Renault releases new Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet
After the hatchback, coupé and estate, Renault will release a Coupé–Cabriolet version of its third-generation Mégane model. It is to be built alongside the Scénic and Grand Scénic models in Douai, France. The Mégane Coupé–Cabriolet has a folding hardtop, but with a difference: this time, the roof is all glass, with a transparent glazed […]
Renault shows Mégane RS: video
Renault has announced the Mégane RS, a sporting version of the Mégane 3 Coupé. The car produces 250 hp from its turbocharged two-litre engine, with 340 Nm of torque. Rather than dull up this post with technical details, we feature three videos below: general views of the new car, the Mégane RS around the track, […]
More from IAA, the Frankfurt Motor Show
The Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) saw numerous débutantes from the car companies, trying to look positive in one of the toughest years ever. Below are videos from BMW, where Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management, is joined by German chancellor Dr Angela Merkel; and from Renault, where boss Carlos Ghosn gives insights, […]
Renault announces Fluence; electric model to follow
Renault has announced its Fluence saloon, which is meant to replace the Mégane Classic. However, if Korean readers are thinking it looks rather familiar, that’s because it is: the Fluence is, essentially, the second-generation Samsung SM3 with a new grille. The slightly conventional styling down the back is mated to a Mégane 3-like grille […]
Renault launches Laguna 3 ad campaign with Eric Cantona
Renault has launched a campaign for the Laguna 3 with former Manchester United football player Eric Cantona, using humour and targeting the internet as well as conventional media. Called Le rencontre (The Encounter), the commercial is irreverent but manages to show the Laguna in a quality light. The campaign breaks today in France […]
Renault revises Clio 3, one of our favourite superminis
One of our favourite small cars—we drove a Renault Clio along the South Island coast in New Zealand, from Christchurch to Aramoana and back (see Lucire no. 26)—is getting a relaunch at the Salon de Genève next month. The revised Clio 3 has a new front end, making it look more purposeful like the new […]
South Island by Clio, sans Nicole et Papa
I was interested to find that there were still photographs from my 2007 South Island drive that hadn’t seen the public light of day. These were good shots of the Renault Clio 3 that the company had loaned to me. Outside Carey’s Bay Hotel, the Clio looked more 21st century than the 1990s cars parked […]
Renault launches Laguna Coupé at Festival de Cannes
Renault has launched its new Laguna 3 Coupé—and in one fell swoop, it has turned an odd-looking sedan into a sexy sports car. And as proof that cars are becoming fashion items, the company has launched it at the Festival de Cannes, the Cannes Film Festival, driven to a première by its boss, Carlos Ghosn. […]
