Hello,

While wandering in the ICMDb, I noticed that all Renault 6 were identified as "X18" models. Except this only one, which appears as "R18" (keying errors?).

What is this code for? According to two fan websites (I didn't find any other reference to these codes), the original project code of the "generic" Renault 6 was 118, especially R 1180 for 6 L, and R 1181 for the 6 L/TL (Sorry, the source for this two last refs is a framed website, you'll have to go to SYSTÈME NUMÉRIQUE (1945-1981) : Voitures by yourself).

The X18 code is part of the 1979-present alphanumeric code, and thus would never have been the standard one for a car which was produced from 1968 to 1980...
Moreover, as written in one of the two websites:
- Each project start with the "W" prefix, identifying it as a pilot study.
- Then this letter becomes an "X" when the project has been approved for a possible production.
- The "X" is then replaced by another letter matching the type of body (for exemple : X48 --> B48 for a 5 doors car or L48 for a 4 doors sedan).

So if a code stay at "X", it means it never went further than approval. For X18 code, we have:
- "18: R6 (unknown use) (X)" in planeterenault.com;
- "considered to be the project code of a later export version of the Renault 6, as the X17 was the one of the export version of the R12 (Dacia 1300)", in renaultconcepts.online.fr.

So what is the X18 code in the IMCDb website? Is it an internal or private reference? If so, would this not lead to some confusion?
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By the way, this "X18" Renault 6 is the only R6 to be identified as "sedan" instead of being part of the "hatchback" pages, where it should appear in page 5...
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