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Ford Falcon (XC). 1976–9 (prod. 150,707 all types, incl. Fairmont and 400 Cobra). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon, 2-door coupé, 2-door utility, 2-door panel van. F/R, 3273, 4098 cm³ (I6 OHV), 4942, 5766 cm³ (V8 OHV). Final revisions to 1970s Falcon shape. Revisions aimed at improving exhaust emissions due to Australian Design Rules; cross-flow cylinder head on sixes. Ride, handling improved. More formal grille. Lowered window line at rear in response to customer feedback. Coupé hardly changed at rear, though sedan got wrap-around lights. No Futura in XC line. Upgrades across range in May 1978. Most famous and collectible XC was limited-edition Cobra hardtop, designed to use up bodyshells and see off the range on a high. Marketing tie-in to Bathurst models raced then by Allan Moffat. First 200 with 5766 cm³ (351 in³) V8, remainder with 4942 cm³ (302 in³).
Manufacturing location: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
Marque: Ford | Model: Ford Falcon | Predecessor: Ford Falcon (XB) | Successor: Ford Falcon (XD)
q.v. Ford Fairmont (XC)
Toyota Carina (TA10/TA12/TA14/TA15/TA16/TA17/TA18/TA19/TA30/TA31/TA32/RA10/RA11/RA13/RA14/RA15/RA16/RA17/RA30/RA31). 1970–7 (prod. n/a). 2- and 4-door sedan, 2-door coupé, 5-door van. F/R, 1407, 1588 cm³ (I4 OHV), 1588 cm³ (I4 DOHC), 1770, 1808, 1968 cm³ (I4 OHC). Model range filling the gap between the Corolla and Corona, and sharing its chassis with the Celica. Supposedly sportier in flavour than larger Corona, and quite well equipped for export markets. Sold at Toyota Stores in the home market, though also available via Toyopet in Tokyo and Osaka. Distinctive grille, with inner headlights surrounded by it. DOHC engine from Celica introduced 1971. Minor changes in 1972, and deletion of column-shift models. Hardtop coupé from December 1972, with different grille and front doors from RT90 Corona coupé, and equipped with front disc brakes. All models got the coupé’s grille from 1974, and two-litre models added. Low-emission 2·0 from 1975 (with the lean-burn technology expanding to 1·6 in 1976). A30 series facelift in October 1975, with larger bodies, longer wheelbase (as with Celica), and new interior; 1·4 deleted at this time. Vans added in December 1975, with small sixth light and rear door from Corolla 30; sometimes exported as Carina wagon. The 1·8 OHC appeared in 1977.
Manufacturing location: Toyota City, Aichi, Japan
Marque: Toyota | Model: Toyota Carina | Successor: Toyota Carina (A40)
Renault 11 (L42). 1981–96 (prod. 6,300,000 approx. incl. Renault 9). 5-door saloon. F/F, 1108, 1237, 1397, 1565 cm³ (I4 OHV), 1721 cm³ petrol, 1595 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC). Robert Opron-designed hatchback version of Renault 9, pitched slightly higher than the four-door. Slightly more adventurous styling with rear hatch, but much the same under the bonnet. Basis of Renault Encore in US. Mid-term facelift in 1986 and replaced in Europe in 1989 with the Renault 19; continued in Turkey to 1995 and Argentina to 1996.
Manufacturing locations: Billancourt, France; Valladolid, Spain; Envigado, Colombia; Santa Isabel, Córdoba, Argentina; Bursa, Turkey; Vallejo, México
Marque: Renault | Predecessor: Renault 14 | Successor: Renault 19
q.v. Renault Encore, Renault Alliance
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