1965 16
France · launch Grand Luxe · 1,470 cc · four-speed manual
Renault · model family
2 versions documented16, through the years.
One name, many different cars. Choose a generation, then a documented year and version.
Renault identifies the 16 as one 1965–1980 model family with changing engines, trims and annual equipment. The delivered launch Grand Luxe and 1971 TS are exact year/version profiles; their engines, brakes, transmissions and equipment are not interchangeable with every Renault 16 year.
This is a growing history. A generation listed here does not mean every year or trim is documented. Each profile identifies its engine, transmission and market; available driving models are labeled separately.
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How far can 16 travel?
Choose two researched versions. Joyride compares only the documented year, generation and version on their own pages.
6 years apart1965 Renault 16 series to 1971 Renault 16 series
This activity uses documented Joyride profiles only. Missing years and trims stay missing rather than being filled with invented versions.
Renault 16 series
1965–1980The five-door family car evolved through Grand Luxe, TS, TX and other versions. Joyride currently delivers the French launch specification and a documented 1971 manual TS; other years and variants remain visible gaps.
Explore year coverage · 2 of 16 years · 2 versions
14 years remain to research in this span. A linked year has at least one reviewed version, not every body, trim, engine, transmission or market.
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1971 16
France / Europe · TS · 1,565 cc · four-speed column manual · 1971 facelift
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Generation chronology: Renault Group · fifty years of family cars since the Renault 16 · Renault Group · fiftieth anniversary of the Renault 16 · Renault · Renault 16 TS engine and chronology. Individual vehicle specifications have their own sources on each profile.