The Fuego (fire in Spanish) is a sports coupe that was produced by French automaker Renault from 1980 to 1986, replacing the Renault 15 and 17 coupés of the 1970s.

Renault sold the Fuego in the UK hoping to take sales from the established Opel Manta and Ford Capri.

The Fuego's exterior was styled by Michel Jardin and the interior by Francois Lampreia and was heavily based on the Renault 18, sharing its floorpan and drivetrain, with its front suspension developed from the larger Renault 20/30.

Despite sharing no parts, the design kept the familiar double-wishbone layout common with the Renault 18, incorporating a negative scrub radius geometry.

Power steering available at the higher end of the range.

European production continued until 1985 in France and 1986 in Spain.

The Fuego was the first mass-produced four-seat sports model to be designed in a wind tunnel, resulting in a drag coefficient (Cd) factor ranging from 0.32 to 0.35.

In October 1982, the turbocharged diesel Fuego be...