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 ...
.
Electromod
In 2024 Renault presented a prototype electrified
restomod
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R17 in collaboration with
Ora-Ïto
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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 dashboard
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Renault 17 grey.jpeg, Renault 17
R17 TS.jpg
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(English)
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