Engineering:Dacia 1800
| Dacia 1800 | |
|---|---|
 A 1978 Renault 18, similar to the models assembled in Romania | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Dacia |
| Production | 1978–1979 |
| Assembly | Romania: Ștefănești |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 2-door pickup truck (planned)[1] |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Related | Dacia 1300 Dacia 2000 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 L petrol |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,440 mm (96 in) |
| Length | 4,390 mm (173 in) |
| Width | 1,690 mm (67 in) |
| Height | 1,400 mm (55 in) |
| |uk|Kerb|Curb}} weight | 940 kg (2,070 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Dacia 1300 |
The Dacia 1800[lower-alpha 1] was an automobile produced by the Romanian company Dacia in 1978 and 1979. Based on the Renault 18, it began assembly in 1978, with fewer than 100 units built, mainly for government use.[2] It was not presented at the Bucharest International Fair (TIB) in 1978.[3]
The project was intended as a successor to the Dacia 1300, itself derived from the Renault 12. However, in 1979, the partnership and production license with Renault were terminated, and the model was abandoned.[4]
History
The President of France made a state visit to Romania in March 1979, during which documents were signed to strengthen Romanian–French economic cooperation. Among these were a contract and a framework agreement that provided for the assembly in Romania of the Renault 20 (in an initial batch of 2,000 units), as well as the production of the Renault 18.[5]
The framework agreement also included the assembly in Romania, at the ARO plant in Câmpulung, of a pickup model based on the R18, equipped with engines imported directly from France.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Unofficial name; the car retained Renault badging.
References
- ↑ Tet, Ana (August 11, 2026). "România urma să producă Renault 18 pentru Europa. Misterul Daciei 1800, deslușit după aproape 50 de ani". https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/mister-dacia-1800-renault-18-productie-romania-pitesti-europa-proiect-1978-5846572.
- ↑ Mastrostefano, Raffaele, ed (1985) (in it). Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1985. Editoriale Domus. p. 230.
- ↑ "Istoria neştiută a proiectului Dacia 1800 şi producţia Renault 18 în România m-au făcut să merg la bibliotecă şi să discut cu fiul designerului Gaston Juchet". https://piataauto.md/Stiri/2026/08/Istoria-nestiuta-Dacia-1800-si-productia-Renault-18-in-Romania-m-au-facut-sa-merg-la-biblioteca-si-sa-discut-cu-fiul-designerului-Gaston-Juchet/.
- ↑ "Istoric" (in ro). https://daciaclasic.ro/istoric-3/.
- ↑ Autoturism magazine, no. 5, May 1979.
- ↑ "Proiectul R18, 'bombă economică' pentru Dacia anilor '70, ratat de ambiţia lui Ceauşescu. Cum a rămas uzina de la Mioveni fără Renault timp de 20 de ani" (in ro). 3 April 2015. https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/pitesti/proiectul-r18-bomba-economica-pentru-dacia-1612831.html.
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