Renault 11 Electronic

The Renault 11 Electronic was a futuristic version of the Renault 11 that stood out for the advanced technology of its day. It had a digital speedometer with a voice synthesiser, and a hi-fi system controlled from a satellite pod behind the steering wheel. The Renault 11 went on sale on 1 April 1983 as the three- and five-door hatchback version of the four-door Renault 9, launched in September 1981 and voted Car of the Year 1982. The 9 and 11 were drawn by Robert Opron, and the interior and dashboard of the 11 by Marcello Gandini. The TSE, TXE and Automatic Electronic versions were the first French cars with a digital dashboard and speech synthesis, and the first Renault with the steering wheel satellite control for the hi-fi, later copied by many makers. No Electronic version was continued on the phase two of late 1986.