New Renault Megane

Here are a few papparazzi photos of new Renault Megane

Renault Megane III

French car magazine Auto Plus has laid their hands on some photos of an undisguised Megane III, or so they make out in the magazine scans dug up in turn by Autoblog.com. The front grille and headlamps are completely new with hints of both the Laguna and Megane Coupe Concept which may be the start of a new design language for the French marque.

Renault Laguna GT goes on sale

By this summer the new Renault Laguna GT is going to be available for sale in a saloon and an estate version. Both petrol and diesel engines have been announced. The diesel is a 2.0L dCi that outputs 180hp at 3,750 rpm and 400Nm of torque, does 0 to 100kph in 8.5 seconds and a mixed fuel consumption of 6.5L/100km (172 g/km CO2 emissions). If you want something sportier than the 2.0L 16-valve petrol engine may be the solution. It outputs 205hp at 5,000 rpm, has a 300Nm torque and does the 100 (kph) in 7.8 seconds. Of course the mixed fuel consumption is a little bit higher, 8.2L/100km and 194 g/km CO2 emissions.
It was developed by Renault and their Renault Sport Technologies division, has an Active Drive chassis with four-wheel steering, some new lateral air-intakes, gloss black wing mirrors, smoked rear lamps and aerodynamic sills. My personal favorite are the twin tailpipe and the Celsium wheels equipped with 225/45 18-inch special Bridgestone Potenza tyres.

Renault Twingo Rs - Pocket Rocket

Dimensions : 3,61 m x 1,69 x 1,47 m
Engine : 1.598 ccm
Power : 98 kW / 133 KM at 6.750 rpm.
Torque : 160 Nm pri 4.400 vrt.

Renault Megane Coupe Concept

The new Renault Megane Coupe Concept is powered by a 2.0L turbocharged petrol engine that develops 200hp and delivers 280 Nm at 2,600 rpm. It has a manual 6-speed transmission and does 0 to 100 km/h in 7.2 seconds which is not bad at all. CO2 emissions are pretty low at only 154 g/km while the mixed fuel consumption is 6.5L/100km.

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Renault Kangoo Ad Campaign featuring The Simpsons

Ficticious family The Simpsons are breaking out of their radiation-infested town of Springfield. In a Renault Kangoo.
Renault is running a new ad campaign in partnership with 20th Century Fox L&M, Publicis and The Simpsons which is to be featured in 29 countries across the globe from 9 February. Success depends on whether Bart Simpson, the renegade boy child of Marge and Homer Simpson, behaves himself and does not make off with the car. Should this not happen, the family will be shown driving out into the real world in the Kangoo, experiencing its versatility by allowing Homer for example, to store all his hamburgers in all the storage facilities available.
The entire whacky Simpson family of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Abraham, the grandfather, is meant to fit inside the car. With this new unique campaign Renault aim to show the public that it can be offbeat while remaining true to its core values of reliability, human and enthusiastic.

New Twingo Renaultsport

Renault Sport Technologies profited from the international launch of the latest R28 Formula 1 single-seater in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, today to take the wraps off Twingo Renault Sport. Renault's new, affordable, high-performance car slots into the Renault Sport range alongside its bigger sister cars, Clio and Mégane Renault Sport.

Twingo Renault Sport is a genuine hot hatch with looks to match and was designed to deliver both enjoyable roadholding and genuine sports performance. Its efficient, balanced chassis has been mated to a fiery but flexible 133hp engine to form a package that is sure to appeal to all those who seek sporting sensations and driving pleasure during everyday motoring.

Renault has produced an affordable high-performance car which sits alongside Clio and Mégane Renault Sport in the Renault Sport range. Twingo Renault Sport's compact proportions and incisive, assertive styling are redolent of the Twingo Concept show car which was unveiled at the 2006 Paris Show. Twingo's existing lines are underpinned by a more curvaceous, athletic stance and the newcomer's sporty calling is further emphasized by its wider front and rear wings, profiled sills and spoiler.

