081 Renault 6TL (1975) HWP 469 N
Renault 6TL (1968-79) Engine 1108cc S4 OHV Production 1,773,304
Registration Number HWP 469 N (Worcester)
RENAULT SET
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Launched at the 1968 Paris Motorshow, as a small family car as an intended upmarket alternative to the Renault 4, the new angular Renault used the same platform as the Renault 4 as well as its 845cc engine.
In its first two years of production it attracted critiscm for its lack of power and higher fuel consumption against its lighter sibling.
This was adressed in 1970 with the aplication of a larger 1108cc Cléon-Fonte engine which had been used in the Renault 8 since 1962. Power was increased from 34 to 45 PS and the change was deemed a big improvement, although the smaller engine remained an option. as the Renault 6L which remained available until 1977. The improved Renault 6TL also had higher equipment levels as well a new gearbox, cooling system and front disc brakes. For the Spanish market the R6 was made available with a 956 cc engine, due to vehicles over 1040 cc being taxable under Spanish regulations. Later, a 1037 cc engine was fitted, and from 1981 the 1108 cc unit appeared in the 6 GTL.
In June 1973 the Renault 6 received a facelift with square headlights, new rear lights, a plastic grille, and new bumpers. The front indicator lights also moved from between the bumper and the headlights to the bumper itself. The mechanicals remained untouched. A further mild facelift in 1978 saw a black grille as the most obvious change.
Many thanks for a Supersonic
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Shot 29.05.2016 at Gaydon Motor Museum, Transport Show REF 119-081.
081 Renault 6TL (1975) HWP 469 N
Renault 6TL (1968-79) Engine 1108cc S4 OHV Production 1,773,304
Registration Number HWP 469 N (Worcester)
RENAULT SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623690632985...
Launched at the 1968 Paris Motorshow, as a small family car as an intended upmarket alternative to the Renault 4, the new angular Renault used the same platform as the Renault 4 as well as its 845cc engine.
In its first two years of production it attracted critiscm for its lack of power and higher fuel consumption against its lighter sibling.
This was adressed in 1970 with the aplication of a larger 1108cc Cléon-Fonte engine which had been used in the Renault 8 since 1962. Power was increased from 34 to 45 PS and the change was deemed a big improvement, although the smaller engine remained an option. as the Renault 6L which remained available until 1977. The improved Renault 6TL also had higher equipment levels as well a new gearbox, cooling system and front disc brakes. For the Spanish market the R6 was made available with a 956 cc engine, due to vehicles over 1040 cc being taxable under Spanish regulations. Later, a 1037 cc engine was fitted, and from 1981 the 1108 cc unit appeared in the 6 GTL.
In June 1973 the Renault 6 received a facelift with square headlights, new rear lights, a plastic grille, and new bumpers. The front indicator lights also moved from between the bumper and the headlights to the bumper itself. The mechanicals remained untouched. A further mild facelift in 1978 saw a black grille as the most obvious change.
Many thanks for a Supersonic
53,217.032 views
Shot 29.05.2016 at Gaydon Motor Museum, Transport Show REF 119-081.