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  • Kevin Magnussen

    Renault is finally back in Formula One with its own team after acquiring a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1 at the end of last year. But that’s not the only bit of good news for fans as it has been confirmed that Pastor Maldonado won’t be a part of the new squad. As the BBC reports, the Venezuelan will be replaced by the very competent Danish driver Kevin Magnussen, currently a reserve at McLaren. Renault’s other driver was previously confirmed as British driver and 2014’s GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer. ALSO SEE: 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About...

  • 2015 Renault Talisman
    Investigators find no emissions cheating at Renault following raid

    A number of vehicle manufacturers in France were raided recently by investigators on the behalf of the French government over concerns of emissions cheating. The raids hit hard for Renault in particular whose share price dropped almost 22 percent after it was revealed the automaker was being...

  • Nissan IDS concept, 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
    Renault Nissan To Launch More Than 10 Cars With Autonomous Tech In Next Four Years

    Neither Nissan nor its French alliance partner Renault are out in force at the Consumer Electronics Show but the companies are keen to remind you that their autonomous car developments are proceeding at full speed. In a joint statement, the Renault Nissan alliance confirmed that together it will...

  • Red Bull Racing forms partnership with Tag Heuer
    Red Bull Formula One Team To Use Tag Heuer-Branded Renault Power Unit In 2016

    As a sign of how silly Formula One sponsorship can get, Red Bull Racing, which is funded by the Red Bull energy drinks company and has Infiniti as a title sponsor as well as Renault as a power unit supplier, has decided to give its power unit a name. The name will be that of Swiss watch company Tag...

  • 2009 Renault Formula One race car
    Renault Formula One Team Returns In 2016: Official

    Following its September’s signing of a Letter of Intent regarding the potential acquisition of a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1, French automaker Renault confirmed this week it will proceed with the acquisition and return as a constructor under its own brand in Formula One as...

  • Renault concept celebrating Swiss architect Le Corbusier
    New Renault Concept Celebrates Famous Architect Le Corbusier

    Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, best known as Le Corbusier and a pioneer in modern design, passed away on August, 1965. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, French automaker Renault has rolled out a striking concept car inspired by his modernist principles and theories...

  • 2015 Renault R.S. 01 race car

    In motorsport circles, Renault is probably best known for its participation in Formula One. However, the French automaker remains active in other forms of motorsport, including its own one-make series called the Renaultsport Trophy. The series forms part of the ever-expanding World Series by Renault and is currently in its inaugural season. ALSO SEE: 2016 BMW M2 Laps Nürburgring In 7:58?: Video The Renaultsport Trophy visited the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom last month, and it was at the event that British journo Chris Harris got to test the race car used for the series. You...

  • Romain Grosjean
    Romain Grosjean to drive for America's Haas F1 team in 2016

    The new Haas Formula One team, formed by American Gene Haas, the founder of a machining company as well as the Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR team, is gearing up for its competition debut next season and this week confirmed Romain Grosjean as one of its drivers. DON'T MISS: Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec...

  • 2009 Renault Formula One race car
    Renault Poised To Take Control Of Lotus F1 Team: Official

    Renault hasn’t fielded its own Formula One team since 2010 but that may be set to change very soon. The French automaker has confirmed the signing of a Letter of Intent regarding the potential acquisition of a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1. READ: Mercedes AMG Back In Form At...

  • Renault Alaskan concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Renault Alaskan Concept Previews New Pickup Developed Jointly With Mercedes, Nissan

    Mercedes-Benz confirmed earlier in the year that it was working on a pickup truck, though whether or not the vehicle will make it to the United States is still up in the air. The new pickup is to be a mid-size model based on body-on-frame underpinnings common to pickups from Renault and Nissan...

  • Renault Alpine
    Patent Drawings May Depict Production Version Of Renault’s Alpine Sports Car

    French automaker Renault earlier this month unveiled a new concept car that not only marked the 60th anniversary of its Alpine performance brand but also previewed a new sports car to be sold under the brand starting from 2016. Since the concept’s reveal, new patent drawings have emerged that...

  • Alpine Celebration concept, 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Renault’s Alpine Sports Car Previewed By New Concept Revealed At Le Mans

    While this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans rages on, we have some news from the track. French automaker Renault presented a new concept car in Le Mans that previews its new Alpine-branded sports car set for launch in 2016. It’s called the Alpine Celebration, and its arrival also marks 60...

