Renault

Renault
RENAULT 20

5-door 5-seater hatchback saloon.

Carefully product-planned four-cylinder family derived from 30 range, with same basic structure, styling and suspension. At first sold as 1565cc 20TL and 1995cc 20TS, but all-change for eighties with 1.6 dropped, larger 2.2 petrol engine added, along with a diesel. Always an automatic option, and five-speed gearbox standardised during 1979. Small 'four' was ex-Renault 16, 2-litre was Peugeot design shared with 505 and other cars. Replaced by 25.

Technical Specifications
Engine
1647cc (S4 OHV), 1995cc/2165cc (S4 OC)
Configuration
Front engine, front-wheel drive
Production dates
1975 to 1984
Number produced
622,314
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