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Renault 16 TS versus Ford 17 M RS - France versus Germany (historical test)

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Created on May 1, 1968

Reading time 9min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

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Renautl 16 TS und Ford 17 M RS (1968) - zwei unterschiedliche Konzepte im Vergleich

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Renautl 16 TS und Ford 17 M RS (1968) - sportliche Armaturenbretter in beiden Wagen

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Renautl 16 TS und Ford 17 M RS (1968) - der Renault-Motor sitzt hinter der Vorderachse - viel Platz im Motorraum von Ford

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Renautl 16 TS und Ford 17 M RS (1968) - rund 400 Liter fasst der Kofferraum beim Renault, über 700 Liter beim Ford

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Ford 17M RS (1968) - Rallye-Streifen machen das Auto schneller

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Ford 17 M (1968) - 16 verschiedene Modellvarianten liessen sich kombinieren

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Ford 17 M (1968) - als Coupé

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Ford 17 M (1968) - viel Chrom an der Front

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Ford 17 M (1968) - zusammen mit 20 M von hinten

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Ford 17 M (1968) - zusammen mit dem 20 M

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Ford 17M (1967) - Vorstellung der neuen Taunus-Modelle, links 17M, rechts 20M, im Jahre 1967

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Ford 17M (1968) - Präsentation des 20M (links) und des 17M (rechts)

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Ford 20 M TS (1968) - als Coupé besonders adrett

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Ford 17M (1968) - das Coupé erreicht dank hartnäckiger Optimierung einen cw-Wert von 0.364

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Ford 20 M TS (1968) - das Hardtop-Coupé - die Spitze des Programms

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Ford 20 M (1968) - vor Tingely-Skulptur

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Ford 20 M (1968) - zweitürig

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Ford 17M (1968) - das zweitürige Coupé

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Ford 17M (1968) - auf der Rüttelstrecke

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Ford 17M (1967) - ob die Demomodelle - 20M links, 17M rechts - bei diesem Foto-Shooting wohl Schaden nahmen

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Ford 20 M RS (1968) - Cockpit des sportlichen Modells

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Ford 17 M (1968) - Armaturenbrett mit Uhr, aber ohne Drehzahlmesser

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Ford 17M (1968) - Interieur

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Ford 17M (1968) - Armaturenbrett - Illustration im Verkaufsprospekt

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Ford 20 M (1968) - Flanke und Hüftschwung

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Renault 16 TS (1972) - vor eine modernen Wohnblock

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Renault R16 (1965) - das Design konnte über Jahre beibehalten werden

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

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Renault 16 TS (1968) - Heckansicht

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - von schräg hinten gesehen

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

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - mit Halogen-Doppelscheinwerfern

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Renault 16 (1970) - auch für Nachtschwärmer

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Renault 16 TX (1973) - mit Dachspoiler und Heckscheibenwischer

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Reanult 16 (1968) - Design ohne Spielereien

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Renault R16 (1965) - das freut das Herz

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Renault 16 (1967) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - Armaturenbrett mit Rundinstrumenten

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Renault R16 (1968) - schematische Darstellung des Armaturenbrettes

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

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Renault R16 (1968) - Blick ins Innere des 68-er TS-Modelles

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Renault 16 (1965) - mit bequemen Liegesitzen

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Renault R16 (1965) - grosszügige Platzverhältnisse auch auf den hinteren Sitzen

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - Blick in das geräumige Fond-Abteil des Testwagens

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - mit angehobenen Sitzen für bessere Beladbarkeit

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - für alles offen

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Renault 16 TS (1970) - im harten Testbetrieb

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Renault 16 (1965) - grosser Kofferraum ohne störendes Reserverad

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Renault 16 (1965) - mit fünffach gelagerter Kurbelwelle, obenliegender Nockenwelle und nassen Zylinderbüchsen - Genfer Automobilsalon 1965

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Renault 16 (1965) - Antriebseinheit und Vorderachse - Zeichnung

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Summary

The magazine 'hobby' compared two completely different saloons in 1968, the Renault 16 TS from France and the Ford 17 M RS from Germany. While the Renault was made sporty with classic and careful tuning, the Ford was a modular car, but also one that had it all. This article reproduces the original wording of the comparison test at the time and shows the two very different vehicles and their counterparts in many archive photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Magic letters
Speedy sprinter
Lots of sporty accessories
Big engine in a small car
Classic hairstyle at Renault
The Cologne six-cylinder
Space advantage with Renault
Better suspension in the Renault
Price question: Which should you choose?
Summary of the comparative data

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

TS or RS: when two do the same thing, it's not always the same. Renault shows off a master engine hairstyle, Ford takes a two-liter engine from the warehouse and sportiness from the accessory store. However: Same performance for the same money! Nothing seems to uplift a driver more than the respect shown to his famously fast car on the highway. It is therefore no wonder that more and more cars with the 'fast' letters GT, TS, RS, GS, Tl are springing up like mushrooms. These letters are, so to speak, substitutes for otherwise unattainable titles: a TS or GT costs only a fraction of what you would have to pay for the requirements to carry a CC plate.

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