The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are
small family car
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s produced by the French manufacturer
Renault
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for model years 1981–1988 in
saloon (Renault 9) and
hatchback
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(Renault 11) configurations — both were styled by the French automobile designer,
Robert Opron
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.
Variants were manufactured by
American Motors
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Corporation (AMC), as the
Renault Alliance
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and
Renault Encore
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for the North American market. The car was produced in Turkey until 2000.
The models use a transverse
front-wheel drive
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engine configuration, and feature four wheel independent suspension. They were chosen as the
European Car of the Year
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in 1982, as well as the
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by ''
Motor Trend
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'' and one of the
10Best
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by ''
Car and Driver
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'' in 1983.
Phases
![Renault 9 Cambridge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Renault_9_Cambridge.jpg)
There were three facelifts given to the Renault 9, two facelifts to the Renault 11, during its career. The Renault 11 that was released in 1983 was introduced with double headlights, which was 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, while C, TC, GTC, TL, GTL and TD retained the phase 1 front. Renault 9 broadway series, however had the 4 headlight front of the phase 1 renault 11.
The more aerodynamic Phase 2 appeared in 1987 where there was only a difference at the rear of the car, sedan or hatchback.
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.
Overview
![R9ph2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/R9ph2.JPG)
The Renault 9 was launched in October 1981 as a four-door
saloon (in right-hand drive form for the UK market in March 1982), while the ''11'' was launched at the beginning of 1983 (in the UK from June that year) as a three or five door
hatchback
A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to a cargo area. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second row seating, where the interior can be reconfigured to prioritize passenger or cargo volume. ...
.
Both had been developed under the Renault code name ''L42'', and were designed by
Robert Opron
Robert Opron (22 February 1932 – 29 March 2021) was a French automotive designer. He created or collaborated on numerous projects that became production cars for brands that included Simca, Renault, and Fiat. He is best known for his work at ...
.
Renault had begun the conception of the Renault 9 in 1977, as a "four metre" model (referring to its length) to fit between the
Renault 5
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and the
Renault 14
The Renault 14 is a compact car produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1976 and 1983. It was first shown in January 1976 with production beginning in June of that year.
It was the first car to be produced in large volumes at the compa ...
.
Opron conceived a traditional
three box design to appeal to the traditional customer and avoid the poor reception that had met the
Renault 14
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It was the first car to be produced in large volumes at the compa ...
's styling. Exhaustive consumer studies suggested that buyers rejected innovation, resulting in a rather nondescript design, albeit of modest elegance.
By the time the models entered production, Renault had assigned more than 500 people to the project, logging 14,500,000 hours of study and testing, constructing 44 prototypes, testing 130 engines, and test driving prototypes more than 2.2 million km.
![Renault 9 maximo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Renault_9_maximo.jpg)
Both cars were also more conservatively engineered, although they retained front wheel drive, Renault abandoned the
Douvrin
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(or "Suitcase") transmission in sump engine which it had shared with Peugeot-Citroën in the Renault 14, in favour of its in-house power unit – the venerable
C-type "Cléon" engine with an end on mounted transmission. This mechanical layout, along with the 9/11's suspension design, was to become the basis of all small Renaults for the next 15 years or so.
The Renault 9 was awarded the 1982
European Car of the Year
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, while the Alliance appeared on ''
Car and Driver
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's''
Ten Best list for 1983, and was the 1983 ''
Motor Trend
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Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles published ''MotorTrend'' until 19 ...
'' Car of the Year. The well-equipped Renault 11 TSE Electronic of 1983 was the first car in its class to have a
synthetically voiced trip computer
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, but only because Renault moved up its launch date by a few days in order to get ahead of Austin's
Maestro Vanden Plas.
Although the 9 and 11 cars had different names and body styles, they were identical under the skin, and were intended to jointly replace the older Renault 14. The 11 was also distinguishable from the 9 by its front end, which featured square twin headlights, which had been introduced on the North American ''Alliance''. The 9 also received this new front end in late 1985 for the 1986 model year.
