 A G7R petrol and a G8T Diesel variant were in development when Renault announced a merger with Volvo who was designing its own modular family along the same lines.The group decided to cancel the petrol versions, but diesel production started in 1993 and they were built for nearly two decades, until 2011.Despite the breakdown of the merger in 1993, Renault did use Volvo petrol engines (Type N) in its mid- and full-size models until the early 2000s.