Renault does not build many cars like the Renault 10: a 4-door saloon with 1108 , built from 1965 to 1970 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar.
Where it came from
The Renault 10 is a small family car which was produced by the French manufacturer Renault between 1965 and 1971. It is a four-door saloon car with a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. The 10 is larger, more upmarket version of the Renault 8, it was launched in 1965. In 1971 it was replaced by the front-wheel drive Renault 12, which was built in parallel for two years. The 10 was also produced in Bulgaria until 1970 (see Bulgarrenault), and in Spain.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 1108 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine hangs behind the rear axle, a layout that gives ferocious traction out of a corner and a reputation to match on the way in. The wheelbase is 2270 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Renault's history is not in doubt: the Renault 8 came before it; the Renault 12 followed it; it was built at Flins Renault Factory. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ford Bronco, the Ford Transit, the Nissan Silvia. Nearby in the Renault catalogue sit the Renault 10CV and the Renault 11CV.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Renault 10 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.