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| The '''Renault 8''' ('''Renault R8''' until 1964) and '''Renault 10''' were ] ]s produced by the ] manufacturer ] in the ] and early ]. The 8 was launched in ], and the 10, a more upmarket version of the 8, was launched in ]. Both ceased production and sales in France in ], though continued to be produced in ] until ]. | |||
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| The 8 was released in ] of ] and was based on the platform of the outgoing ]. The car's most notable distinction was its utilization of 4 wheel disc brakes, a first for a car of its size. The 8 was powered by an all-new 956 cm³ engine developing 44 PS. | |||
| A more powerful model, the 8 Major, was released in ], featuring an 1,108 cm³ engine developing 50 PS. A still more powerful version, the 8 ], was also released that year, with a tuned engine of the same capacity but developing 90 PS and a five-speed gearbox. The Gordini was originally available only in blue, with two white stripes. In ], the Renault 10 Major, a plusher version of the 8 with a different front and rear, was released, replacing the 8 Major. | |||
| In ], the 8 Gordini received a facelift, adding two extra headlights, and its engine upgraded to a 100 PS 1,255 cm³ unit. Both the 8 and the 10 (already lost the word '''Major''') were heavily revised for ], with some of the 10's features making it in to the 8, resulting into a reappeared 8 Major which replaced the basic 956 cm³ model. The 10 itself was facelifted, with rectangular headlights added. The changes also saw the addition of the 8S, a sportier model with an 1,108 cm³ engine doing 60 PS. A larger unit, the 1,289 cm³ engine from the new ], was added in ], giving birth to the R10 1300. | |||
| French production of the 8 and 10 ceased in ], with final sales as late as ]. FASA-Renault, the company's ], continued to produce models 8 and 8TS (quite analogue to the 8S) until 1976 for the Spanish and Mexican markets. | |||
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