In the asset of the French automobile company Renault several dozen first-class models, from compact small cars to large limousines of the executive class. Some cars stand out from the general model line, due to their extraordinary technical characteristics, as well as the exclusivity of the exterior design. These cars include Reno 19, the release of which began in 1988.
The car immediately took its place in the European market in several modifications. First of all it was two hatchbacks, five-door for five seats and three-door for four seats. Behind them closely walked a five-seat four-door sedan and closed this model chain two-door convertible with seats in two rows. Produced by Renault 19 at several factories in France, Turkey and Latin America. The policy of Renault in the early nineties was aimed at a broad buyer. The task of the Directorate was to produce large quantities of cars of this quality, against which no buyer could resist. And this task was successfully carried out. Renault 19 was an impeccable car, easy to manage, with a high level of comfort, economical and maneuverable.
The price of the sellers tried to maintain within the limits of mass availability. This was possible because of the low cost of basic units and relatively inexpensive equipment of the car. Low prices for components, components and assemblies, as well as inexpensive assembly in Latin American factories, allowed Reno 19 to be retrofitted many times, photo on the page, improving the design and improving the basic performance of the undercarriage, engine and transmission. The car became the standard in its class, the technical characteristics had already taken on redundant character, when the middle class car could no longer be improved, its parameters reached their limit. However, Renault's design bureaus still found application of high engineering thought.
A unique system of emergency absorption of the kinetic displacement of the engine and all the metal mass located in the engine compartment was created. In the new format, the engine with the gearbox was mounted on a special frame of the profile of the profile, which in turn was attached to the frame spar support. The design in a head-on collision took a hit on itself, the inertia was extinguished and the engine no longer drove into the interior, as it used to be in conventional cars. Thus, Renault 19 became the most car-safe car of its time, in relative terms. Otherwise, the passive safety of the car was also at a sufficiently high level, four emergency pillows prevented the driver and passenger in the front seat from injury, and the rear seat was equipped with effective seat belts with inertial lock that withstood any tension.
The number of modifications that were made by Renault 19 during the years of production, simply can not be counted. But it is reliably known that there were more than a hundred of them. The most significant and notable development was the modification of Renault 19 Europe, produced at an automobile plant in Turkey. Some modifications of the basic nature were held until the end of production in 1995, when Reno 19 was replaced by Renault Megane. On the main conveyors, Renault 19 ceased production, but in the peripheral factories the car was assembled for another 7 years, until 2002.