Renault · 1975–2000
Renault 20/30
The Renault 20 (R20) and Renault 30 (R30) are two executive cars produced by the French automaker Renault between 1975 and 1983. The most upmarket and expensive Renaults of their time, the two cars were almost identical with regard to sheet metal and mechanicals; the R30 was the larger-engined and more expensive of the two. The two cars were easily distinguished between each other from their differing headlight configuration – the Renault 20 had two single rectangular headlights, whereas the Renault 30 had quadruple round headlights. The interior specifications differed substantially, however, with the Renault 30 having a higher specification in all models. Over 622,000 R20s and 145,000 R30s were produced in Sandouville near Le Havre, France. The 20 variant won 1978 What Car? "Car of the Year". The Renault 30 variant had a reputation for heavy depreciation. Motorists Guide reported the cost of a brand new 30 TX Automatic as £11,950 in May 1984; by June 1986 a good example was worth about £3,450 within the motoring trade.
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Predecessor: Renault 16 · Successor: Renault 25
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Specifications
- name
- Renault 20/30
- Manufacturer
- Renault
- aka
- Dacia 2000
- Production
- 1975–1983 (Renault 30), 1976–1983 (Renault 20), 1979–1985 (Dacia 2000)
- Assembly
- France: Sandouville (Sandouville Renault Factory), Australia: Heidelberg (Renault Australia), Romania: Ștefănești, Argeș (Dacia), Thailand, Venezuela: Valencia
- Designer
- Gaston Juchet
- Class
- Executive car (E)
- Body style
- 5-door hatchback
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Engine
- Petrol:, 1.6 L A2M/A6M I4, 2.0 L J6R I4, 2.2 L J7T I4, 2.7 L PRV V6, Diesel:, 2.1 L J8S I4, 2.1 L J8S turbo I4
- Transmission
- 4 / 5-speed manual, 3-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 266 cm (R20 1.6), 266.5 cm (most), 267 cm (1977–1980 R20 TS, R20 TX, R30 V6)
- Length
- 452 cm, 450 cm (R30, R20 post 1981)
- Width
- 172.5 cm (R20 1.6), 173 cm
- Height
- 143 cm, 143.5 cm (R20 1.6, diesel)
- Kerb weight
- 1175 -
- Predecessor
- Renault 16
- Successor
- Renault 25
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913559CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_20/30CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1366402157 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1983_Renault_20_TX_automatique,_front_view.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: https://www.flickr.com/people/nakedcharlton/ · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.