Renault 25

The Renault 25 is an executive car that Renault built from 1983 to 1992 and positioned as the flagship of its range, its largest, most expensive and most prestigious model. Sales began in March 1984 after an end of 1983 introduction, and it replaced the Renault 20 and Renault 30. Its five-door liftback body was drawn by Gaston Juchet and Robert Opron, and aerodynamic work gave a drag coefficient as low as 0.28 on two litre models. All versions were front-wheel drive, with four-cylinder petrol or diesel engines and six-cylinder engines, and the interior was designed by Marcello Gandini. It placed second in the 1985 European Car of the Year rankings. Its automatic transmission, particularly the AR4, was its weak point. A facelift came in June 1988, and production of 780,976 cars, all built at Sandouville near Le Havre, ended in February 1992 to make way for the Safrane.