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SEPTEMBER’S FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW is drawing closer, and with the likes of the BMW X1, Audi’s R8 Spider, the all-new Saab 9-5 and the Alfa Romeo Milano expected to debut at the famous event, it’s set to be a big one.
Today, Renault has announced plans to unveil a trio of electric cars at the [...]
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION is well under way.
To bolster its position as one of the leaders of the emerging propulsion technology, Renault-Nissan has announced the first details of the recharge system to be used on its forthcoming electric vehicle range.
When Renault’s first EV goes on sale in Europe in 2011, owners will be able to [...]
RENAULT HAS ANNOUNCED that the stylish all-new 2009 Renault Megane Estate will hit European showrooms this month, offering a range of petrol and diesel engines.
The Renault Megane Estate, which shares its face with the regular Megane (due in Australia in 2010), adds a longer wheelbase, longer rear overhang and sporty wagon styling, while the profile [...]
RENAULT HAS TODAY announced the launch of the full Laguna range in Australia, lowering the recommended retail price across the range and offering a revised warranty, upgraded from three-years/150,000km to three-years/unlimited kilometres.
This move coincides with the launch of the new Laguna Estate and petrol models.
The price of the entry-level Laguna Express Hatch has been reduced [...]
The proposed Formula One boycott has gathered strength after Renault became the latest heavyweight manufacturer to reconsider its involvement in the sport.
The French manufacturer opposes the introduction of two sets of regulations for next year, which will provide budget-capped teams with a variety of technical freedoms and scope for innovation including a movable rear wing.
Renault [...]
Renault’s Kangoo Be Bop EV was first revealed in concept form at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, but this new iteration is looking decidedly more production-ready.
Unveiled at Renault’s Annual General Meeting, the new Kangoo EV prototype offers a preview of the technology expected to appear in the first all-electric Nissan that’s due for launch in [...]
Renault has unveiled its latest hot hatches in the Clio Renaultsport (RS) 200 and Renaultsport 200 Cup. Both models featuring more power, better suspension, and less weight than their forebears.
While there’s only an extra 2.2kW (3hp) on tap, Renault has also tweaked the little blasters in other areas to improve the experience at the wheel [...]
It was just last week we brought you news that Mazda’s design chief, Laurens van den Acker, was parting ways with the Japanese manufacturer. Of course, talent like that will never be out of work for long and Laurens is now headed to Renault where he will lead the design team.
Outgoing Renault design chief Patrick [...]
Word has already hit the streets that Renault is planning a revival of its Gordini performance arm, with a range of special cars to sit above the already impressive RenaultSport line of hot hatches.
Additional information about the re-launched brand now reveals which cars in the Renault line-up will be treated to a Gordini makeover. With [...]
Renault has released a great TV commercial for the 2009 Renault Megane Coupe, following a happy new owner as he drives around town – through space and time, eventually ending up in the horse-and-cart era, with hardly anyone batting an eye.
As nifty as this advertisement is, one wonders what the message is. Is Renault describing the [...]
Back in the late 1990s, Nissan found itself in quite a predicament. It was suffering from declining sales, burdened by a bloated product catalogue and all but crippled by the Asian economic crisis.
Sound familiar? It should, give or take some details, Nissan was in a similar bind to that faced by America’s major automakers today.
Thankfully [...]
With the first of the Nürburgring industry test days having kicked off last week, it’s time to get ready for an influx of lap time news as manufacturers look to refine the rides and secure bragging rights at the Nordeschliefe.
Ford has its sights set on the hot hatch lap time record, with the Ford Focus RS [...]
Renault and Nissan are planning to share more engines as part of their alliance. Both see it as imperative to the success of their brands at a time when development funds are in short supply.
Utilising each company’s strengths, Nissan will focus on the development of petrol engines, while Renault will lead the development of diesel [...]
Renault is about to join the electric revolution in a big way. The bright sparks at the French firm are considering not just one electric vehicle, but a full suite of electron-powered models are apparently in the pipeline for the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
The electric vehicles will be more than just stationary show-stand fillers [...]
With rumours circulating that the upcoming Ford Focus RS may be the last while the company looks to focus on volume-selling vehicles, Renault seems to believe that offering more performance cars will sell more of the regular models.
The UK’s Car magazine reports that - despite cancelling the Alpine project - Renault will soon bring the [...]
