Source: "On The Road" magazine number 101
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Renault 18 tested
Few medium-sized cars have enjoyed more rapid success than the Renault 18. ln 1979 it achieved 18th place in Britain's car sales league table, despite having been launched part of the way through the year.
Among the purely imported cars (leaving aside those with a British-based name) it was outsold only by the two smallest Datsuns.
the Renault 12, which was launched in 1969. In the face of apparently more modern opposition, why does the 18 fare so well ? Part of the answer lies in the range of models, offering a choice of two engine sides (1,400 cc and 1,650 cc) and two levels of trim and equipment (only the more GTS specification model is expensive and more sporting currently available on the Australian market).
Towards the end of 1979, this range was supplemented by a spacious estate car (station wagon). Yet the question remains: what is it about the 18 that makes it a British (and European) best- This success was achieved despite the fact that the 18 is in effect no more than a modernised, re-bodied version of
Page 1 of 3
Renault 18 tested
Few medium-sized cars have enjoyed more rapid success than the Renault 18. ln 1979 it achieved 18th place in Britain's car sales league table, despite having been launched part of the way through the year.
Among the purely imported cars (leaving aside those with a British-based name) it was outsold only by the two smallest Datsuns.
the Renault 12, which was launched in 1969. In the face of apparently more modern opposition, why does the 18 fare so well ? Part of the answer lies in the range of models, offering a choice of two engine sides (1,400 cc and 1,650 cc) and two levels of trim and equipment (only the more GTS specification model is expensive and more sporting currently available on the Australian market).
Towards the end of 1979, this range was supplemented by a spacious estate car (station wagon). Yet the question remains: what is it about the 18 that makes it a British (and European) best- This success was achieved despite the fact that the 18 is in effect no more than a modernised, re-bodied version of