The 11 deliberately aped the styling of its larger brother launched almost at the same time - the executive
Renault 25
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The 25 was Renault's Flagship#Automotive, flagship, the most expensive, prestigious, and the largest vehicle in the co ...
(also styled by Robert Opron) - featuring the signature wraparound rear window and the dramatic hooded dashboard design, which had the option of an 'Electronique' trim level which featured a digital instrument cluster and a voice synthesis trip computer - similar to those on the 25. The 9, by contrast had a simpler and more conservative looking dashboard and the digital instruments were never available. Both models were facelifted one more time for the European market (Phase 2) with matching nose and interior upgrades for the model year of 1987. At the
Brussels Motor Show
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in January 1985 Renault showed the 11 Société, a light commercial version of the three-door hatchback with a cargo platform replacing the rear seat.
A version of the ''9'' was manufactured and marketed by
American Motors Corporation
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(AMC) in the United States as the
Renault Alliance
The Renault Alliance is a front-wheel drive, front-engine subcompact automobile manufactured and marketed in North America by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for model years 1983–1987. The Alliance and its subsequent hatchback variant, the ...
and bearing a small AMC badge. With 623,573 examples manufactured for model years 1982–1987, AMC offered the Alliance as a four-door sedan, two door sedan (with higher rear wheel arches than the four door) and as a
convertible
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, beginning in 1984.
The Renault 9 and 11 continued in production in France until 1989, a year after the launch of the Renault 19. However, production continued in other countries, with the end finally coming after nearly twenty years when production in
Turkey
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was discontinued in 2000.
Competition
The Renault 11 Turbo was used extensively by Renault Sport for their Group A car in the 1987 World Rally Championship. Frenchman
Alain Oreille
Alain Oreille (born 22 April 1953 in Sarre-Union) is a former French rally driver, who won the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in 1989, a round of the World Rally Championship. He won the FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars in 1989 and 1990.
Career
Ore ...
managed a Group N victory in the 1985
Rallye Monte Carlo
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,
followed by the Group A victory in 1986 (enough for an eighth finish overall). A Renault 11 Turbo was, however, piloted to a second and third-place finishes in the 1987 Portuguese Rally and San Remo Rally respectively with Jean Ragnotti in the driver's seat. The 11 Turbo also won the national
Polish Rally Championship
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in 1985 and 1988, and both the
Swiss
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and
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rally championships in 1987. Its last result of importance was Oreille's fourth place overall in the 1988 Rallye Monte Carlo.
Engines
![WhiteRenault11GTLfront](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/WhiteRenault11GTLfront.jpg)
At launch, both cars used Renault's ageing
Cléon-Fonte engine overhead valve
engines
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
in either 1.1 or 1.4 litre format, and a basic suspension design which won few plaudits for the driving experience. The exceptions were the 9 Turbo and the 11 Turbo
hot hatch
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The term originated in the mid-1980s; however, factory high-performance versions of hatchbacks have been produced since the 1970s.
Front-mounted petrol engines, ...
, which used the
turbocharged
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engine from the
Renault 5
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.
The C1E 1.1 liters engine was available only in the three doors body of R 11 and on the renault 9. Renault 11 TC and GTC with 5 doors, where available with the C1G 1.2 liters engine, since 1985. The C1E was phased out from the series since phase 2, making C1G the smallest engine of the series.
The 11 Turbo was introduced first, and originally only with three door bodywork. Unlike the 5 Turbo or the
205 GTi, the 11 Turbo had a more comfort oriented focus.
Although the cars were heavier than the Renault 5, the increased power in later models was enough to ensure higher performance, thanks to its . The rally tuned version was impressively fast, producing about .