Twingo Renault Sport is the response of Renault Sport Technologies' experts to a twopronged challenge, namely to deliver sports performance while at the same time ensuring that the new car is easy to use on a day-to-day basis. Twingo Renault Sport's chassis is both responsive and finely tuned to provide precise, balanced sports handling, while specific work on the pitch of its new 133hp 1,598cc engine reveals its punchy temperament.

The public will have the opportunity to examine Twingo Renault Sport in further detail at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show.

Renault to launch Alpine in 2010

Renault is developing an all-new Alpine sports car, a new report finds. Set to go on sale in the UK in 2010, the Alpine is said to be targeting the Mazda MX-5 and will steer clear of the Nissan 350Z's price point. The new Alpine will likely take some design cues from the 1960's A110.

While it remains unclear if the Alpine name will eventually spread to other models, it will make its comeback as a stand alone model. The model to be released in 2010 is heavily inspired by Renault's racing experience.

The two-seat Alpine is said to be powered by a turbocharged gasoline engine — although output is unknown — mounted mid-ship for optimal handling.

A Renault official confirmed the existence of such a car earlier this year. “We will introduce a small sports car and use our grand prix image to sell it. Formula One has a high level of safety and reliability. We want to produce a road model with the same qualities as our race entry.”

Renault Koleos

The Renault Koleos is a compact SUV which was first presented as a concept car at the 2006 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris. Production is expected to start in 2008, and will also be performed by Renault subsidiary Samsung Motors in South Korea, as the Renault Samsung QMX.

Renault has some experience in the SUV market, after selling the Scénic RX4 and the Kangoo, but it has never produced a true SUV. A Koleos concept car was shown in the media as long ago as February 2000.
The Koleos's body design is based on the Renault Koleos and Renault Egeus concept cars. The engines selected for the Koleos haven’t been used in any car, but will be used in the Clio and Laguna. Some of the Koleos's future competitors like the Citroën C-Crosser and the Peugeot 4007 will also be presented by this time

Renault Grand Modus

Renault has put all its expertise as a pioneer of the monospace into Grand Modus. With an overall length of 4,034mm, a wheelbase of 2,575mm and its slightly raked rear screen, the new model features expressive, appealing looks redolent of Renault's approach to the MPV.
Its expressive headlamps, front bumpers with broader beading and reinforced rear-end protection that blends harmoniously with the bodywork position Grand Modus firmly in the world of MPVs. The chrome beading that runs between the rear lights underpins the width of the hatch, while the larger quarter-lights contribute to the vehicle's large glazed surface area and accentuate the sensation of space when sitting inside the car. Meanwhile, Grand Modus user-friendly drive station combines the advantages of a saloon with those of an MPV and features centrally-positioned instruments that are easy to read for all passengers.

Renault Sandero is five door Dacia Logan

On the basis of the Dacia Logan Renault a five door has developed hatchback. The Sandero, as the car is called, are first new Renault-model that outside Europe are launched. In 2008, he comes as Dacia to Europe.

The Sandero stand on the same B0-platform as the Logan. In association with Renaults local engineering centre in Brazil became it assume adapted to the requirements for the South American market. With its length of 4.02 meter (23 cm less than the Logan sedan) the Sandero offer a loading space of minimum 320 litres.

The Sandero later also come in December on the market in Brazil and something in Argentina. There one 1.6 petrol and 1.5 stand dCi on the programme. He rolls of the link in the Ayrton Senna-fabriek in Curitiba (Brazil) and has three years factory guarantee. Dacia-gamma come reinforce an direct derivative of the Sandero in 2008, in Europe.

New Renault Kangoo

Here are some pictures of upcoming new Renault Kangoo
It will be available with motors:
- 1.6 liter benzin with 90 HP
- 1.6 liter benzin with 106 HP
- 1.5 dCI Diesel with 70 Hp
- 1.5 dCI Diesel with 85 Hp
- 1.5 dCI Diesel with 105 HP