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Renault 18

1978 – 1986

The Renault 18, a large family car produced by French automaker Renault from 1978 to 1989 (continuing until 1994 in South America), was designed to replace the aging Renault 12. The 18 shared its floorpan and drivetrain with the Renault Fuego Coupe, with the Fuego initially featuring a front suspension from the larger Renault 20/30 before switching to a standardized negative offset type from the 1983 model year. The development of the Renault 18 was notably rapid, taking only eighteen months from its conception to launch, leveraging the underpinnings of the Renault 12. 1979 marked a peak in production for the R18, following its introduction, but sales gradually declined thereafter. The