear-shift linkage, principally the same as those used in both the Renault 4, and in the subcompact Citroëns it competed against.

The R6 was produced in France from October 1968[5] and sold in Europe until 1980, continuing elsewhere until 1986.

  1. ^ "Autotest: Renault 6TL 1,108 cc". Autocar. Vol. 141, no. 4065. 21 September 1974. pp. 36–40.
  2. ^ a b Braunschweig, Robert; et al., eds. (12 March 1970). "Automobil Revue '70" (in German and French). 65. Berne, Switzerland: Hallwag AG: 467. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Braunschweig, Robert; et al., eds. (13 March 1969). "Automobil Revue - Katalognummer 1969/Revue Automobile - Numéro catalogue 1969" (in German and French). 64. Berne, Switzerland: Hallwag AG: 69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Howard, Geoffrey; Robson, Graham (10 October 1968). "55th Paris Salon". Autocar. Vol. 129, no. 3791. pp. 90–97.
  5. ^ Automobil Revue - Katalognummer 1969, p. 458