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Renault 15 GTL - the cheeky and extravagant French coupé

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Created on November 27, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - mit sportlichem Zierstreifen

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - ein typischer Zeitzeuge der Siebzigerjahre

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - 4,26 Meter lang

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - grosszügig dimensionierte Fensterflächen

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - wirkt fast schon zeitlos

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - viel Schwarz am Heck

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - eindeutig ein Modell der zweiten Serie, was man an der Gestaltung der Front erkennen kann

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - zweite Serie mit vergrössertem Heckfenster

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - trotz einfacher Designsprache sofort erkennbar

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - 1,63 Meter breit

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - durchgehendes Leuchtband am Heck, allerdings in der Mitte ohne Lampen

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - die schönen Aluräder gab es damals gegen Aufpreis

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - die Heckklappe öffnet bis zum Lichterband

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - der GTL war die besser ausgestattete Variante zum TL

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - als man noch richtig farbige Polster hatte

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - blaue Plüschüberzüge verstärken den Farbeffekt noch

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - viel Kunststoff, aber durchaus nicht unattraktiv

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Armaturenbrett im Stil des Renault 30

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - klar gezeichnete Hauptinstrumente

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - die Uhr war Serie im GTL

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - noch ein richtiger Schalthebel

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - da bereitet die Bedienung kein Kopfzerbrechen

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Plüschüberzüge für die Sitze, die Farbe darunter ist aber kaum anders

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - bequem aussehende Rücksitze, aber etwas beschwerlich zu erreichen

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Türinnenverkleidung

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - der Motor ist längs und weit vorne eingebaut

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - der Reihen-Vierzylinder leistet 60 DIN-PS

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - robuste Motorentechnik

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Doppelvergaser

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Chassis-Plakette

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Seriennummer

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - das Markenzeichen, der Rhombus

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - die grossen Rechteckscheinwerfer der zweiten Serie

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - beim Übergang der ersten zur zweiten Serie wurden die Scheinwerfer vorne deutlich grösser

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - eindeutig beschriftet

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Power-Dome

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Luftführung in der Motorhaube

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - keine Türgriffe, sondern Griffmulden

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - rahmenlose Scheiben in den Vordertüren

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - Tankverschluss links hinten

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - passende Kleber

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - eindeutig beschriftet

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - genügend Platz im Kofferraum

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Renault 15 TS (1971) - schnörkellose Linienführung

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Renault 15 TL (1971) - die Durchsichtszeichnung enthüllt die technischen Lösungen

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Renault 15 TS (1971) - immerhin 4,2 Meter misst das Coupé in der Länge

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Renault 15 TL (1971) - die Vierzylindermotor im Coupé

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Renault 15 TL (1971) - hübsches Frontantriebs-Coupé aus Frankreich

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Renault 15 TL (1971) - die günstigere R15-Version hinter der nobleren R17-Variante

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Renault 17 (1973) - Modell 1973 mit unwesentlichen Änderungen

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Renault 17 (1971) - Schnittmodell, die Struktur war für R15 und R17 identisch

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Renault 17 (1971) - mit grossem Falltdach

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Renault 17 (1971) - wunderschön in Szene gesetzt

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Renault 17 (1971) - Doppelscheinwerfer für die teurere Variante

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Renault 17 (1971) - sportlich wirkendes Heck

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Renault 17 TS (1971) - die Gestaltung der C-Säule war beim R17 anders als beim R15

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Renault 17 (1971) - kompaktes Sportcoupé

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Renault 17 (1971) - ein Coupé auf Basis der Grossserie

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Renault 17 TL (1971) - am Strand mit Begleitung

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Renault 17 (1971) - das Rolldach macht das Coupé fast zum Cabriolet

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Renault 17 (1971) - Silhouettendarstellung

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Renault 17 TS (1971) - Cockpit der sportlichsten Variante

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Renault 17 (1971) - im Hintergrund der Renault R15

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Renault 17 TL (1971) - gutes Platzangebot, zumindest für Kinder, im Heck

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Renault 17 TL (1971) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Renault 15 (1971) - Vorderrad-Aufhängung der Modelle R15 TS, R17 TL und R17 TS

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Renault 17 TS (1971) - auf verschiedenen Ansichten und mit Dimensionen

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Renault 15 (1976) - neues Kühlergesicht für die sportlichen Coupés 15/17 - Genfer Autosalon 1976

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Renault 15 TS am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - sportliche Frontriebler R15 und R17

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Renault 17 TL am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - Seitenansicht des Renault-Coupés R17

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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 15 TL (1973) - bei der frühen Variante war der ganze Kühlergrill noch chromumrandet

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Renault 15 TL (1973) - einfachste Version vor dem Facelift

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Renault 15 TL (1976) - nach dem Facelift, mit grösseren Scheinwerfern

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Renault 15 GTL (1979) - im letzten Baujahr, nachwievor mit 60 PS

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Renault 15 GTL (1978) - mit der praktischen Hecklappe

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Renault 17 TS (1978) - sportliche Variante mit Faltdach

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Renault 17 TS (1978) - von hinten nur am Schriftzug von den schwächeren Varianten zu unterscheiden

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Renault Fuego GTL (1980) - elegantes Coupé auf Basis des R18

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Renault Fuego GTS (1980) - knallig in Rot

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Renault Fuego Turbo (1982) - mit Mehrleistung dank Aufladung

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Renault Fuego Turbo (1983) - ein 200 km/h-Auto

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Renault 15 GTL (1977) - die viereckigen Scheinwerfer und die Form der Stossfänger verleihen ihm Charakter

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Summary

From 1971 to 1979, Renault built the coupé models 15 and 17. With its unconventional shape and many borrowings from the Group's modular system, the four-seater won the hearts of many Francophile sports car fans on a tight budget. The entry-level model produced just 60 hp, but hardly looked any less sporty than the 108 hp Gordini top version. What does it look like some 40 years later? Can the 1.3-liter coupé still impress? This driving report portrays a Renault 15 GTL and tells the story of the extravagant coupé, illustrated with current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A GT from Renault
The Renault 12 as a basis
Unconventional design
Unequal siblings
Motorization made to measure
Train number?
Is the cheapest the best?
Eight years of construction
Fire as successor
At the wheel of an R1300
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Will they one day be as sought-after as the rare cars of the fifties and sixties are today? We are talking about the affordable cars of the seventies, which have long since disappeared from our roads and are now rarer than many a highly prized Ferrari. One example of this is the unmistakable Renault 15, which, together with the Renault 17, set out in 1971 to inherit the Renault Caravelle and face competition from the Opel Manta, Ford Capri and Fiat 128 Coupé. In July 1971, Renault presented the new sporty models 15 and 17 for the first time. The car manufacturer from Paris wanted to profit from the sporting laurels that were mainly due to the Alpine and Gordini entries on rally and race tracks. As a considerable niche had remained open in the Renault range since the end of Caravelle production in 1968, a four-seater, sporty and elegant vehicle concept was the obvious choice. It was probably due to American safety hysteria that a convertible was not included in the considerations.

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