The original Renault Alpine Interlagos was a niche sports car built under license in Brazil during the 1960s. The car was based on the Renault Alpine 108 sports coupe but picked up its own unique ‘Interlagos’ title as homage to the famous circuit of the country in which the custom model was produced. […]
Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place has received quite a lot of press lately for its seemingly futuristic plans to bring electric vehicles and recharging stations out of the movies and into the streets. The future is now, however, as the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Project Better Place have officially joined forces to produce electric vehicles in […]
The new Laguna is a crucial model for Renault, so much so that CEO Carlos Ghosn has admitted the carmaker is staking its reputation on the success of the recently launched sedan version. Not surprisingly Renault plans to launch several variants of the car including a new two-door model set to arrive on […]
In a recent announcement Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said that Renault has plans to begin production of electric cars in Israel by 2012. Now word has come out that Renault may be teaming up with Shai Agassi’s Project Better Place to help build the infrastructure necessary to make electric vehicles a practical reality. Renault has […]
Environmentally friendly cars have been becoming increasingly popular ever since the introduction of the ground-breaking Toyota Prius. Renault is now pushing the boundaries of how clean an eco-friendly car can be by creating a version of its Logan sedan with record-breaking emission levels and equally brilliant fuel economy.
A range of technical optimizations and an ‘eco’ […]
Four-wheel-steering (4WS) is one of those technologies that never really made it past the 1980s in great success. It featured on a string of high-performance Nissan models through the ‘90s but the extra cost and the weight disadvantage of the system won it few fans considering its only real benefit was a slight reduction in […]
Updated: Despite the millions spent by Renault on its Formula One team and its recent success in the competition, translating these efforts to its production cars is a moot point because Renault’s lineup is lacking in the sports car department. Management is hoping to change all that and is keen to start building sports cars […]
Renault has shown that low-cost minicars don’t have to be the boring econo-boxes most people presume they are thanks to its stylish Twingo hatch. It’s now made the tiny runabout a little sweeter with some help from Nokia. The two companies have formed a partnership to develop a new range of in-car electronics for […]
The alliance between Renault and Nissan has been very beneficial to both companies and it’s no secret the CEO of the French-Japanese duo, Carlos Ghosn, is looking for a tie-up with a third partner. We can report that French rival PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is unlikely to be that partner, despite a recent report in the Financial Times […]
Not only is Renault presenting the new Laguna Coupe and Kangoo Compact concept cars at this week’s Frankfurt Show, the French carmaker is also presenting the new 2008 model year Kangoo small car as well as the new Clio Sport Tourer. In addition to these two new models, also on show will be a new […]
Renault will be showcasing six new production models as well as two brand new concept cars at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, one of which is the new Kangoo Compact Concept. Designed as preview of a possible new Kangoo variant, the new concept car is built around a roller-skating theme and is aimed at young […]
Renault is getting more serious about coupes, and the new concept car to be shown at the Frankfurt IAA previews fairly accurately what we’ll see on the roads from the French company in the near future. With styling based heavily on the Fluence concept of 2004, the new coupe looks both elegant and sporting. We […]
The new Laguna is a crucial model for Renault, so much so that CEO Carlos Ghosn has admitted the carmaker is staking its reputation on the launch of the new sedan next month. Not surprisingly Renault plans to launch several variants of the car including a new two-door model due to arrive on the market […]
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has revealed that he has no interest in acquiring the Volvo unit from Ford, despite having wishes to form an alliance with an additional carmaker. Though he commented that he’d never completely rule out the possibility, he said that at this time he’d rather invest any resources into Renault-Nissan’s existing brands […]
Renault hasn’t released any details about the car but we can confirm that the striking two-door will be on the carmaker’s stand at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new concept will preview a production coupe variant of the recently launched Laguna that earlier reports suggest would arrive on the market roughly 12 months after […]