page_title: Renault 6
section_title: 1970
hierarchical_section_title: Renault 6 / Development / 1970
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Renault 6 TL de 1971 - face avant
context_page_description: The Renault 6 is a C-segment small family car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1968 and 1986.
  The Renault 6 was launched at the 1968 Paris Motor Show, and was intended to be an upmarket alternative to the Renault 4 that would compete with the Citroën Ami 6 and the recently launched Citroën Dyane. It used a similar dashboard-mounted gear-lever and over-the-engine linkage to that used in the Renault 4 and the small Citroëns with which it competed. The R6 used the R4 platform as well as its 845 cc engine and was technically near-identical, but its hatchback body was larger and more modern. Visually it resembled the larger Renault 16.
  French R6 production commenced in October 1968 and lasted until 1980, but continued elsewhere until 1986.
context_section_description: However, an additional version of the R6 using the 1.1 litre Cléon-Fonte engine (an engine used in the Renault 8 since 1962) was unveiled at the 1970 Paris Motor Show and was widely regarded as a big improvement. Power was increased from 34 to 45 PS (25 to 33 kW). The smaller engined model continued to be available until June 1979; it was sold as the Renault 6 L after August 1977.
  The new car also had higher equipment levels as well a new gearbox, cooling system and front disc brakes. The new cooling system necessitated a supplementary grille beneath the original one (in the place occupied by the license plate of the R6-850), while the disc brakes meant slightly redesigned rims with openings in them. For the Spanish market the R6 was made available with a 956 cc (58.3 cu in) engine, due to vehicles over 1,040 cc (63 cu in) receiving higher taxation under Spanish regulations. Later, a 1,037 cc (63.3 cu in) engine was fitted, and from 1981 the 1,108 cc (67.6 cu in) unit appeared in the 6 GTL. The one-litre version has 50 PS (37 kW) DIN and this engine was also fitted to Spanish-built 5s and 7s. The R6 continued to be built in Spain until 1986, with a total of 328,000 cars built there.
  In 1973 the Teilhol/ACL-built 6 Rodéo appeared. This was an open, plastic-bodied utility vehicle in the style of the Citroën Méhari, which was sold by selected Renault dealers. A four-wheel-drive system by Sinpar was also available to the Rodéo as well as the 6 saloon.
caption: 1971 Renault 6 1100, pre-facelift model with additional grille
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