Renault 19 (1992) in Red (1:43 scale)
- The development & engineering started in November of 1984 & took almost 4 years until May of 1988, when the R19 went into series production. The introduction of this car was regarded as a big quality improvement by Renault.
In 1989 the notchback was introduced & was called Chamade (from 1992 the name changed to Bellevue). The convertible was engineered by the convertible specialist Karmann in Osnabrück & went into production in 1990.
In 1992 the R19 received a face lift. The vehicles are better known as phase 2 cars. The R19 was produced in Europe until 1995 (the convertible until 1997) & its successor was the Renault Megane. The R19 was the last Renault with a letter before the number. Up until 2000 the R19 was also produced for countries such as South America & Turkey.