The Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is officially revealed as a bigger, retro-inspired practical sibling to the new Renault 5 EV. Should new EVs rely on nostalgic, retro-inspired looks and familiar badges to coerce buyers into fancying one? Well, as we’ve already seen with the new Renault 5 EV, it certainly seems to work, for Renault […]
Alpine A390_b is a triple motor Sport Fastback EV from Renault’s Alpine sub-brand
The Alpine A390_b is revealed ahead of a Paris debut as a concept for a production A390, a fully electric, three-motor Sport Fastback. We’ve already seen Alpine move on from its A110 sole offering with the A290 EV, and now we get a look at its next offering with the reveal of the Alpine A390_b, […]
Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is an electric Hydrogen Range Extender
The Renault Emblème Shooting Brake Concept is a look at Renault’s future with a hydrogen range extender powertrain and swoopy looks. With the Paris Motor Show looming, we’re going to get a raft of new reveals – especially from French car makers – and Renault is out of the gate and running early with this, […]
New Electric Renault 4 E-Tech TEASED ahead of Paris debut
The new Electric Renault 4 E-Tech is teased in new images ahead of a debut at the Paris Motor Show on 14 October 2024. We’re getting used to car makers delivering new EVs sporting ‘Heritage’ names, with the likes of Ford with the Capri returning as an electric Crossover and the Mustang badge attached to […]
Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV UK price and spec announced
The Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV goes on sale in the UK with two trim levels and prices starting from £45,695. Having revealed the new Rafale Coupe SUV to top their SUV range back in the summer of 2023, Renault was back earlier this year with a new range-topping Rafale model – the succinctly-named […]
New Alpine A290 REVEALED as Alpine’s ‘Hot Hatch’ take on the electric Renault 5
The Alpine A290 is revealed as Alpine dips into the electric ‘Hot Hatch’ market with an aggressive-looking take on the new Renault 5. We had our first look at the electric Alpine A290 – Apine’s take on the new electric Renault 5 – with the Alpine A290_b Concept a year ago, complete with a very […]
Renault and Geely’s HORSE Powertrain reveals new range-extender hybrid
Renault and Geely confirm a new business – HORSE Powertrain – to develop and share hybrid and ICE engine development. Renault and Geely have confirmed their new joint venture to produce low-emission and ICE engines comes in to existence today – 31 May 2024 – as car makers seek ways to economically continue to deliver […]
New Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp PHEV ARRIVES to top the Rafale range
The range-topping model for the new Renault Rafale arrives as the Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300hp promising 62 miles of EV range. The Renault Rafale Coupe SUV arrived last year as Renault delivered a stylish SUV to sit above the Austral as a D-Segment Coupe SUV with new grille, big hips and that ‘means you can […]
Alpine Alpenglow Hy4 is an ICE four-pot with 335bhp – and powered by HYDROGEN
The Alpine Alpenglow Hy4 is revealed as a fully working concept using a modified ICE engine powered by hydrogen. It’s become received wisdom that the only future for cars is an electric one (which is not right) and that ICE cars will disappear in the coming decades completely. Apart from the fact that motorists are […]
New Renault Symbioz Hybrid ARRIVES to take on the Nissan Qashqai
The Renault Symbioz is revealed as yet another Renault SUV/Crossover designed to fill the gap between the Captur and Austral. You’ve probably had sleepless nights tossing and turning about the gap in Renault’s range of SUVs. But worry no more – the Renault Symbioz has landed. Sitting above the Captur, with many similarities, it measures […]