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{{Infobox Automobile
|name = Renault 8
|aka = Renault 10
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|manufacturer = ]
|production = 1962–1971
|class = ]
|body_style = 4-door ]
|engine = 956 cc ]<br>1108 cc ]<br>1255 cc ]<br>1289 cc ]
|transmission = 3-speed manual<br>4-speed manual<br>5-speed manual
|length = 4000 mm
|width = 1490 mm
|predecessor = ]
|successor = ]
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The '''Renault 8''' ('''Renault R8''' until ]) and '''Renault 10''' are two ]s produced by the French automaker ] 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 ], although they were produced in ] until ] (see ]), and continued to be produced in ] until ].

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The 8 was released in July ] and was based on 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 cc engine developing 44 PS.

A more powerful model, the 8 Major, was released in ], featuring an 1108 cc 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 manual transmission. 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. The 10 is significant as the first Renault model to be offered with a ], which unlike all later automatic Renaults had a push button gear selector.

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In ], the 8 Gordini received a facelift, adding two extra headlights, and its engine upgraded to a 1255 cc unit rated at 100 PS. 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 model. The 10 itself was facelifted, with rectangular headlights added. The changes also saw the addition of the 8S, a sportier model with a 1108 cc engine rated at 60 PS. A larger unit, the 1289 cc 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 ] arm, continued to produce models 8 and 8TS (quite analogue to the 8S) until ] for the ] and ] markets.

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