{"id":13793,"date":"2019-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/35-years-of-renault-25\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T06:17:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T06:17:04","slug":"35-years-of-renault-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/35-years-of-renault-25\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Years of Renault 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many of our readers might know the company Renault mainly for models from the small car class to middle class range. Possibly also for vans and trucks. However, it is often forgotten that the French brand have also been in the upper middle class since their split model series 20 (four-cylinder engines) and 30 (six-cylinder engines) presented in 1975. Outside France, however, the newer model series from the Vel Satis over the Lattitude to the Talisman are rarely seen on the road. That was a bit different with the 20\/30, the 25 and the Safrane. Of course, they never really managed to beat the German top dogs, but they still achieved quite good sales figures. The Renault 25 was also accepted into the civil service of the French government and transported political greats all the way up to President Fran\u00e7ois Mitterrand.

The development of the 25 began as early as 1977, but the saloon with its typical Renault hatchback was only presented at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show. Prior to this, the in-house designers Marc Deschamps and Robert Opron had drawn various body designs, including a division of the series into two with notchback and hatchback variants. What remained was a slightly hinted notchback in the large tailgate of the production car. Even the original version of the 25 had a cX value of only 0.28, which put even the ‘aerodynamics world champion’ Audi 100 (C3) in the shade. Renault developed the 25 Limousine with a 22.7 centimeter longer wheelbase together with coachbuilder Heuliez for the aforementioned use as a state vehicle. This completely benefited the legroom of the rear passengers and was concealed from the outside by a wider B-pillar and longer rear doors. Only 832 copies of this variant were produced in 1985 and 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n

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