| Renault 8 | |
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_-_8904859857.jpg) 1971 Renault 8 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Also called | Dacia 1100 Bulgarrenault 8 |
| Production | 1962–1973 1965–1976 (Spain) 1966–1970 (Bulgaria, Bulgarrenault) 1968–1971 (Romania, Dacia) |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car (C-segment) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Related | Renault 10 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,270 mm (89.4 in)[2] |
| Length | 4,000 mm (157.5 in) |
| Width | 1,490 mm (58.7 in) |
| Height | 1,375 mm (54.1 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Renault Dauphine |
| Successor | Renault 12 |
The Renault 8 (Renault R8 until 1964) is a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive small family car produced by the French manufacturer Renault in the 1960s and early 1970s. It also formed the basis for the larger Renault 10, introduced in 1965.
The 8 was launched in 1962 and ceased production and sales in France in 1973. By then the related Renault 10 had already been replaced, two years earlier, by the front wheel drive Renault 12.
They were produced in Bulgaria until 1970 (see Bulgarrenault), and an adapted version of the Renault 8 continued to be produced in Spain until 1976. In Romania, a version of the 8 was produced under license between 1968 and 1972 as the Dacia 1100. In total 37,546 Dacia 1100s were built.[3]
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