The newer
F type engine which had been developed in collaboration with
Volvo
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appeared from the end of 1983 on in
twin carburetted 1,721 cc guise (
F2N), powering the upmarket GTX, GTE, TXE, and TXE Electronic (Electronique in France) versions. These larger engined versions were specifically developed with American needs in mind, although they also happened to be well suited for a changing European market.
Later iterations also received fuel injected engines. The Alliance and Encore, while comparatively underpowered, had a definite advantage in ride and handling against other small cars available in America at the time and even had their own
SCCA
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spec racing series, the Alliance Cup.
Line-up
*TC – 1.1 L – 1,108 cc;
*GTC – 1.2 L – 1,237 cc;
*TL – 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*GTL – 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*GTS - 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*TSE – 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*TX - 1.7 L – 1,721 cc;
*TXE – 1.7 L – 1,721 cc;
*GTX – 1.7 L – 1,721 cc;
*GTE – 1.7 L – 1,721 cc;
*Turbo – 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*Turbo – 1.4 L – 1,397 cc;
*GTD – 1.6 L – 1,595 cc;
*TDE – 1.6 L – 1,595 cc;
Different versions around the world
Argentina
![Renault 9](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Renault_9.png)
The Renault 11 was manufactured between October 1984 and December 1994 in Renault Argentina's
Santa Isabel plant with the following trim levels: GTL, RL, RN, TR, TS, TSE, TXE with the 1.4 M1400 engine by
Renault Argentina
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Renault Argentina was off ...
and after by
CIADEA. Manufacture of the Renault 9 began in 1987 until 1997 in the same versions and engines, plus the 1.6 like the R11 and according to ADEFA 144,262 vehicles made (R9) and 79,037 (R11). Today, the R9 is a very popular car in the country, like in the small and the big cities.
All versions of the R11 and R9 manufactured in Argentina, as well as in Colombia and Turkey, suffered the problems that the material with which the dashboard is made degraded with ultraviolet rays, and ends cracking (especially on the right side, since it doesn't have the steering column that supports it).
Colombia
SOFASA started manufacturing the Renault 9 in 1983, launching the version GTL with 1400 cc and . This model's engine capacity was reduced to 1300 cc and became the entry model when the better equipped GTS (1400 cc) was launched in 1985.
The next European facelifted versions of the Renault 9 in the country were known as the Gama 2. In 1987, the TL (1300 cc) was introduced followed by the more advanced TSE 1.3 and GTX 1.4 in 1988. The latter featured front power windows, a spoiler, and a better interior. The new top of the range TXE was launched in 1989, and introduced updated front lights, power mirrors and the TIR – An
infrared
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remote control to operate the locks. In 1990, SOFASA marketed a 50 vehicle, 50th special edition Prestige with leather seats and alloy rims.
In 1992, these versions ceased production and three models were introduced: The basic Brío (1.3 L), the mid range Súper (1.3 L) and the Máximo (1.6 L). In 1995, the Brío was renamed Brío RN, so it could be differentiated from the more sophisticated Brío RT. A more powerful variant of the RT was called Óptimo.
By the middle of 1996, SOFASA decided to experiment a much more flexible way to offer cars to the market. Called R9 Personnalité, the idea allowed customers to choose from different engines and accessories so they could assemble the car they wanted within their budget. This was possible through special software in dealerships. A year later, a facelifted version featured fuel injection, assisted steering, and a completely new interior.
After 16 years of production, the Renault 9 was discontinued in Colombia, and was replaced by the
Renault 19
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and the
Renault Mégane
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. It became the quintessential family car in Colombia, reaching over 115,000 units built and sold between 1983 and 1999, a record in the automotive Colombian history up to that time.
Taiwan
Sanfu Motors in Taiwan assembled the Renault 9 from 1983 until 1996.
An automatic-equipped version became available in January 1985.
