Renault 21

The Renault 21 is a large family car that Renault built from 1986 to 1995 as the successor to the Renault 18. It was launched in early 1986 as a saloon, followed a few months later by the seven-seat Nevada estate, which Renault sold in the United Kingdom as the Savanna. A liftback body was added in a major revamp in May 1989, together with a 2.0 litre turbo version, and the front-wheel-drive 21 Turbo could reach 227 km/h. Its engine layout was unusual: the 1.7 litre unit sat transversely while the more powerful engines were mounted longitudinally, which complicated assembly and hurt profitability. In North America it was sold as the Renault Medallion and then the Eagle Medallion, and it was also built in Argentina, Turkey and Colombia. About 2,096,000 were produced.