20!*

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 02/20/2019 at 16:30 • Filed to: Renault 20, Renault 30

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Time to go big, by Renault standards. The 20 replaced the 16 and was bigger but still a hatch. Yes, steel wheels with no hubcaps. That was a thing at the time on basic models .

*Also there was a 30. Same, except where it was different. Like the 15/17 twins the dearer model had the distinction of twin headlights. Posh.

It also had the PRV V6 engine, power steering, a strip to fill in that groove along the side and disc brakes at the back to cope with the extra go. Fancy.

For their replacements R enault decided to split the difference and sell one model, the 25. It didn’t sell too well and was foll owe d by the S afrane. It didn’t sell too well and was followed by the V el Satis. It didn’t sell too well (see the trend here?) and was followed by the L atitute which came from K orea. It didn’t sell too well and was followed by....nothing, really.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Cé hé sin 02/20/2019 at 16:52

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Those wheels on the 30 are very 80s . Reminds me of the wheels that came on the original Fiat Strada/Ritmo.

Cé hé sin > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/20/2019 at 17:08

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Yes, and the Fuego and 18 Turbo. R enault obviously decided to get good use from them!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Cé hé sin 02/20/2019 at 17:27

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Wasn’t the Safrane followed by the Laguna instead of the Vel Satis?

Cé hé sin > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 02/20/2019 at 17:36

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No, the Laguna was a smaller car. The 18 was followed by the 21 (still a common sight in France) and then by the two or three Lagunas.

So we had: 16-20/30-25-Safrane-Vel Satis (and Avantime)

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18-21-Lagunas

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Cé hé sin 02/20/2019 at 17:49

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Ooooh, I see, my bad. I thought the Laguna was the same size as the Safrane but it is a bit smaller.

It was a very interesting decision to have the tall and weird Vel Satis replace a line of big comfy cruisers. I just assumed the Vel Satis and Avantime were a new, special part of the lineup.

Co ol, thanks for the info !

Cé hé sin > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 02/20/2019 at 17:58

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I think Renault’s theory was that as a series of very ordinary hatches wasn’t selling, maybe something else would.

It didn’t!