In 1985 the five-door Renault 11 also became available, initially only in sporting GTX trim with alloy wheels and equipped with the
F2NA engine with . As of April 1986 the Renault 9 gained the twin headlight front design of the 11, while the 11 GTX was replaced by the TXE. From October 1986 the 1397 cc engine originally reserved for the R9 was also made available in the R11 GTS, eroding its position as a sportier model, while the 1.7-liter R9 TXE was also added. In September 1987 the range received the Phase 3 facelift.
After French production came to an end in 1989, Sanfu Motors had to source parts from Argentina and Colombia instead. While this did allow them to lower the price, it had a negative impact on quality and thus on Renault's reputation in Taiwan.
[ After the 1990 introduction of the ]Renault 19
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to Taiwan, production of the R11 was halted, with sales coming to an end in February 1991. In 1993 a facelifted version of the 9 was introduced, now called the Renault Luxmore (雷諾銀鑽). Sold as a sedan only, this had a restyled front end combined with the Renault 19 Chamade's taillights, and also adapted much of the 19's interior. The Luxmore's engine was a 1.4-liter ''Energy
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'' SOHC unit borrowed from the Clio
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, producing .[ Production ended in 1996 and the revised front end became used for the Phase 4 design built in Turkey beginning in 1997.
]
Turkey
Built by Oyak-Renault
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in Bursa
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beginning in 1985, the Renault 9 retained the original "Phase 1" bodystyle until 1993. the Phase 2 Renault 9 was not built there, although a number of minor external and internal changes were carried out over the years. In 1986 the diesel-engined GTD joined the GTL in local production, becoming the first diesel-engined passenger car to be built in Turkey. There followed the petrol-engined GTC (1987) and the Broadway replaced the GTL in 1988. A Broadway GTE model also appeared around this time. The GTC was replaced by a new base model called Renault 9 Spring in 1991. Power varied between depending on model and year. In April 1993 the range was updated, using the Phase 2 facelift front. The 1.4-liter Broadway with 72 PS replaced the Spring and other models, while the 1.6-liter Fairway model was added, using the Argentinian C2L engine with a twin-barrel Weber carburetor
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.[ The Fairway received the headlights and various trim parts from the 11 Flash S in September 1994 but was discontinued in the first half of 1996 due to dropping sales.
A modernized, more ovoid design (phase 3) was released in Turkey in 1997 as the Renault Broadway and was sold there until 2000. From 1996, the 1.4-litre engine (now the only size available) received fuel injection in order to meet European emissions standards. These late models were initially sold as the RNi, later simply 1.4i, and produce .
The five-door Renault 11 was built in Turkey in 1.4-liter GTS trim from 1987. The following year the 1.7-liter TXE version was added, better known as the 11 Flash. The three-door 11 was never assembled by Oyak-Renault. To celebrate ]Galatasaray
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reaching the semifinals in the 1989 European Champions Clubs' Cup, a special edition of 500 cars called the Flash Galatasaray was produced. In 1990 there was a Fenerbahçe special edition. Both of these featured elements in the team colours and various other special equipment. In 1993 the 11 was facelifted (Phase 3), with the GTS replaced by a 1.6-liter 11 Rainbow, matching the Renault 9 Fairway. The 11 Flash S replaced the earlier model, offering the exterior design features of the 11 Turbo and with an upgraded engine producing . The 11 ceased production in Turkey in 1995.
United States and Canada
The subcompact sized automobile was manufactured and marketed in North America by American Motors
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Corporation (AMC) as the Renault Alliance from model years 1983 to 1987, and with a three and five door hatchback
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variant, the Renault Encore marketed beginning in 1984. For 1987, AMC offered the one year only GTA Sedan and Convertible
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A convertible car's design allows an open-air driving expe ...
, which included a 2.0 L engine, sport suspension, aerodynamic body kit, and Ronal wheels. The Encore was renamed to Alliance Hatchback in the same year.
Production of the Alliance and GTA was discontinued after Chrysler
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's buyout of AMC in 1987. A total of 623,573 units were manufactured.
References
External links
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