The Torino outlasted Renault's own rear-drive ambitions: by the late 1970s it was the last front-engine, rear-drive car the French company still built anywhere.
Median 158 hp across 251 similar cars
Lead trim: 300 / 300S Tornado Special 3.0 I6 · up to 215 hp
Renault Torino / Renault Torino1966–1981
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The IKA Torino, later renamed the Renault Torino, is a mid-sized automobile made by Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) between 1966 and 1981 under an agreement with American Motors Corporation; IKA was bought out by Renault in 1975 to form Renault Argentina S.A. The 1966 Torino was IKA's first national product, built on the hybrid AMC platform of the third-generation Rambler American: IKA gave two 1965 Rambler Americans (a coupé hardtop and a sedan) to Pininfarina for styling updates, which largely kept the shape with a completely new interior and a "European" grille and rear end. It was presented on 30 November 1966 at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez and was offered as a two-door hardtop coupé and a four-door sedan; it has been described as "Argentina's national car", and a total of 99,792 were built before production ended in 1982 as the Argentine market slowed from 1978 and cheaper, more reliable foreign models arrived. All engines were made in Argentina: the 2968 cc Tornado Special six in the 300/300S, the 3770 cc Tornado Interceptor six in the 380, 380W, TS, SE and GS200 (the GS200 replacing the 380W and the first Argentine car to exceed 200 km/h), and the 3770 cc Torino 233 six with a new block and head and seven main bearings in the SE, GR, TS, TSX, GS and ZX. The IKA Torino's most notable international success was fourth place at the 1969 Marathon de la Route at the Nürburgring, in the "Argentine Mission of 1969" led by Juan Manuel Fangio and engineer Oreste Berta; it won the Turismo Carretera in 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 2022. By the late 1970s it was the only non-Renault product built by the French company and could be considered the last front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Renault.
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 / 300S Tornado Special 3.0 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 120 hp | 188 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 380 / 380S Tornado Interceptor 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 155 hp | 231 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 380W 3.8 I6 triple Weber | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 176 hp | 239 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| GR sedan / TS Torino 233 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 180 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| GS Torino 233 3.8 I6 (estimated figures) | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 215 hp | 246 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| GS200 Tornado Interceptor 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 185 hp | 246 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| SE sedan Torino 233 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 170 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| TS Tornado Interceptor 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 160 hp | 224 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| TS/S sedan Tornado Interceptor 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 152 hp | 217 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| TSX / ZX Torino 233 3.8 I6 | 1966–1981 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 200 hp | 239 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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