New Renault Talisman

The New Renault Talisman wants to punch a VW Passat in the face and gnaw at the back of an Audi A4 and other compact premium sedans. During the reveal speech, Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talked about solidity and the feeling of substantiality. He, along with design boss Laurens van den Acker, made it clear that this car had a clear emphasis on actual and perceived quality. They say they worked really hard to screw the whole thing together with more precision and also make occupants feel like they're driving around in something premium. The word premium was not used, but it's clear that's what they're aiming for.

Other core principles behind its creation are an emphasis on fuel efficiency, low emissions and, believe it or not, driver enjoyment. Don't take that last one literally, though, as it will probably not be true – it's hard to call a car fun to drive these days since the standards, in any body style or size, are set extremely high – do you see this beating a Mazda6 on a twisty road? No.

Scrolling nearly all the way down through the official press release, not all that much space was allocated to describing the engine range. Still, we are told they will all be turbocharged, and if you're familiar with Renault's naming strategy, you'll know what TCe 150, Energy TCe 200, as well as DCi 110, 130 and 160 mean.

The DCi diesel units are all derivatives of the new 1.6-liter unit, which in 160 PS guise sports a twin-turbo setup (an actual one, not to be confused with a single twin-scroll turbo). Of the two petrol engines, we know the TCe 200 is basically the same 1.6-liter unit found under the bonnet of the Clio RS (as well as the new Espace MPV/crossover), but we really have not found any information on the TC150. It may very well be the same basic engine but with but in a lower state of tune.

As for gearboxes, the two petrols will be exclusively available with Renault's dual-clutch seven-speed. The DCi 110 will get a manual six-speed as standard, as will the 130; the 160 will be exclusively available with a six-speed dual clutch also optionally available for the two lower-powered diesels.

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New Renault Duster Oroch Pickup

The French brand's first pickup truck model is based on their low-cost Dacia Duster SUV and it's primarily aimed at South American markets where nearly 1 million vehicles of this type are sold every year. Renault previewed the Duster Oroch with a concept model late last year in Brazil, giving us a pretty accurate idea of the production car that drops the study's fancier trimmings, colors and lights, but otherwise, is almost identical.

According to Renault, the Oroch offers "impeccable accessibility thanks to the four doors, generous internal space due to five proper seats, a generous bed and the proven robustness and reliability of Renault Duster".

In Argentina, the Duster Oroch will be available with 1.6-liter and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engines, and will also feature the brand's new Media NAV Evolution infotainment system with navigation and a 7-inch touch-screen.

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New Renault Sandero RS

The Renault Sandero RS 2.0 is pegged to be launched in Argentina early next year and it was revealed today at the Buenos Aires motor show alongside the Duster Oroch, another Renault that's exclusively destined for Latin American countries. Granted, it's only destined to be sold in this configuration in Latin America, a market where engines such as this are still prolific among new cars.

It's still a significant car nonetheless because it's the very first RenaultSport model to be built outside of Europe. Aside from the bigger engine that's hooked up to a six-speed manual, it gets a sports-tuned stability program, lower and stiffer suspension, revised steering and four-wheel disk brakes.

That's literally all Renault says about it, but we can estimate that it will hit 100 km/h or 62 mph in 8-ish seconds and not have a very high top speed - probably no more than 210 km/h or 130 mph.

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Renault DeZir first look

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The brand new DeZir idea headlines a newfangled front close compose that reviews the brand new front close identity of the next Renault models. The headlights take the shape of illuminated prisms and the perforated ’eyelids' put in this heightened tech feel and donate to DeZir's particular lighting mark. Rear lighting is given by an illuminated, seemingly coasting strip and the Renault logo is highlighted by backdrop illumination through the blades of the grille and resultingly seems to drift in the midst of this space.
Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir


Renault DeZir




DeZir is powered by an electric engine mounted in a mid rear position to improve weight dissemination over the front and rear wheels. The vertically mounted 24kW/h lithium ion electric storage device is located old fashioned and furnishes the auto with a range of 160km. The newfangled thought can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in five seconds, and from 0 to 50 km/h (31 mph) in simply several seconds.

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