The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are compact automobiles, launched in the early 1980s, by the French car manufacturer Renault. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ...

The 9 was a 4-door sedan, launched in 1982, and was winner of the Car Of The Year award of the same year. A version of the 9 was produced by American Motors in the United States, where it was known as the Alliance from both AMC and Renault. The American Alliance was on Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1983. Besides the 4-door, the Alliance was offered as a 2-door sedan, and (from 1984 on) a convertible. This article is about the type of car. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Car of the Year is a phrase usually considered to have been invented by Motor Trend magazine in the 1950s for their annual award for best automobile. ... Logo American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company, formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash Motors and Hudson. ... Car and Driver is an American automotive enthusiast magazine. ... Car and Driver magazine nominates an annual list of Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding, retracting, or removable roof. ...

The 11 was a 3 or 5-door hatchback, and was launched in late 1983. The US version was known as the Encore. 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. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although the two cars had different names, and silhouettes, they were in fact 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 the square twin headlights already used on the Alliance in North America. The Renault 14 was an automobile produced by Renault of France between 1976 and 1983. ...

Both cars were somewhat unremarkable, using Renault's archaic C-type overhead valve engines in 1.1 L or 1.4 L format, and a basic suspension design which resulted in a rather ordinary driving experience. The exception was the 9 Turbo and the 11 Turbo, which used the turbocharged version from the Renault 5. Although heavier, the 9/11 Turbo was enough to ensure higher performance, thanks to its 115 hp DIN (85 kW). The newer F-type engine which had been developed in collaboration with Volvo appeared in later years in 1.7 litre guise, powering the upmarket TXE and GTX versions. An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... See also Renault 5 Turbo for the mid-engined sports car The Renault 5 is a sub-compact automobile produced by the French manufacturer Renault. ... Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar, is a luxury automobile maker that was founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden, as a spin-off from roller ball bearing maker SKF. It was owned by Volvo until 1998, when it was acquired by the Ford Motor Company and placed...

The 11 did have one moment of movie stardom in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, where Bond steals a Renault 11 taxi from a Parisian cab driver and uses it to pursue an assassin. The car has its roof torn off in the resulting car chase, and is then chopped in half in a collision with another car (a Renault 20!). James Bond, also known as 007 (double-oh seven), is a sophisticated fictional character and British spy created by writer Ian Fleming. ... A View to a Kill, released in 1985, is the fourteenth entry in the James Bond series of films made by EON Productions, and the last to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service Agent, Commander James Bond. ...

The Renault 9 and 11 continued in production until 1988, when the 19 hatchback and 19 Chamade saloon were launched as replacements.

The Renault 14 was an automobile produced by Renault of France between 1976 and 1983. ... The Renault 19 is a compact automobile produced by the Renault company of France. ...