Renault 6

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Renault 6
Manufacturer	Renault
Production	1968–1980
Predecessor	None
Successor	Renault 14
Class	Small family car
Body style(s)	5-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Length	3860 mm (152 in)
Width	1500 mm (59.1 in)
Height	1480 mm (58.3 in)

The Renault 6 is a small family car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1968 and 1980.

The Renault 6 was launched at the 1968 Paris Motor Show, and was intended to be an upmarket alternative to the Renault 4 that would compete with the Citroën Ami 6 and the recently launched Citroën Dyane. It used a similar dashboard-mounted gear-lever and over-the-engine linkage as that used in the Renault 4 and the small Citroëns with which it competed. The R6 used the R4 platform as well as its 845 cc engine and was technically near-identical, but its hatchback body was larger and more modern. Visually it resembled the Renault 16.

Contents 1 Development 1.1 1970 1.2 1974 2 International production

[edit] Development

In its first two years of production, the R6 was criticised by the press for the R4-derived engine's lack of power in the heavier R6.

[edit] 1970

However, a new version of the R6 using the 1.1 litre Cléon engine (an engine used in the Renault 8 since 1962) was unveiled at the 1970 Paris Motor Show and was widely regarded as a big improvement.^{[citation needed]}

The new car also had higher equipment levels as well a new gearbox, cooling system and front disc brakes. For the Spanish market the R6 was made available with a 956 cc engine, due to vehicles over 1040 cc being taxable under Spanish regulations.

[edit] 1974

In 1974 the R6 was revamped with rectangular headlights, new rear lights, a black plastic grille, and new bumpers. The front indicator lights also moved from between the bumper and the headlights to the bumper itself.

[edit] International production

Production and sales in France and most of Europe ended in 1980, but in Spain and Argentina the car was still produced and sold until 1986.

In Colombia the car was discontinued in 1984, when the Renault 9 started production.

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Type	1940s					1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s
	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Economy car																	3 / 4
Supermini																												5 / 7													Super 5
Small family car		4CV										Dauphine						8/10						6								14						9/11
Large family car	Juvaquatre																							12										18								21
Executive car							Frégate														16										20/30								25
Gran Turismo																						Torino
Coupé																											15/17									Fuego
Roadster														Caravelle
Off-roader																									Rodeo 4/6												Rodeo