Tag: Europe

Renault Dealer – Make Sure You Choose the Right One

Posted on February 22, 2023

There are few vehicles in the world today that have as storied a history across Europe as the Renault. Founded in the late 1890s, Renault has set the stage for many car companies that came later. Pioneering superior engineering, craftsmanship and design, there are few vehicles — and car companies — that can even begin to compare to the superiority of a Renault. As such, when you are in the market for a new car, you need to make sure that the Renault dealer you choose to buy your new car from, is just as superior as the products they are selling.

Your Renault dealer should be professional, courteous and have the proper product knowledge so that no matter what …

Renault Eyes Purchasing Saab

Posted on December 24, 2022

With the misfortunes of America’s two largest automakers being trumpeted frequently on the news, it seems as if little attention is being paid to some of the other automakers out there. France’s Renault, once in poor shape itself, has rebounded nicely and is prospering with its relationship with Nissan, a company it has controlling interest in. Speculation is that Renault wants a greater piece of the luxury car market, even beyond Nissan’s luxury division, Infiniti. Would General Motors consider selling Saab to Renault or would the French automaker be better off looking elsewhere? Let’s take a look at some options for Renault.

Make a bid for Saab. It is no secret that the Swedish automaker hasn’t been much of a …

Renault Weathers the Recession of 2009

Posted on November 11, 2022

Renault is French automaker that, in alliance with the Japanese automaker Nissan, is the fourth largest automaker in the world. The company also owns the Romanian automaker Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors. It is strong in France, South America, and Africa, while its partner Nissan’s core markets are in Japan, North America, and Southeast Asia. The alliance between Renault and Nissan began in 1999 with each company taking shares in the other company: Renault took a 44% stake in Nissan, and Nissan reciprocated with a 15% share of the French car manufacturer. The alliance has proved very successful for both companies, with each company complementing the strength of the other. Nissan develops gasoline engines, while Renault concentrates …

Renault Scenic DCI Diesel Engine: Powering Economical Scenic

Posted on November 8, 2022

French automaker Renault launched Scenic in 1996 as a compact MPV, immediately it became a hit as people were desperately waiting for something between a big MPV and a compact family car. Scenic filled the gap perfectly, demand was so high that at one time Renault factories were producing 2500 units each day. Renault launched Scenic with varying engine capacities ranging from 1.4 litre to 2.0 litre petrol along with different variants of 1.9 litre diesel engine. Among those, Renault Scenic dCi diesel was the most powerful, in first generation Scenic, producing 101 bhp. This dCi based diesel engine was powerful enough to be used in RX4, 4×4 version of Scenic with bigger wheels and suspension.

During the second generation, …

Renault Clio V6 – Hot Hatch Madness

Posted on October 20, 2022

The Renault Clio, a run of the mill small hatchback aimed squarely at the mass market. A reliable super mini driven by new drivers, mothers on the school run and old dears popping down to the shops. So what happens when you add an insane body kit, rip out the rear passenger seats and shove a growling 3.0 litre V6 in the back of one these sedate little motors? Well Renault decided to find out in 2001 when they did just that and unleashed the Renault Clio V6 Sport in Europe.

The Clio V6 was superficially based upon the MKII Renault Clio although in reality the two cars share few components. This was quite necessary to transform the standard Clio …

Renault Xenon Headlights

Posted on October 7, 2022

The Renault xenon headlights are lights that one can use to improve the status of their vehicle in terms of the lighting experience that they have. This being the case, you will find that there are several ways that this can be done. The best way to go about it would be through using the new xenon headlamps. These are lights that have been found to be brighter in terms of the overall lighting when driving through different situations. All that one needs to do is to make sure that they get a headlamp that is compatible with their car.

Renault is a vehicle that has been manufactured by the French for some time. This being the case, you will …

Not So Hot – Smart ForTwo

Posted on May 4, 2022

Minicar, once popular, is widely ignored now.

The Smart ForTwo has lost its appeal. Then again, the diminutive city car from Daimler never had the broad appeal in the United States it has long enjoyed in Europe.

Gas Prices

Introduced to the US market in January 2008 and marketed by the Penske Group, Daimler had high hopes that its Smart car would be well received in the United States with gas prices north of $4.00 a gallon. For a brief time it did, with dealers selling most of the cars on their lots quickly. 

Featuring a base sticker price of under $12,000, the Smart ForTwo seemed to present a good alternative to used cars and by getting 41 mpg on …