  • Stirling Moss Renault Twizzy

    Sir Stirling Moss is one of the greatest drivers of all time. In fact, he's often called the greatest racing driver of all time to have never won a championship. Moss competed for many years, won many races, and still occasionally hops behind the wheel today to show people how it's done. The man is, of course, long since retired from competition, and enjoys a nice life in London. What sort of vehicle do you think such a gent with a proclivity to go fast would use in the day to day life of the city? ALSO SEE: McLaren F1 GTR Once Sponsored By Top Gear Up For Sale You're wrong, because the...

  • 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept
    Is Renault Ready To Show The World Its New Alpine?

    Renault has been teasing sports car fans for a number of years now. How you ask? By showing off an Alpine concept that has us all drooling. It was shown to the world a few years back, and soon after production plans for a new sports car, possibly dubbed the AS1, were confirmed. Now though, it seems...

  • Alpine Vision Gran Turismo
    First Alpine Model To Be Called “AS1”, Second May Be An SUV Or Hybrid

    Renault and Caterham Cars may have gone their separate ways in regards to a sports car platform they were developing together for new models for their respective Alpine and Caterham brands, but the cars the platform was designed for are still very much alive. We now have a few extra details on the...

  • Alpine Vision Gran Turismo
    Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Concept Is A 21st Century Speedster: Video

    By this point, you may be getting a little tired of all the new Vision Gran Turismo concepts being churned out in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game series, but the latest from Renault is certainly a sight to behold. The car is technically an Alpine, Renault’s...

  • 2015 Renault R.S. 01 race car
    GT-R-Powered Renault R.S. 01: From The Drawing Board To The Race Track

    While Renault’s presence in Formula One continues to fade (it’s now just an engine supplier to a handful of teams), the French automaker through its Renaultsport performance arm remains active in other forms of motorsport. Recently, it announced the formation of a new one-make series...

  • 2015 Renault Twingo GT spy shots
    2015 Renault Twingo GT Spy Shots

    Renault’s tiny Twingo hatch has just been redesigned, and just like previous generations of the car it looks like the latest one is set to spawn some racier versions developed by the French automaker’s Renaultsport performance division. The prototype you see here may look like an...

  • Renault EOLAB concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show

    Renault is out to prove that not only the Volkswagen Group can build a car that’s capable of consuming just 1 liter of fuel per 100 kilometers of travel, equivalent to 235 mpg. The French automaker has just revealed the EOLAB concept car, which is said to be as efficient as VW’s XL1 but targeted at budget buyers. Of course, the EOLAB is only a concept and the XL1, despite a six-figure price tag, is already in customer hands. However, Renault says technology featured on the EOLAB will feature on its cars before 2020. So how does the EOLAB go about achieving its 235 mpg economy. To...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Renault Nissan Alliance Looked At Purchase Of Aston Martin Stake: Report

    Earlier this week, it was confirmed that senior Renault Nissan executive Andy Palmer will be joining Aston Martin as its new CEO. Palmer is a Nissan veteran, having worked for the firm since 1991, and was widely tipped as a replacement for Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, so the move came as quite...

  • 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50 Concept
    Renault Alpine Sports Car Design Signed Off, Won’t Look Like Concept

    Renault and Caterham announced plans in 2012 to jointly develop a new platform that could underpin sports car models for their respective brands. Development started in earnest shortly after but earlier this year the two automakers went their separate ways. The good news is that both Renault and...

  • 2015 Renault R.S. 01 race car
    Renault’s New R.S. 01 Race Car Comes With A GT-R Heart: Video

    Renault chose the 2014 Moscow Auto Show kicking off today in the Russian capital to unveil a striking new race car that’s set for competition next year. Dubbed the R.S. 01, the new race car has been developed by the French automaker’s motorsport unit Renaultsport and will compete in a...

  • 2014 Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy R
    Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy R sets record 7:54.36 FWD ‘Ring time

    Back in 2011, French automaker Renault set the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring with its Mégane RS 265 Trophy, which lapped the notorious German circuit in a time of 8:07.97. That record sat comfortably in Renault’s lap until a couple of months ago when Spanish...

  • Renault Initiale Paris concept, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Renault’s First Premium Initiale Paris Model To Debut At 2014 Paris Auto Show

    It was back in 2012 that Carlos Tavares, who at the time was head of Renault (he now runs rival French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën), proposed launching a luxury sub-brand for Renault to be called Initiale Paris. Just a year later we got our first taste of Initiale Paris in the form of the...

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