{"id":494834,"date":"2015-10-01T00:02:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T07:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=17825"},"modified":"2024-08-19T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:49:09","slug":"renault-celebrates-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-renault-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/renault-celebrates-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-renault-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Renault Celebrates The 50th Anniversary of The Renault 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of Renault\u2019s family cars started 50 years ago in France during the post-war boom. In early 1965, the brand unveiled an innovative new vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show\u2014the Renault 16. This new hatchback featured an original body shape founded on a two-box design, complete with an automotive first, the use of a tailgate for access to the back. The project to design a successor to the Fr\u00e9gate was an ambitious one, especially as Pierre Dreyfus \u2013 Renault\u2019s CEO from 1955 to 1975 \u2013 wanted it to stand out from its rivals. \u201cWe have to take a different approach,\u201d he proclaimed. \u201cCars can\u2019t just be four seats and a boot any longer. They must be viewed as a volume.\u201d The result was the Renault 16, a then radical car penned by Gaston Juchet and signed off by Dreyfus who predicted it would be \u201ca car for families drawn by modern consumer society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Renault 16 was a cross between a saloon and a van, a design that made it exceptionally versatile for the era. The storage area could be arranged in four different ways, thanks to a sliding, folding and removable rear bench. The seats were designed to suit all types of use, from fixing a child seat, to a reclined position for resting, and even a couchette position for two. From the outset, the Renault 16 was thought through as a family car, which was fundamentally different from anything produced by rival makes.<\/p>\n

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The Renault 16 also was notable in its time, for its then avant-garde equipment specifications. Front-wheel drive was still unusual in its class at the time, while the engine, like the gearbox and cylinder head, were made of aluminium and produced using a pressure-die casting process. Renault\u2019s gamble paid off when the Renault 16 was named \u201cCar of the Year\u201d in 1966, beating no less than the Rolls-Royce\u00a0Silver Shadow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The history of Renault\u2019s family cars started 50 years ago in France during the post-war boom. In early 1965, the brand unveiled an innovative new vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show\u2014the Renault 16. This new hatchback featured an original body shape founded on a two-box design, complete with an automotive first, the use of a tailgate for access to the back. The project to design a successor to the Fr\u00e9gate was an ambitious one, especially as Pierre Dreyfus \u2013 Renault\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":558700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,1817],"tags":[603,429,1819],"class_list":["post-494834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-renault","tag-anniversary","tag-news","tag-renault"],"yoast_head":"\nRenault Celebrates The 50th Anniversary of The Renault 16<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Renault 16 has been around for 50 years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/renault-celebrates-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-renault-16\/\" \/>\n<meta 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