Revolutionary: Renault 16 | DW English 

I had a 16TS, bought new in 1973. Lovely car, so comfortable. Only real complaint was the rust, but that was true of most cars then.

A great car I worked at a dealer in Sydney Australia in the 70s and loved them.

Those were the days without the restrictions there are now. From the 1970 model onwards the Renault 16 could seat 6 people comfortably thanks to a wonderful column gearchange. The hatchback versatility made a fantastic choice for our family of four children

The first car I ever drove (with learner plates) was my parents' Renault 16TS. I remember that the gear lever on the steering column and the 'umbrella' brake to the right of the driver's right knee (in the right-hand drive version here in the UK) took some getting used to and my driving lessons soon changed to my parents' other car, which had a standard gear lever and handbrake configuration. The seats were incredibly comfortable and the 'traditional' soft French suspension meant the car leant over quite a bit when corners were taken quickly. Hatchbacks are very common in the UK now but it is difficult to think how revolutionary this car design was in 1965.

I'm old enough to have travelled frequently on French roads in the 1960s in a British Morris Oxford estate (station wagon) en route to Italy. Dad had to stop many times to fasten things shaken loose under the bonnet. The truth is that both the 2CV, Déesse and Renault 16 had suspension to match the roads of their native France and when old enough I had 3 of each of the R16 and 2CV. The Haynes maintenance and repair manual stated that Renault "will never produce a better car" than the 16, and so far as I'm aware they were right. This was also true of the 2CV, if not the DS, in the case of Citroen...

I bought a low-miles R16TX, with twin headlights, 90+ bhp, electric windows, etc., on a whim... and later an R4/5/20/21/25... The R16 Front seats were super-comfortable, the column change precise and a dream to use, the FWD was well accomplished, making it just lovely to drive. Servicing was mostly DIY level. The mechanicals were still fine when sadly the body started to crumble away with rust, the curse of so many cars of this era.

This brown Renault 16 looks exactly like my R16TL way back in 1970. What’s interesting is that the front midship engine is the same layout as the legendary Nissan GTR.

They should start making Renault 16 again with modern body galvanization

Clever comfortable charming car and way ahead of it's time

j'en ai acheté deux une tx 1979 et tl 1974 Je ne peux pas oublier ces jours avec cette voiture incroyable

Back in 1979 It was my first (occasion) car, the cheap 'L' model, drove it for 4 years, loved the gear change lever on the steering wheel, the hatchback type car caught on; just about every other car after this one, was a 5-doors hatchback, only in 2013 I switched to a full station model (Volvo V70, and later the Citroen C5). Only a pity that back then the French cars rusted like hell....since then they've solved that issue

Back then car launch was an event and celebrated wow Those were the days Thank you Renault and many more

As I am from Ceylon like the back wheel drive car well and France designer of certain cars are making the desirable form of a car, including of Pegeot and Citron also considerable.

My late parents switched from a walnut R16 hatchback version to a red Citroen GS saloon in 1975, a more family friendly car, I was a toddler. Never complained other than there was insufficient space for the expanded family. I love these old cars!

One of the five best of 90 automobiles that I have owned. Lives on in my 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser.

My father had this car!

The ashtrays in the back doors were identical to, and interchangeable with those in a Mercedes 220.

My father had 3 of them when I was a child all r16ts with round clocks seats were like a armchair and arm rests

Back in the past in my country Algeria 🇩🇿 it was illegal to park this car next or near to a bank 🏦 cause criminals used it a lot a getaway car and it was almost impossible to catch them some people say that u can skip gears ⚙️ and take of with the fifth gear idk 😐 about how true was that but back it used to be police nightmare

Excellent car. Had two of ‘em.

Ah,.. one note, the original design was rear engine rear wheel drive, that's why the engine a gearbox are laid out as mid-front, as it was shifted forward from the rear for better packaging.

A very practical design long before the French introduced the Renault Scenic and Citroen Picasso.

We had a dark blue one that I was allowed to sit in and pretend to steer on the driveway, up until the point I accidentally knocked off the handbrake and it ended up slipping out of the drive and down the road...

It had quite a pronounced "frown" at the front - but thís and the Renault 5 introduced the hatchback to the World however, because the Golf I only came out in 1974 - although it became the King of thís Class.

I always assumed that the punt chassis and back to front engine/gearbox were copied from the Citroen DS. I have owned both and must admit I preferred the 16.

MY DREAM I WOULD LOVE TO SIT ON IT CHANGE OIL FROM IT AND TYRES AND LATER DRIVE IT

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R16 : revolutionnary : YES when you think that america catch up only in 1980 for a same type of car with the mediocre torque steer challenging Chevy Citation .

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1.6 litre ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-usz0oV7cZcw.html Such a lovely car, smooth ride and soft seats. My father had a TS in the same colour.

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Nice car was it.

Should have made an estate.

I thought the Renault 16 had an Oldsmobile V8 engine called the fire bolt 😂

Looks Saab inspired, yeah?

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Sadly renult is 🤨 not what it use to be

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A wobbly car made from paper thin metal. I hated driving it and it was down right dangerous if you towed a trailer and wanted to go round corners !