Say “Duster” to most auto enthusiasts and you’re likely to conjure up images of 1970’s Plymouth Valiant-based muscle cars, or perhaps the P-bodied Chrysler buzzbins of the Eighties. What doesn’t usually come to mind is the very first concept car from the Romanian low-cost transportation experts at Dacia.
Initially shown at the Geneva Motor Show earlier [...]
If you’re a driving enthusiast living in the old world, chances are you’re plenty familiar with Renault. The French automaker makes some of the best supercar-slaying hot hatches on the market and organizes a series of events to show drivers how to get the most out of them. Those events are now being organized into [...]
When Nissan and Renault formed an alliance in 1999, the two automakers, led by dual-CEO Carlos Ghosn, cited the need to cut costs as deeply as possible through increased product sharing and purchasing power. Today, with the global economy in the doldrums, those benefits are required more than ever. So it’s not surprising to [...]
While it may seem like an inopportune time to exhume a performance marque, that’s just what Renault is up to, says Car. According to the U.K. glossy, Renault will relaunch the Gordini brand in Europe next year with a new Twingo variant. You may recall that it was recently revealed that the French automaker’s plans [...]
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Renault has earned its place as the pan-European king of the hot hatch. But with new contenders like the MINI JCW and Alfa GTA vying for the throne, Renault knew it would have to up its game to hold on to the title. Fortunately, it brought out a slick new Megane to replace the old [...]
Renault’s low cost Romanian brand, Dacia, will be unveiling its very first concept at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Called the Duster, the concept features a crossover-style body with some very interesting styling elements like headlights that trail off across the front fenders and rear tail-lights that stretch forward across a flying buttress of [...]
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn doesn’t expect to see any more big auto alliances in the near future. That actually shouldn’t be a surprise when we’re seeing Detroit automakers actually unwinding their existing relationships. With General Motors looking tot unload part or all of Saab, Opel, HUMMER and Saturn and Ford still trying to sell Volvo, [...]
Just like that, it’s over. Renault had been working on bringing back the Alpine nameplate with a sports car being co-developed as the Nissan 200SX. But according to Autocar, economic strain has led to the vaporization of both programs, even though development was quite far along. Rumors have been swirling for a long time about [...]