RENAULT 9

The Renault 9 and Renault 11 are two small family cars produced by the French automaker Renault between 1982 and 1988. In the North American market the cars were known as the Renault Alliance and Renault Encore respectively. The Renault 9 was awarded the 1983 European Car of the Year, while the Alliance appeared on Car and Driver's Ten Best list for 1983, and was the 1983 Motor Trend Car of the Year.The Renault 11 was a three- or five-door hatchback, and launched in late 1983. The US version was known as the Renault Encore. The Renault 9 was a four-door sedan, launched in 1982. A version of the 9 was produced by American Motors in the United States, where it was known as the Renault Alliance (although it also bore a discreet AMC badge on its rear window). Besides the four-door, the Alliance was offered as an American designed two-door sedan, and since 1984 as a convertible. There were plans for a wagon Alliance, although they did not materialize.
Although the two cars had different names and silhouettes, they were in fact identical under the skin, and were intended to jointly replace the older Renault 14. The 11 was also distinguishable from the 9 by its front end, which featured the square twin headlights already used on the Alliance in North America. The 9 also received this new front end in 1984 and both models were facelifted for a final time with the same nose and interior upgrades for the 1987 model year.