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Renault 9 and 11
The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are small family cars produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1981 to 1989 in saloon (Renault 9) and hatchback (Renault 11) configurations — both were styled by the French automobile designer, Robert Opron.
Variants were manufactured by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as the Renault Alliance and Renault Encore for the North American market. The car was produced in Turkey until 2000.
The models use a transverse front-wheel drive engine configuration, and feature four wheel independent suspension. They were chosen as the European Car of the Year in 1982, as well as the Car of the Year by Motor Trend and one of the 10Best by Car and Driver in 1983.
There were three facelifts given to the Renault 9 and two facelifts to the Renault 11 during their careers. When released in 1983, the Renault 11 was equipped with double headlights, different from the Renault 9. In 1985 the Renault 9 was given a facelift, giving it the same front look and double headlights as the Renault 11 but only in GTS, GTD, TSE, TDE, TXE, and GTX levels. The lower end C, TC, GTC, TL, GTL, and TD models retained the phase 1 front. The later Renault 9 Broadway series also had the 4 headlight front of the phase 1 Renault 11. The more aerodynamic Phase 2 appeared in 1987 and the 9 and 11 now only differed at the rear of the cars.
Finally, the Phase 3, which was not sold in most of Europe, was released in Turkey in 1997. This final revision had more rounded head and tail lights, as well as ovoid body cladding around the bumpers and boot lid, which aimed to give the car a more modern look. The front design was originally developed for the 1993 facelift model assembled in Taiwan under the name "Renault Luxmore." These later Turkish-made cars carried a "Broadway" badge as well as the Renault 9 designation, but note that "Broadway" had already been used on special editions of the earlier phase models.
The Renault 9 was introduced in October 1981 as a four-door saloon (in right-hand drive form for the UK market in March 1982). Marketing of the 11 started at the beginning of 1983 (in the UK from June that year) as a three- or five-door hatchback.
Both models originated under the Renault code name L42 and were designed by Robert Opron. The development of the Renault 9 in 1977, as a "four metre" model (referring to its length), aimed to position it between the Renault 5 and the Renault 14.
Opron developed a traditional three box design to appeal to more conventional customers and avoid the poor reception that had met the Renault 14's styling. Exhaustive consumer studies suggested that buyers rejected innovation, resulting in a rather nondescript design, albeit of modest elegance. The roofline was also taller than that of many competitors, providing ample interior space. The 9 went on sale in the United Kingdom in March 1982. The C and TC featured 1.1 L engines, while the TL, GTL, and TLE received 1.4 L engines producing 60 PS (44 kW). The GTS and TSE received 72 PS (53 kW) versions of the 1.4 L engine.
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Renault 9 and 11
The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are small family cars produced by the French manufacturer Renault from 1981 to 1989 in saloon (Renault 9) and hatchback (Renault 11) configurations — both were styled by the French automobile designer, Robert Opron.
Variants were manufactured by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as the Renault Alliance and Renault Encore for the North American market. The car was produced in Turkey until 2000.
The models use a transverse front-wheel drive engine configuration, and feature four wheel independent suspension. They were chosen as the European Car of the Year in 1982, as well as the Car of the Year by Motor Trend and one of the 10Best by Car and Driver in 1983.
There were three facelifts given to the Renault 9 and two facelifts to the Renault 11 during their careers. When released in 1983, the Renault 11 was equipped with double headlights, different from the Renault 9. In 1985 the Renault 9 was given a facelift, giving it the same front look and double headlights as the Renault 11 but only in GTS, GTD, TSE, TDE, TXE, and GTX levels. The lower end C, TC, GTC, TL, GTL, and TD models retained the phase 1 front. The later Renault 9 Broadway series also had the 4 headlight front of the phase 1 Renault 11. The more aerodynamic Phase 2 appeared in 1987 and the 9 and 11 now only differed at the rear of the cars.
Finally, the Phase 3, which was not sold in most of Europe, was released in Turkey in 1997. This final revision had more rounded head and tail lights, as well as ovoid body cladding around the bumpers and boot lid, which aimed to give the car a more modern look. The front design was originally developed for the 1993 facelift model assembled in Taiwan under the name "Renault Luxmore." These later Turkish-made cars carried a "Broadway" badge as well as the Renault 9 designation, but note that "Broadway" had already been used on special editions of the earlier phase models.
The Renault 9 was introduced in October 1981 as a four-door saloon (in right-hand drive form for the UK market in March 1982). Marketing of the 11 started at the beginning of 1983 (in the UK from June that year) as a three- or five-door hatchback.
Both models originated under the Renault code name L42 and were designed by Robert Opron. The development of the Renault 9 in 1977, as a "four metre" model (referring to its length), aimed to position it between the Renault 5 and the Renault 14.
Opron developed a traditional three box design to appeal to more conventional customers and avoid the poor reception that had met the Renault 14's styling. Exhaustive consumer studies suggested that buyers rejected innovation, resulting in a rather nondescript design, albeit of modest elegance. The roofline was also taller than that of many competitors, providing ample interior space. The 9 went on sale in the United Kingdom in March 1982. The C and TC featured 1.1 L engines, while the TL, GTL, and TLE received 1.4 L engines producing 60 PS (44 kW). The GTS and TSE received 72 PS (53 kW) versions of the 1.4 L engine.
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