We have old folks today who has witnessed the French car market through the 1960s and thru the 1970s, and they become quite nostalgic when they try to recall how the cars looked, sounded, and performed back then. They might have the Citroen DS ruling the road but who can forget about the Renault 16. [...]
The two-seater ride of Renault, the Twizy, will be offered in three trims after the French carmaker released details about the Colour versions of the electric vehicle. The Twizy Colour has a sticker price of £6950 ($10,858) while the Twizy Urban variant will come in at £6690 ($10,452) and the top of the line Twizy [...]
Renault revealed some more details about the Estate Wagon which expands the range of their Megane lineup. The Estate Wagon was unveiled during the Geneva Motor Show last March and is set to hit dealerships this June. The Estate Wagon has a bigger carrying capacity compared to the standard hatch unit of Megane. The wagon [...]
Renault pours its efforts on developing electric vehicle concepts the recent years. In 2008, the French automaker was proud to show the Ondelios Hybrid and the Z.E. electric vehicle concepts. This year, Renault plans to unveil three of its ongoing electric vehicle projects during the motor show in Frankfurt. One of the cars that will [...]
China may not be the Mecca of cutting-edge automobile technology; and for several years now, China-made cars have been highly questioned for its safety problems. Thus it is surprising when China made an “about face” and delayed the four Renault imports and questioned its “serious safety risks” and “non-compliance with regulations”—an amusing news that raised [...]
Renault came up with the new gen of Clio last February and had a sport variant when they joined the motorshow in Geneva the following month. The car manufacturer recently unveiled the Clio RS in United Kingdom is due for sale by the end of this month. The new Clio RS receives some upgrades to [...]
The team up of Nissan and Renault is forming a link with the California-based San Diego Gas & Electric to promote zero emission transport by developing a network of charging stations for electronic vehicles. The Japanese car maker will be marketing ZEVs in the US by 2010 and has plans of marketing the ZEVs worldwide [...]
With the constant threat of global scarcity of gasoline and global warming, big automobile companies have started developing vehicles that run on electricity. While Nissan vowed to be the leader in electric vehicle technology, its parent company, the French automaker Renault, announced its plans to release three electric vehicles in 2012. According to the scoop [...]
Renault, the century old French automobile company, has a great track record to carry along with its name. To add to its already huge popularity is the fact that this is the safest car brand in Europe. As of today, eight of its vehicles in different categories have won the Euro NCAP’s crash test programme. [...]
With more than 100 years of history to back it up, the Renault Company was always the first to utilise the racing track to the maximum. Even before the formula one came into being the company’s cars had made marvellous performances at city-to-city races, the Grand Prix motor racing event, the Le Mans 24 Hours, [...]