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The new Renault R16 TX - faster but more economical

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Created on April 10, 1974

Reading time 14min

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - mit Dachspoiler und Heckscheibenwischer

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Renault R16 TX (1974) - auf dem Titelbild der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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Renault R16 TX (1974) - im Doppeltest der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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Renault R16 TX (1974) - das Typenschild sagt wenig, die Alufelgen mehr, die Halogenscheinwerfer leuchten besser und die eltromagnetische Türverriegelung ist ein Plus

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Renault 16 TX (1974) - die Verbesserungen am Motor

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Renault 16 TX (1974) - jetzt mit Fünfganggetriebe

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Renault 16 TX (1974) - mehr Anpressdruck dank Mini-Spoiler

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Renault 16 TX (1974) - Werbung aus dem Jahre 1974 für den nun 93 PS starken Familien-Sportwagen

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - mit Halogen-Doppelscheinwerfern

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - serienmässige Leichtmetall-Räder

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - luxuriös angehauchtes Interieur mit sportlichem Lenkrad

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Renault 16 (1967) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Renault 16 TS (1971) - vor dem TX die sportlichste R16-Variante

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Reanult 16 (1968) - Design ohne Spielereien

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Renault R16 (1971) - funktionelle und komfortable Limousine

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Renault 16 (1971) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault 16 (1978) - wirkte auch nach langer Bauzeit noch erstaunlich frisch

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Renault 16 (1972) - Normalvariante und TS-Version Seite an Seite

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Renault 16 (1967) - Luftzirkulation als Verkaufsargument

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Renault R16 (1972) - Limousine des Baujahrs 1972

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Renault 16 TS (1972) - vor eine modernen Wohnblock

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Summary

With the R16 TX, Renault offered fans of fast family saloons a variant with more power and less thirst. However, not all the features of the new Renault were well received. The magazine 'hobby' had two testers report independently of each other in order to get as much objectivity as possible into the criticism. However, the two test drivers largely agreed on the strengths and weaknesses of the R16 TX. This article reproduces the original wording of the test report in a newly edited form and shows the fast French car in many pictures and in the original sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

More displacement and higher compression
The fifth gear for the highway
Reserve horses in the stable
Exceptionally economical
Rear window wiper and twin headlights as distinguishing features
Brakes as a weak point
Too indirect steering and weaknesses in the chassis
Rounding off at the top
Elaborate engine tuning
Quieter thanks to fifth gear
More with less
The controversial roof spoiler
Comfort features
Lack of power steering assistance
Done enough?
Summarized criticism
Comparison Renault R16 TX with its competitors

Estimated reading time: 14min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the summer of this year (1974), Renault will also be launching its youngest horse, the 16 TX, on the German market. The most important feature of the new TX:It is not only faster, but also more economical. As we all know, every car is viewed with emotions and subjective arguments, so we present you with two test reports. Please decide who is right, or simply drive the TX yourself. The Renault TX could have been a real Super-R 16", complained the French trade journal 'L'auto-journal' ... but it has only become a TS for the highway, whose whole secret lies in the long-transmission fifth gear."True.

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