Renault

Renault on Friday was flogging an early test mule for its new Mégane RS at the Nürburgring. The Mégane is the French automaker’s entry in the compact segment and the current, fourth-generation model made its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. The Mégane RS is a...

When Renault rolled out the Clio RS16 concept car a little over a month ago, it was clear a production version wasn’t far off. On Tuesday the French automaker finally unveiled the car as the latest in its series of Clio RS hot hatchbacks. The “RS” in the name stands for Renault...

As car enthusiasts, we get excited about megabuck, high-horsepower supercars, but accessible performance isn't easy to come by. That's all set to change, at least for European buyers, with Renault's new Twingo GT. Based on the rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive Twingo that recently hit the market, the...

Despite some very public digs between the heads of Red Bull Racing and Renault in recent years over the French automaker’s Formula One power units, the two sides remain committed as evidenced by the extension of their supply contract. Red Bull will continue to use power units sourced from...

To celebrate its return to Formula 1 as a constructor, French automaker Renault together with its Renault Sport Cars performance division unveiled the Clio RS16 concept. The concept was unveiled today at the Monaco Grand Prix and taken out on the track briefly by the Renault Sport F1 team’s...

After announcing its return as a constructor in the Formula One World Championship late last year, Renault today unveiled its race car for the 2016 season. Along with the reveal, the French automaker confirmed drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer for the squad. The official name of the new F1...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...