Archive for the 'Renault' Category

Renault-Raikkonen negotiations grind to a halt as team shifts management

Friday, October 8th, 2010

After weeks of back-and-forth negotiations and media speculation, former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has ruled out the prospect of returning to the sport with the Renault team. The Finnish driver who left F1 for the World Rally Championship last year has left a big question mark over if he would ever return to the [...]

Paris 2010: Renault Latitude ready to carry the flag for French automaker

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Earlier this year, the 2011 Renault Latitude was unveiled at the Moscow International Auto Show. The European version has now made its debut in front of the crowd at the Paris Motor Show. The Latitude is considered a business-class saloon and Renault is positioning it to become the automaker’s flagship vehicle. The styling of the Renault Latitude somehow [...]

Renault Latitude debuts in Moscow

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Renault does well in Russia, and the market is important enough to the French automaker that it’s unveiled its latest car in Moscow. The Renault Latitude is described as a “business class” sedan, which translates to a crisply-styled, generously-sized car carrying luxury and tech features. The Latitude will spread into other markets this fall, and the [...]

French automaker Renault encourages stripping for fun, profit

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

If you happen live in the UK, Renault is offering you a chance to win one of its diminutive new Windconvertibles. All you or a friend has to do is strip down from “winter clothes” to a single layer of clothing on video in less than 12 seconds. Not coincidentally, the dozen seconds are how long it [...]

2011 Renault Latitude brings back conventional style to premium segment

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Through much of the last decade, Renault’s product lineup lived up to the long-standing French reputation for peculiar design. This was particularly true of its flagship model, the bizarre looking five-door hatchback Vel Satis. That unsuccessful model is now set to be replaced by a much more conventional looking four-door sedan dubbed the Latitude. The Latitude [...]