Introduction: Renault introduced the 18 in the late '70s as a replacement for the 12 range and made the car available in two bodywork versions: sedan and station wagon, also known as Break or Estate.

Introduction: Introduced to the market in late 1977 and showed at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 1978, the Renault 18 was a little more than a re-bodied Renault 12, a car that was state of the art in 1969.