Renault has received a 2 year suspended ban from F1 over race fixing in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Briatore banned from F1 and Symonds for 5 years. It looks like they got off lightly. The FIA, meeting in Paris today, has handed out a suspended ban from F1 for Renault over the race-fixing debacle and the […]
Renault F1 – Briatore & Symonds resign
Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore and chief engineer Pat Symonds have resigned over the Piquet accident fixing allegation. Oh, dear. The accident fixing allegations surrounding the Renault F1 team and their former driver – Nelson Piquet Jnr – have rumbled on over the past days, with Briatore declaring he was suing Piquet – and his […]
Megane Renaultsport 250 Press Release
NEW MEGANE RENAULTSPORT 250 The stunning New Mégane Renaultsport 250 will go on sale later this year to the delight of UK enthusiasts. From launch, the Mégane Renaultsport 250 will be available with a choice of two chassis settings: * a sport chassis for everyday driving enjoyment, * a Cup chassis for even more exhilarating […]
Megane Renaultsport 250 launches
Renault has revealed the 250bhp Megane Renautsport 250 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Thankfully, Renault has remembered that it likes to make the odd car that doesn’t use electric motors or a hybrid toothbrush motor, and has revealed the new Megane Renautsport 250 at Frankfurt. As you’d expect, the RS 250 is a wee bit […]
Renault Electric x 4 for Frankfurt
Renault are to feature four electric car concepts at Frankfurt as part of their ‘Zero Emissions’ Range. I suppose we should expect car makers to tease and torment in the run up to a motor show. Citroen has been messing around with the Citroen Revolte tease for a week or more, and now Renault are […]
Renault Koleos White Edition launched
Renault has announced a new Koleos – the Renault Koleos White Edition – with Dynamique trim and a bespoke paint job. The Renault Koleos is an odd looking creation. When Renault launched the Koleos they said it was part Megane, part 4×4 and part SUV. A mongrel, in other words. But like a lot of […]
Renault Fluence launched
Renault are launching a new car – The Renault Fluence – based on the Mégane underpinnings. But it’s not coming to the UK – or most of Europe, for that matter – it is instead designed to be sold in Turkey, Russia and Romania, and is being built at the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey, […]
New Renault Megane Sport Tourer arrives
Renault previewed the Megane Sport Tourer at Geneva this year, and issued details back in June. But the Sport Tourer (or Renault Megane Estate, to be more prosaic) actually launches today in the UK, with orders being taken for delivery in November. To our eyes the Megane Sport tourer is a pretty good looking car. […]
Nissan UK Battery plans confirmed
As was expected Nissan – the Renault Nissan Alliance – has confirmed its plans to build battery plants in the UK to produce lithium ion batteries for electric cars. It has also announced it will be building facilities for battery production in Portugal. And the UK plants will be known as ‘Nissan European Mother Site […]
Renault Clio & Megane World Series Special Edition launched
Due to be revealed at the World Series by Renault event at Silvesrstone on the weekend of 4th / 5th July (the same weekend as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which might keep the numbers down), Renault has revealed the World Series Editions of the Clio, Megane Hatch and Megane Coupe. The World Series Limited […]