Last time we spoke about Renault’s head-bangingly hot hatch the Megane RS, all we had to show you was a solitary teaser image.
Not any more. The French pocket rocket has made its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and Renault has unleashed a bevy of pics and some preliminary specs on its latest performance [...]
We felt more than a small stir of excitement when Renault announced it would be reviving the Alpine nameplate.
Rumours suggested that Renault would use the 370Z’s platform to build a two-seater coupe that would be designed from the ground up as a sports car - unlike other Renault hotties such as the R26, which is [...]
Renault’s power-punching hot-hatch, the Clio Renault Sport 197 F1 Team R27 has been confirmed for the Renault stand at the Melbourne International Motor Show.
The Clio Renault Sport 197, for those of you who are unfamiliar with it, is already a dynamic mini-missile. Adding ‘F1 Team R27′ to its expanding moniker adds ‘Cup Chassis’ suspension settings, [...]
It appears our earlier reports that Renault would unveil its Megane RS at the Geneva show were accurate, as Renault has recently launched a teaser site, complete with countdown timer.
The above image is a screen grab from the site and shows that initial assumptions - that the Megane RS would share styling cues with the [...]
With the Geneva Motor Show on the horizon, Renault has revealed a refreshed Clio for 2010. While the only version available in Australia is the range-topping RS 197, the Clio has been one of Europe’s top-selling cars since its introduction in 1990.
Set to fill the gap between the Clio and the Clio RS, the new [...]
The Laguna Black Edition is now available from Renault, offering a host of upgrades to make what is already a well-endowed car that much better.
The GT-look pack, featuring a new front treatment, black headlamp masks for the bi-xenon lights, and tinted rear tai-lights combines with 16-inch alloy wheels to give the Laguna Black Edition that [...]
The team over at CarScoop claim to have inside information that confirms Renault will pull the wraps off its Megane Coupe RenaultSport (RS) at the 2009 Geneva Show.
The same 2.0 litre turbo engine used in the Megane R26 (pictured following) is expected to appear under the hood and, tweaked of course, rumoured to see an [...]
Nissan and Renault have just taken the wraps of their jointly-developed all new 3.0 litre V6 turbo-diesel engine, set to begin appearing under the bonnets of Nissan and Renault models in 2010.
The new donk, with173kW and 450Nm, should be a belter. Besides those very appealing numbers, it features all the usual modern diesel technologies such as [...]
We were hopeful it would happen (and there’s been indications that it would), but that doesn’t stem the excitement of learning that Renault’s Megane GTI is definitely on its way. UK-based AutoExpress is confirming plans for the GTI and has obtained new illustrations depicting the finished product. Looks like our previously-reported sighting of a hotter Megane [...]
Renault has unveiled the Kangoo Be Bop, a van with a neat retractable roof that creates, oddly, a convertible van.
Based on the Kangoo Compact Concept that Renault unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year, the Be Bop – very much a production model – will keep the two-door layout of the concept (tying it [...]
French motoring blog L’Auto Journal has come across this shot of what is clearly the 2009 Megane Coupe, loitering somewhere in the French capital, ahead of its reveal at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.
Unlike the images in our 2009 Megane Coupe post earlier this week, the model snapped above is most likely to be the [...]
Renault has announced that its all-new Koleos will soon be available from Australian showrooms, bringing along its own unique Gallic flavour to the SUV segment.
The Koleos is Renault’s first 4×4 crossover vehicle and was developed jointly between Renault, Nissan and Samsung Motors, making the mid-size SUV French in name only. Still, if you were never [...]
Got an embarrasing story for you. A couple of weeks ago we found ourselves with three press car bookings in the same week. Tony was strapped into the new R36 Passat, The Insider had his bum in a Colorado and I thought I had a week off.
That was until The Insider called and said Renault had [...]
It seems that no manufacturer is safe from prying eyes these days and Renault is no different. Having already seen its fair share of prematurely revealed Megane photos, Renault has again been stung, this time by the EU, as 2009 Megane Coupe patent images have found their way online. We’ve got them right here of course.
Sporting [...]
Renault’s director of design Patrick Le Quement says the Ondelios Concept crossover is “inspired by motion rather than speed”. However, judging from that full-width chrome grille, it looks like that someone on Renault’s design team drew much of their influence from the 1967 Mercury Cougar.
Thankfully that’s where the similarities end. The Ondelios is Renault’s [...]
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