Renault 30

Renault
Renault 30 (1975-1984)
30th
Production period:	1975-1984
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 2.7 liters (96-105 kW) Diesel engine : 2.1 liters (63 kW)
Length:	4520 mm
Width:	1726 mm
Height:	1350 mm
Wheelbase :	2670 mm
Empty weight :	1250 kg
Previous model	( Renault 16 )
successor	Renault 25

Renault 30 TX (1980)

The Renault 30 - R30 for short - is an upper middle class vehicle . It was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 1975 .

It was Renault's first self-developed six- cylinder vehicle after World War II and was produced from February 1975 to January 1984. The Renault 20 is identical in construction but powered by four-cylinder engines .

Renault itself described the R30 in the German press kit as a “car for managers and entrepreneurs who drive a lot”. For less well-off customers who wanted a big car, the Renault 20 , presented in autumn 1975, was intended, which was basically the same car but with simpler equipment and smaller engines.

General

The displacement of the V6 engine PRV engine developed jointly with Peugeot and Volvo was 2664 cm³. Initially, an output of 131 hp was available. The car had front-wheel drive, with the engine installed in front of the front axle. The rear axle had a somewhat conventional design with a wishbone and a trailing arm on each side.

Initially only offered as the R30 TS , it was equipped as standard with power steering, electric window lifters at the front and electromagnetic central locking. He adapted the shape concept with the hatchback and a few other details from the previous Renault 16 . For example, the rear bench seat could be moved and expanded. The variable trunk could be expanded to over 1500 liters, but for legal reasons an exterior mirror on the passenger side was required for roof-high loading.

In October 1978 the Renault 30 TX was introduced as the new top model , which received a modern Bosch injection (K-Jetronic) instead of the previous carburettor version and now developed 143 hp.

In February 1982, with the R30 TurboD , the 2.1 liter turbodiesel engine with an output of 86 hp was added to the range as an inexpensive variant for frequent drivers. It was the only four-cylinder in the R30 engine range, which, incidentally, was also used in the R20 on the home market of France.

development

Development of the Renault 30 began back in the 1960s. In the summer of 1961 the small car Renault 4 and in early 1965 the medium-sized sedan Renault 16 were presented. Both had an important feature: great variability thanks to the wide-opening tailgate.

As early as the end of the 1960s, the vehicle range was to be completed by a luxury class model with a V8 engine. However, development lasted until the early 1970s, when the Renault 30 finally emerged from the P127 project. At the time of the oil crisis in 1973/74, efforts to create a V8 were ended and a V6 engine was developed instead, simply by omitting two cylinders.

Vehicle safety

The body of the Renault 30 was built according to the most modern knowledge of active and passive safety at the time, which was possible for series production. For example, it had crumple zones in the front and back, an elaborate chassis and side impact protection in the doors.

Production numbers

In nine years a total of around 145,000 copies were produced at the French plant in Sandouville (Le Havre). Almost 18,000 of them came to Germany.

In spring 1984, both the R30 and the R20 were replaced by the Renault 25 .

Models

model	construction time	engine	Displacement	power	Motor type
Renault 30 TS (type 1273)	02.1975-07.1976	V6 cylinder	2664 cc	96 kW (131 PS)	Carburetor
Renault 30 TS (type 1275)	08.1976-07.1982	V6 cylinder	2664 cc	93 kW (126 PS) 94 kW (128 PS)	Carburetor
Renault 30 TX (type 1278)	10.1978-01.1984	V6 cylinder	2664 cc	105 kW (143 hp)	Injection engine (K-Jetronic)
Renault 30 TurboD (type 1270)	01.1982-01.1984	R4 cylinder	2068 cc	63 kW (86 PS)	Turbo diesel charge air cooling

Web links

Commons : Renault 30  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ International passenger cars 1975 . In: ATZ Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift . 1975th edition. No. 5 . Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, p. 160 .