Renault has recently unveiled the new Wind, the newest member of the Gordini family. The two-seat convertible model gets the traditional Malte Blue exterior and two white stripes as the other models in the range that received the Gordini badge, Twingo RS, Clio RS but also Twingo. The new Renault Wind Gordini is set to debut at the Geneva Motor...
Formula 1 is getting tougher and tougher to understand these days but this bit of news does feature quite a reasonable translation possibility. Lotus-Renault is the team that's actually helped along by the actual British manufacturer at Lotus and not just another team with legal rights of a name. It's this particular team that plans to employ the services of...
For some reason, Renault decided there's no need to have a tire supplier. I mean, why outsource a job that you could take care of, without too much effort, in-house? It seems relatively simple to me, but it also seems completely absurd to car makers as none of them does this (well, not since Henry Ford anyway). Seriously, nobody makes...
According to Fabrice Cambolive, Renault's sales manager, the Romanian brand Dacia which is included in the French group managed to increase their sales from 311,282 vehicles to 348,723 units, thus, a 12% increase. The best selling globally model in 2010 was Dacia Sandero with about 155,000 units followed by Logan with 127,000 vehicles. On the third place is ranked the...
Three things you need to make one heck of a novel or movie. Probably a best seller or a block buster situation too. However, during the time you're dreaming about cashing in on that success, out in the real world something has really happened at Renault. Earlier this week, the French company had announced its suspicion of industrial espionage on...
The French people from Renault recently announced that one of their models, more exactly the Scenic MPV managed to reach 4 million units sold worldwide, a fact to celebrate indeed. Renault Scenic has been launched 14 years ago and the current generation is the third one of the model. Back in 1996 when the first generation Scenic was launched, its...
When you generally think or hear Renaultsport your first thoughts head for the lightweight, track focused Megane 225 or it's other forms. This time though, the French mental division decided they could tackle rallying. It's still tarmac oriented but the Renault Megane N4 is a certified Group N rally car. Renault will most likely be selling this to privateer rally...
The Dutch tuners from Kerkhof&Visscher decided to improve a bit (more) the performance of the Renault Megane RS. Thus, they've managed to rise the power of the model from 250 horsepower to 310 horsepower, an impressive result thought. Thanks to a revised ECU unit and a new intercooler, the French sports model is able to achieve great performance and also...
The Renault Wind has been with us for an incredibly short amount of time and to be honest, I'm yet to see one on the street. Actually, still honest, I don't really care if I see one of the Twingo-ish convertibles on the street. Nevertheless, my opinion doesn't matter and the German tuner Elia set to work on it. Elia...
Renault recently published the official details for the facelifted version of Espace, a French MPV model scheduled to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in January. What's new? Well, the French people fitted the Renault Espace with day LED lights, improved interior materials and a new exterior color. Until then, under the hood the model gets a new 2.0-liter dCi...
Few days ago we talked on few images and details on the Sandero Stepway Concept created by the Brazilian division of the French manufacturer Renault. The concept in question was revealed recently at the Sao Paulo Auto Show and with this ocassion Renault revealed official photos and details on this concept based on the French-Romanian model. This concept is likely...
The Brazilian division of Renault revealed few images for the Sandero Stepway Concept, scheduled to be revealed at the Sao Paulo Auto Show at the end of this month. The French manufacturer claims that this is nothing more than a design study designed mostly for the female public, even some unofficial sources state that this concept shows us few elements...
This concept revealed by the French people shows the new design phylosophy adopted by Renault. Renault Zoe Z.E. comes with an autonomy of 160 kilometers and an electric engine able to develop 79 horsepower. But this isn't a simple concept, Renault Zoe foreshadowing the next generation of Clio. The video released by Renault shows the capabilities of the concept, able...
Laurens van den Acker did his job well and here is the result: Renault Laguna facelift. The French model debuted at Paris Auto Show and Renault released more official photo and details on the new model. Thus, Laguna facelift comes with few technical improvements but also with a slightly redesigned shape. The new Laguna brings a revised front grille, redesigned...
The French manufacturer announced that they will extend their models that benefit from Bose sound systems. For now, the Renault Koleos and Laguna Coupe benefits from the audio systems provided by Bose but starting this end of the year new models will benefit from the high performance sound systems. The people from Renault want to introduce the Bose audio system...
It seems that it becomes fashionable for fashion house to cooperate with an automotive manufacturer in order to create a special edition for a model. This time, the fashion house and the French manufacturer decided to create a tuning kit dedicated to ladies, so, Renault Twingo Miss Sixty emerged. The Italian fashion house prepared two color versions for the Twingo...
Commercial vehicles dedicated Auto Show, in Hanover, hosted the unveiling event of a zero-emission utility vehicle, the Renault Kangoo Express ZE, a model that offers an autonomy of 160 kilometers. The electric engine of the utility vehicle developed by the French manufacturer, Renault, is able to deliver 44 kW (60 horsepower) and is able to develop a top speed of...
In a recent press release issued by the French manufacturer, people at Renault announced that the Slovenian plant from Novo Mesto where every day 520 Twingo units are produced, managed to produce a total of 500.000 Twingo vehicles. The third generation of the French model managed to receive a very positive feedback from customers and managed to be sold in...
Due to more critics than expected regarding the current Renault Laguna generation, Laurens van den Acker and his design crew created the facelifted version of the Renault Laguna will be unveiled at the Paris Auto Show this month and is expected to improve the overall bad impression created by the current generation Laguna. The facelift is available for both SportTour...
Renault introduced the Latitude business class sedan at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show. The model features a classic design combined with good dimensions and passenger space. The Renault Latitude has been designed for people that want materials made with superior quality and also to ride in comfort by featuring every tehnical improvement to make it both reliable and efficient....
