Romania picked the Renault 8 for its first car only as a stopgap, having already signed for the Renault 12 that would replace it.
Lead trim: 1100 1,108 cc Cléon-Fonte four (46 hp)
Dacia 11001100 · 1968–1971
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FactRomania picked the Renault 8 for its first car only as a stopgap, having already signed for the Renault 12 that would replace it.
The Dacia 1100 was the first passenger car made by Romanian manufacturer Dacia, a knock-down-kit assembly of the French Renault 8 signed off after a 1966 tender (against the Alfa Romeo GT 1300, Fiat 1100D, Morris Mini, Peugeot 204 and the in-development Renault 12) that settled on the cheaper Renault 8 Major as a stopgap until the Renault 12-based 1300 arrived; the new Pitești plant, built with Renault's help from January 1967, produced its first pre-series car on 3 August 1968, and 37,546 were built in Romania between 1968 and 1971 (also assembled in Bulgaria 1971-1976). It was a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive four-door saloon offered in five colours, its longitudinally mounted, water-cooled Renault Cléon-Fonte 'Sierra' engine making 46 hp at 4,600 rpm for a 132 km/h top speed, with a 4-speed manual. Wheelbase 2,270 mm, length 3,990 mm, width 1,490 mm, height 1,410 mm, curb weight 760 kg; the page gives these only in millimetres and kilograms with no inch/pound conversion and does not state a cylinder count or layout, so those fields are left out of the specs.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 1,108 cc Cléon-Fonte four (46 hp) | 1968–1971 | 1.1 L | 46 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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