By the mid-Nineties roadster buyers knew pretty much what to expect from an open-topped sportscar. But then along came Renault's Sport Spider, challenging convention and changing everything....
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The Megane has been a major success story for Renault. Keen pricing, good levels of standard equipment, roominess and strong build quality have all helped, as have clever and constant TV advertising.
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Whatever else you think of Renault, being slow to react to market trends isn’t one of them. Realising that the market for the traditional, boxy family estate was fast disappearing down the gurgler, th...
So effectively had the Renault Espace cornered the MPV market that for a while it looked as if an ‘Espace’ was going to become what marketing folk call a ‘brand eponym’, such as a Hoover, Frisbee, Pos...
Industry watchers will long remember the Avantime as the moment Renault, buoyed by a swelling wave of innovation, innovated perhaps a little too far. The idea of merging a Renault Espace chassis with ...
The Renault Clio has established itself as one of the most stylish small cars around, certainly boasting a bit more high street chic than a Ford Fiesta or a Vauxhall Corsa. Many used buyers are confus...
It’s easy to get dewy eyed with nostalgia when remembering the Renault 4. Tough as old boots, about as sophisticated as a thumb in the eye and with styling more akin to a henhouse than a car, it had a...
Most manufacturers wrestled for some time with the question of whether to build their mini-MPV models with five or seven seats. Renault didn’t mess about when they were faced with this issue. They bui...
Way back before Nicole appeared on our TV screens, Renault were making family-sized cars that had an endearing amount of French character inside them, but not quite state-of-the-art technology powerin...
Want a powerful super-saloon for not much money? Ford’s Sierra Cosworth springs to mind; the problem is, it will cost a fortune to buy and insure, the neighbours will dismiss you as a boy racer and th...
An affordable pocket rocket classic, the Renault 5 GT Turbo is one of the cheapest automotive ways of bringing a smile to your face this side of a go kart.
Around £2,000 buys you a good one and for t...
If you're looking for a second-hand Escort-sized family hatchback, then you're not short of choices. Keep value for money at the top of your priority list however, and the list narrows considerably to...
Thanks to `Papa and Nicole` on the television, Renault's Clio has become one of France's most successful supermini imports ever. And as sales continue to grow, the car's used market presence in both f...
Renault had a great head start when it came to launching the second generation Scenic. With a reputation as one of the originators of this rapidly evolving market niche, all eyes were on the French co...
By and large, motoring journalists are a cynical bunch, world-weary hacks who aren’t too surprised by the stunts that slow-moving multinational car companies pull. Therefore it came as something of a ...
Looks aren’t everything but nine times out of ten, a good pretty one will still beat one that’s good but has a face like a plasterer’s radio or a bulldog chewing a wasp. Renault’s second generation La...
Looks aren’t everything but nine times out of ten, a good pretty one will still beat one that’s good but has a face like a plasterer’s radio or a bulldog chewing a wasp. Renault’s second generation La...
Looks aren’t everything but nine times out of ten, a good pretty one will still beat one that’s good but has a face like a plasterer’s radio or a bulldog chewing a wasp. Renault’s second generation La...
Looks aren’t everything but nine times out of ten, a good pretty one will still beat one that’s good but has a face like a plasterer’s radio or a bulldog chewing a wasp. Renault’s second generation La...
Looks aren’t everything but nine times out of ten, a good pretty one will still beat one that’s good but has a face like a plasterer’s radio or a bulldog chewing a wasp. Renault’s second generation La...
Once upon a time, large families bought an estate car – not any longer. These days, the thinking father or mother opts for one of the new breed of so-called ‘People Carriers’, otherwise known in indus...
As adventurous as its predecessor was staid, the Megane II range suddenly put the mid range Renault on the shortlists of many younger buyers who would never have countenanced the ageing and rather fru...
As adventurous as its predecessor was staid, the Megane II range suddenly put the mid range Renault on the shortlists of many younger buyers who would never have countenanced the ageing and rather fru...
As adventurous as its predecessor was staid, the Megane II range suddenly put the mid range Renault on the shortlists of many younger buyers who would never have countenanced the ageing and rather fru...
With every successive generation, Renault’s Espace has become bigger, slicker and more sophisticated, Scenic and Grand Scenic models filling the vacuum it left beneath it. The 2002 model fourth genera...
With every successive generation, Renault’s Espace has become bigger, slicker and more sophisticated, Scenic and Grand Scenic models filling the vacuum it left beneath it. The 2002 model fourth genera...
With every successive generation, Renault’s Espace has become bigger, slicker and more sophisticated, Scenic and Grand Scenic models filling the vacuum it left beneath it. The 2002 model fourth genera...
With every successive generation, Renault’s Espace has become bigger, slicker and more sophisticated, Scenic and Grand Scenic models filling the vacuum it left beneath it. The 2002 model fourth genera...
With every successive generation, Renault’s Espace has become bigger, slicker and more sophisticated, Scenic and Grand Scenic models filling the vacuum it left beneath it. The 2002 model fourth genera...
The Laguna II marked Renault’s move into the premier league of midrange hatches. Yes, the old Laguna sold in respectable numbers, but there was always an underlying suspicion that it was batting again...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
The original Renault Twingo caused quite a furore in the UK, at least it did given that this was a car never officially sold here. British holidaymakers would return from France, where the car was sel...
Twice in less than two decades, Renault has created a brand-new niche in the market with vehicles other car makers have scrambled to copy. The Espace MPV People carrier spawned a new generation of fam...
There’s an old adage which suggests that it costs as much to get it right as it does to get it wrong. Ask Ford, whose newer models have just about erased the memory of earlier failures. Renault, too, ...
If asked what Britain’s favourite coupe has been in the years 1996-2001, what would you plump for? The Ford Puma would have to be a strong candidate, as would the Hyundai Coupe. Vauxhall Calibra and F...
Not many people know this, but the Renault Megane is an amazing vehicle. Think about it. The standard five-door hatch has spawned so many variants it’s hard to keep track. How many? Count them off. Th...
Launched within close proximity to each other, the Renault Megane CC and the Peugeot 307 CC seem natural competitors but drive the two cars back to back and you’ll be left in no doubt which is the sup...
Launched within close proximity to each other, the Renault Megane CC and the Peugeot 307 CC seem natural competitors but drive the two cars back to back and you’ll be left in no doubt which is the sup...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
The market for small cars has changed beyond recognition in the last few years. Time was when you either bought a supermini or a family hatch. Those were your sole realistic choices. Then strange city...
Renault’s contribution to the face of modern family motoring should be underestimated. Not only did they popularise the ‘people carrier’ when it launched the Espace in the mid eighties, it also did mu...
Many breathed a huge sigh of relief when Renault updated the Clio in 2001. Not that there was a great deal wrong with its predecessor, but with it went the naming conventions that made choosing a Clio...
Though you don't see many around, Renault's big Safrane five-door executive challenger had more friends than you might imagine. Across the continent, it outsold most of its mainstream rivals. Here, it...
Cars like the Clio Renaultsport V6 – to give it its full and rather cumbersome title – don’t come around too often. Any company with its eye on the bottom line will quickly scotch such flights of fanc...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
If there’s one thing that contemporary sales of small cars has shown us, it’s that buyers don’t like small cars. That might seem odd given the skyrocketing sales of superminis and city cars but bear w...
The Renault Megane Cabriolet offers decent balance between style, affordability and practicality. Although it has never grabbed the headlines it’s been a consistent seller for La Regie since its intro...
Quite how Renault thought the Vel Satis was going to punch a sizeable hole in the sales of the executive elite is a story that may never emerge from the executive boardroom. Competing with the cream o...