Renault Alliance

Renault Alliance
Renault Encore
Renault GTA
Renault Alliance; Renault Encore; Renault GTA;
	1985 Renault Alliance 2-door
Overview
Manufacturer	American Motors Corporation
Production	June 1982–June 1987
Model years	1983–1987
Assembly	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Designer	Robert Opron; Dick Teague;
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact
Body style	Alliance: 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-door convertible, 3-door hatchback (1987), 5-door hatchback (1987); Encore: 3-door and 5-door hatchback; GTA: 2-door sedan and convertible;
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Related	Renault 9 & 11
Powertrain
Engine	1.4 L I4 64 hp (48 kW; 65 PS); 1.7 L I4 77.5 hp (58 kW; 79 PS); 2.0 L I4 95 hp (71 kW; 96 PS);
Transmission	3-speed automatic; 4-speed manual; 5-speed manual;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	97.8 in (2,484 mm)
Length	Alliance: 163.8 in (4,161 mm); Encore: 160.6 in (4,079 mm);
Width	65 in (1,651 mm)
Height	53.1 in (1,349 mm)
Curb weight	from: 2,000 lb (907 kg) base 2-door; to: 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) GTA conv.;
Chronology
Predecessor	Renault Le Car; Renault Fuego; AMC Spirit;
Successor	Eagle Summit; Dodge Shadow; Eagle Vista; Chrysler Shadow; Shelby CSX; Plymouth Sundance;

The Renault Alliance is a front-wheel drive, front-engine subcompact automobile manufactured and marketed in North America by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1983–1987. The Alliance and its subsequent hatchback variant, the Encore, were re-engineered Renault 9 & 11 for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Initially available in two- and four-door sedan configurations, three- and five-door hatchback variants (marketed as the Renault Encore) became available in 1984, and a convertible in 1985. AMC also marketed a sports version called Renault GTA for 1987. A total of 623,573 vehicles were manufactured in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Production was discontinued after Chrysler's acquisition of AMC in 1987.

The Alliance and Encore derived from AMC's 1979 partnership with Renault, which held controlling stake in AMC. The cars featured exterior styling by Robert Opron, director of Renault Styling,^[3] and interior design by AMC's Dick Teague, with both the Alliance two-door sedan and the convertible body styles uniquely developed by AMC.

^ ^a ^b Renault Alliance 1987 & Renault GTA, www.renault-alliance-club-passion.com Retrieved 23 April 2018
^ Cite error: The named reference ragtopfever was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Byars, Mel (2004). The Design Encyclopedia. The Museum of Modern Art. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-87070-012-5.

[passion-1] Renault Alliance 1987 & Renault GTA, www.renault-alliance-club-passion.com Retrieved 23 April 2018

[ragtopfever-2] Cite error: The named reference ragtopfever was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Byars, Mel (2004). The Design Encyclopedia. The Museum of Modern Art. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-87070-012-5.

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