RENAULT 16: Renault Owes It All to This Car (and I Have Something to Tell You)

[@RichardSmith-gp8zp]

I owned an R 16 back in the late 60's . An extraordinary car to own and drive and so silent! It handled like a dream, had brilliant headlights and an extraordinarily flexible gearbox. I have very fond memories. I still drive a French car today

[@noelhayward4271]

In the early 1970s we bought a new Renault 16, (locally assembled in Melbourne) it was a great car with an excellent suspension, it was much better than the local opposition (Holden and Falcon and later Valiant). I now live in Sweden and have seen maybe 2 specimens of the 16 here, it alsways brings back fond memories.

[@petervan1353]

My 2nd, 2nd car as a student was R16TX with electric sunroof. I loved it! Great suspension and fast and super comfortable, okay the electric windows and sunroof needed a hand when opening and closing but is was part of the fun!

[@alexanderrabagliati5872]

This was the world's first medium/large hatchback car. Renault deserves more credit for kickstarting hatchbacks, people carriers etc with the Espace and Scenic as well

[@madadmirerculture4129]

Electric engine-cooling fan, precise column shift lever, oodles of performance on account of the light weight, leaps and bounds ahead of the Big Three (US inspired local cars) This car was a sensation! in Australia, and also assembled locally. Thank You Renault.

[@DrakeN-ow1im]

...but it success was limited by poor service and spares provisioning by the distributors. Ask me how I know...

[@chrisharvey2196]

The Eletronic gear box with brakes on the drive shaft that operated when braking hard were amazing. way ahead of its time. The giant suspension bushes gave it a ride of a luxurycar.

[@SlideshowBruce]

I had one of these in 1971. Way ahead of its time, with fwd, rear hatch, outstanding fuel economy. Unfortunately it literally was always falling apart! Studs that held starter motor and manifolds continually broke off. Parts were hard to come by and the local dealer service department was incompetent and expensive. Ultimately I got tired of replacing the broken parts and sold the car.

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

Merci!

[@martinlintzgy1361]

years ago, I had a Renault 16Tx, in metallic bronze, must have been around 1985. It was a super car to drive. plenty of power and handled well. Loved the column change. It had a sunroof that used to leak, though causing the carpets to go smelly.

[@DrakeN-ow1im]

...a problem which was readily resolved, but not attended to by the distributors.

[@retroretiree2086]

This is the first car that I drove over 100 MPH! (it was my Dad's) I caght up a lorry so quickly that it scared the sh** out of me!

[@adampowell5376]

The first automatic car I traveled in was a R16 TX with electric windows. My husband also had two R16s.

[@martincrocker7154]

The 16 TX fantastic car as for yourself i think its fair to say you have a face for radio

[@paulhicks3595]

What’s with the coil springs? It used torsion bar suspension!

[@motorbikemuso]

I remember these well, and all you say is true. However the British 1959 Austin A40 Farina although a small car, was "viewed as one of the earliest examples of a volume production hatchback." Wikipedia

[@SiqueScarface]

On the other hand, we have the 1938 Citroën Commerciale - not a ponton body, but a hatchback. Ironically, the hatchback design was more widely spread in sportscars of the 1950ies, like the MG DB2 Saloon.

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[@markjaxx3]

great french translation

[@johnburns4017]

The Renault 16 took a lot of cues from the Austin 1100.

[@stephmaccormick3195]

Skip to 3:50

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

Not really it took them from the Renault 4

[@mossi408]

What about the in Belgium produced Rambler's built by Renault. Rare sight, mostly forgotten.

[@lenrichardson7349]

I think the AI lost it's mind towards the end of the vid.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Attention CARB has just banned all gas cars in California!

[@paulhicks3595]

True 100mph - with a long run up.

[@basvanderhoek9293]

Lovely car, but never a match for the DS.

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

Yes, it was a good car, very comfortable and practical. Quiet too! But looking at it today, not a pretty girl…

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

Cylinder head gasket failures

[@JamesAidan-s7o]

Such gobbledegook in places.

[@DrakeN-ow1im]

Not f you ctually know something about the car in question, or even the state of the world in 1965.

[@JamesAidan-s7o]

Sorry, it was an interesting video, and I didn't mean to be rude, it's just the delivery of a few of the lines was unclear.