Officially Official: Renault unveils Laguna Coupe in Cannes
Click on the Laguna coupe for a high res galleryWith the Monaco Grand Prix and the Cannes Film Festival both taking place this weekend on the shores of the Mediterranean, Renault chose the latter as the backdrop for its latest model unveiling. The new Laguna Coupe is getting a preview amongst the stars of Cannes with a stylish new look that gets away from some of the downright bizarre hindquarters of some recent Renaults. Along with the midsized coupe, the French automaker is revealing a pair of new V6...

Renault planning to expand 4WS lineup
Four-wheel-steering 4WS is one of those technologies that never really made it past the 1980s in great success. It featured on a string of high-performance Nissan models through the ‘90s but the extra cost and the weight disadvantage of the system won it few fans considering its only real benefit was a slight reduction in understeer. Renault, however, never gave up on the idea and recently launched its new Laguna GT pictured with a new advanced 4WS system. Renault’s new design uses a computer to...

Renault releases Megane RS Ultima Edition
Renault’s Megane line has been widely credited as a solid buy, and a few of its special editions have been quite highly regarded, even among the hard-to-please European hot-hatch crowd. The latest - and possible last - update to the hottest of Megane’s RenaultSport variants, the Ultima Edition, brings serious performance to the table while remaining a practical daily driver. Though the first Megane RenaultSport RS edition suffered a somewhat mixed reception by the press in 2004, several...

Renault Megane by Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso is back at Renault, once again racing for Renault F1 Team. With its “We all feel something special when we buy a new car” baseline, the new international ad campaign has a mischievous, easy-going feel, underlined by the use of the song “Cheek to Cheek”, by Fred Astaire for the TV commercial. [source]

Grand Prix: Renault F1 opens internship program
Click the image above to view in high resolutionIf you're a recently graduated or soon to graduate student in a technical or scientific field, listen up, because this could very well be the internship that could jump-start your career. Every year for the past five, the Renault F1 team has picked the top entry in a contest for a six-month internship. The competition is run by the Altran Engineering Academy, the technological manpower agency that consults for the team. Entries are accepted in eight...

Luxe Redux: Renault gives Clio RS the premium touch...again
Renault makes a hot hatch for every taste. Some burn gas, some burn diesel. Some are track-biased, some are great for hauling around the family. Some are flyweights, and some are luxurious. The latest version is the latter, upgrading the Clio Renaulsport 197 with a host of luxury amenities for those who want it all. Called the Lux, the new package is being offered to British customers from the beginning of the new year, packed with £2,000 of equipement for only £1,000 over the standard...

Renault Presents Kangoo BeBop Z.E. Electric Vehicle
Following the example of other manufacturers, Renault created an all-electric auto. Kangoo BeBop Z.E. runs on lithium-ion batteries which have brake-energy recovery system. Its motor outputs 60 horsepower. Z.E. concept debuted at the 2008 Paris Auto Show. The E.V. is a combination of Kangoo BeBop production and the new concept: the auto has the LED front and rear lights like the vehicle presented at the show, besides, Kangoo model has an improved aerodynamics, 18-inch wheels and the body is set 0.8...

Renault to expand electric-car project to Denmark
France's Renault SA will supply electric cars for a project in Denmark that aims to set up the conditions to encourage widespread marketing of the clean vehicles. Renault's announcement today follows the Renault-Nissan alliance's decision earlier this year to participate in a similar project in Israel with Project Better Place, a firm dedicated to installing the infrastructure to support electric cars. The projects highlight a renewed interest in electric cars. Although electric car technology is not...

Dominance of electrics sparks car talk; Renault has 4 | detnews.com | The Detroit News
-- France's Renault SA stole the spotlight at the Frankfurt Motor Show, unveiling four electric cars and pledging to bring them to market at affordable prices within three years. Most automakers displayed concept or production vehicles demonstrating advances in electric car technology, which has emerged as a dominant theme of the show. Volkswagen revealed an e-Up electric show car along with new sporty cars loaded with horsepower, and PSA Peugeot Citroen showed an electric car based on Mitsubishi Motors...