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The Renault 17 (''R17'' for short) was a three-door station wagon coupé introduced by
Renault Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
in July 1971. The front-wheel drive vehicle was based on the
Renault 12 The Renault 12 is a mid-size family car introduced by French automaker Renault at the Paris Motor Show in October 1969 and produced in France until 1980. Available as a saloon (''Berline'') and estate (''Break''), it was also produced under lic ...
and replaced the Renault Caravelle after three years of Renault's absence from the coupé market. The R17's engines were taken from the
Renault 16 The Renault 16 (R16) is a large family car hatchback manufactured and marketed over a single generation by French automaker Renault between 1965 and 1980 in Le Havre, France — and widely noted as the first French winner of the European Car o ...
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Electromod

In 2024 Renault presented a prototype electrified
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R17 in collaboration with
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Production

During the entire production period, a total of 209,887 Renault 15s and 94,969 Renault 17s were manufactured. Due to corrosion and wear, most examples have since disappeared from the streets.


Gallery

Renault 17 TL (15244096680).jpg, Renault 17 Renault R17.jpg, Renault 17 R17 tdb.jpg, View of the cockpit and
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Further reading

* Jacques Borgé, Nicolas Viasnoff: "Renault – The Road to Success" (French: l'Empire de Billancourt). M. Kühsel-Verlag, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 2-85120-059-3


References


External links


Official page
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