Renault 20 & 30
Manufacturer:	Renault
Production:	1975–1983
Body Styles:	FF mid-size hatchback
Engines:	20: 1.7 2.0 2.0 diesel 30: 2.7 V6 PRV 2.0 turbo diesel
Predecessors:	Renault 16
Successors:	Renault 25
Competitors:
Built in:	Sandouville, Le Havre, France
Number produced:	622,000

The Renault 20 and Renault 30 were automobiles designed and built by French manufacturer Renault between 1975 and 1983. The most upmarket and expensive Renaults of their time, the two cars were effectively identical; the 30 was the larger engined and more expensive of the two. Aesthetically, the pair could easily be distinguished between each other from the differing headlight configuration - the 20 had two single square headlights whereas the 30 had four circular headlights. Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Automobile design, an FF, or Front-engine, Front wheel drive, layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the front of the vehicle. ... A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ... A hatchback is a type of automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin which includes an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind by a hatch or flip-up window. ... Diesel fuel is a specific distillate fraction of fuel oil that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ... PRV engine end view The PRV engine is an automobile petrol-driven V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars and sold from 1974 to 1998. ... Turbocharger Cut-away A turbocharger is a compressor used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen entering the engine. ... Renault 16 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Renault 25 was a large automobile produced by Renault between 1983 and 1992 with a minor facelift in 1988. ... Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine. ... Car redirects here. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A SAAB headlight with combination projector/reflector optics A headlight or headlamp is a light, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as night or precipitation. ...

Launched in March 1975, the 30 was the first Renault with more than four cylinders since before World War II. It was one of the first cars to use the new 2.7 V6 PRV engine developed in collaboration with Peugeot and Volvo; the PRV produced 131 HP and could power the 30 to a top speed of 185 km/h. The vehicle's hatchback styling was highly derivative of the extremely successful Renault 16 model. The more affordable Renault 20 used this same body, and was launched eight months after the 30 with a 1.7 litre, 96 HP engine sourced from the R16. However the 20 and 30 barely differed beyond the powerplant, trim level, the differing headlights and the 30 using drum brakes as opposed to the 20's disc brakes; the two cars were effectively two different specifications of the same car despite their separate numeric classification. The 20/30 body was ahead of its time in terms of safety, featuring front and rear crumple zones as well as side impact protection. The word cylinder has several meanings. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... PRV engine end view The PRV engine is an automobile petrol-driven V6 engine that was developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars and sold from 1974 to 1998. ... Peugeot is a major French car manufacturer whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. ... AB Volvo (or Volvo Aktiebolaget) is a Swedish world leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. ... A hatchback is a type of automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin which includes an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind by a hatch or flip-up window. ... Renault 16 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A drum brake is a brake in which the friction is caused by a set of shoes or pads that press against the inner surface of a rotating drum. ... On automobiles, disc brakes are located within the wheel The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. ... The crumple zones of an automobile are a structural feature designed to compress during an accident to absorb energy from an impact. ...

The cars were highly regarded for their comfort, handling, and low levels of engine and road noise. However, unreliability issues plagued the 20 and 30 models throughout their lifetimes, and in the first few years the powerplants of both cars were criticized for being sluggish and underpowered. In response to this, in 1977 a brand new 2 litre engine was developed for the 20, the car with the new unit being sold as the 20 TS. The new engine was universally regarded as a big improvement (the same unit was also used in the Citroën CX and Peugeot 505). The 20 and 30 engine ranges continued to be tinkered with until the car ceased production in 1983 to make way for the Renault 25; among the new engines added were a fuel-injected powerplant and a turbo diesel for the 30 and a 116 HP 2.2 litre for the 20. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1986 Citroën CX 25 Prestige The CX was a model of Citroën automobile manufactured and sold between 1974 and 1991. ... The Peugeot 505 is a large car, which produced by Peugeot in France from 1978 until the early 1990s, replacing the Peugeot 504. ... The Renault 25 was a large automobile produced by Renault between 1983 and 1992 with a minor facelift in 1988. ... Cover of Popular Hot Rodding magazine, showing racing fuel injection system on V8 engine in the late 1960s Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ... Turbocharger Cut-away A turbocharger is a compressor used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen entering the engine. ... Diesel fuel is a specific distillate fraction of fuel oil that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ...

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R20/R30 in motorsport

A specially prepared Renault 20 Turbo 4x4 won the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1982 in the hands of Bernard Marreau. The Paris Dakar Rally (or The Dakar) is an annual, organized, professional off-road race. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Timeline

• 1975, March - 30 launched. Only one specification:

2.7 V6 TS (131bhp)

• 1975, November - 20 launched, all trim specifications use 1.7 litre engine (96bhp).

L (no hubcaps)

TL (can specify automatic gearbox)

GTL (Power windows, power steering, central locking)

• 1976 - 1.7 improved to 96bhp.
• 1977 - new 2 litre, 104bhp engine introduced in new 20 specifications LS and TS.
• 1978 - 2.7 V6 engine improved, now fuel-injected and capable of 142bhp.
• 1980 - automatic gearbox replaced. Instrument panel on both 20 and 30 redesigned.
• 1981 - new 2.2 litre, 115bhp engine introduced in new 20 TX. New 2.0 litre, 63 bhp diesel engine added to 20 range.
• 1982 - new turbo diesel engine delivering 85 bhp and derived from normally aspirated diesel on 20 introduced in new 30 Turbo D specification.
• 1983 - 20 and 30 cease production, to be replaced by Renault 25.

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