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Hot iron Renault 12 - conservative front-wheel drive car from Paris (historical test)

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Created in 1969

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Renault 12 (1969) - im Test von 'hobby'

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Renault 12 (1969) - auf dem Titelblatt der Zeitschrift 'hobby'

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Renault 12 (1969) - eine Elsässerin gab einen Tip zur Weiterfahrt

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Renault 12 (1969) - im Testbetrieb von 'hobby'

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Renault 12 (1969) - im Grössenvergleich zu den anderen Renault-Modellen

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Renault 12 (1969) - konservative Konstruktion mit viel Praxisnutzen

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Renault 12 (1970) - kompakte Limousine

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Renault R12 (1970) - auch für Bäuerinnen und so

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Renault 12 (1970) - auch für Radfahrerinnen?

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Renault 12 (1970) - für jede Gelegenheit

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Renault 12 (1970) - Verwandtenbesuch?

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Renault 12 (1970) - viertürig

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Renault 12 (1970) - die TL-Version

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Renault 12 (1970) - zum Verlieben

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Renault 12 (1970) - für die Fahrt zum Konzert

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Renault 12 (1970) - Blick ins Interieur

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Renault R12 (1970) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault R12 (1972) - für jüngere und ältere Paare

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Renault 17 TL (1973) - auf dem Messestand von Renault drehen sich die Modelle 5 TL, 12 TS und 17 TL und öffnen und schliessen dabei die Türen - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Renault R12 S (1972) - die schnellere Version in Gordini-Blau

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Renault R12 G (1972) - die schnelle Gordini-Version

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Renault 12 TR - mit Getriebeautomat - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1974

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Renault 12 TR - das automatische Getriebe wird mittels eines aus der Mittelkonsole ragenden Wählhebeis bedient - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1974

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Summary

In 1969, the new R12 did not appear as forward-looking as the Renault models 6 and 16, and Heinz Kranz approached the newcomer with corresponding skepticism. However, the small front-wheel-drive notchback saloon won over the customer with every kilometer driven. This article reproduces the original wording of the 1969 test and shows the Renault 12 in many historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Niche filler
Conventional design
Impressive on the road
For the Grand Tour
Safe to drive
Aerodynamically designed body
Where is the market?
Comparison of the Renault 12 with its internal and external rivals

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

I have never made a secret of the fact that I consider the two Renault models 6 and 16 to be the best cars of their kind, but the new Renault 12 is out of line: in the first disappointment I spoke of a conceptual tango, namely two steps forward (6 and 16) and one step back. You have to forget Renault 6 and also 16 if you want to do justice to the new car and orientate yourself towards the Renault 10, into whose class it is supposed to enter in terms of the engine. From the longitudinally mounted engine in front of the front axle to the notchback with a normal trunk, the Renault 12 is a conventional front-wheel drive car, comparable to the Audi 60 in terms of dimensions and the ratio of wheelbase to overall length.

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