Renault

May 2, 2023

The 1992 Renault Raccoon Was a Cool Concept Car with Off-Road and Amphibious Capabilities

The 1992 Renault Raccoon Was a Cool Concept Car with Off-Road and Amphibious Capabilities
The 1990s were not the best era for automotive design. Everything seemed to be overly curvy and bubble-shaped. Renault’s 1992 concept car, the Racoon, definitely embraced the blobby styling of the time, but at least it had some cool features going for it.…
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February 9, 2020

Alpine SportsX Concept Is a Lifted and Widened A110

Alpine SportsX Concept Is a Lifted and Widened A110
I’ve always wanted one of those concept sports cars that was lifted a bit and tricked out for rally racing. I think they’re some of the cooler looking vehicles out there, even if they’re not the most nimble on a paved track.…
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June 17, 2017

Renault Twingo Nail Polish Doubles as Touch-up Paint

Renault Twingo Nail Polish Doubles as Touch-up Paint
Renault has a little city car that it sells in Europe called the Twingo. The car reminds me a lot of the Fiat 500 in size and market position.…
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March 9, 2017

Renault Shows off Adorable and Fast ZOE e-Sport Concept

Renault Shows off Adorable and Fast ZOE e-Sport Concept
Renault is one of those brands that makes cool cars that we never get here in the US. At the 2017 Geneva Motor Show the company had its press conference and unveiled its new line, and the little blue ZOE e-Sport Concept car sitting there with the F1 car looks awesome.…
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September 30, 2016

Renault ZOE EV Claims 248 Miles Per Charge

Renault ZOE EV Claims 248 Miles Per Charge
Renault has announced that its compact electric car, the ZOE will go up for ordering on October 1. The car now comes with an E 40 battery, and an NEDC driving range of 400km (~248 miles) per charge.…
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June 9, 2016

Doing Donuts Is Not Just for Your Misspent Youth

Doing Donuts Is Not Just for Your Misspent Youth
The last time I did a donut in a car was sometime back in high school, in my friend’s burnt orange Buick sedan. We ended up in a snow-covered parking lot, and my buddy Tom decided to pull off a few spins.…
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March 29, 2016

Alpine Eyeing Mercedes-AMG Power

Alpine Eyeing Mercedes-AMG Power
Renault’s Alpine division is looking to get power for its lineup from the open market, or perhaps from one of the firms that are involved in parent company Renault’s tech deal – Nissan or Daimler.…
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January 29, 2016

Renault Sport R.S. 01 Interceptor Makes Me Want to be a Cop

Renault Sport R.S. 01 Interceptor Makes Me Want to be a Cop
Renault is one of those brands we don’t get here in the States. It’s a shame, because they have some cool cars these days. Take the Renault Sport R.S.…
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December 22, 2015

Renault Clio R.S. 220 Trophy: Hottest Hatch on the Nürburgring

Renault Clio R.S. 220 Trophy: Hottest Hatch on the Nürburgring
Another of the car brands that folks in Europe can get hands on that we can’t here in the US is Renault. Most of their car’s are pretty boring, so we don’t lament that fact much.…
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September 8, 2015

Renault Alaskan Concept Takes on Small Pickup Market

Renault Alaskan Concept Takes on Small Pickup Market
Some of my favorite concept cars aren’t cars at all – they’re trucks. Case in point, the recently revealed Hyundai Santa Cruz, which melds modern crossover sensibilities with the utility of a small pickup.…
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May 21, 2015

Racing Legend Stirling Moss and His Tiny Twizy

Racing Legend Stirling Moss and His Tiny Twizy
British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has found the perfect vehicle to fight the congestion in infamously trafficky London: the ultra-compact Renault Twizy, a car so the opposite of a racecar that 14-year-olds in France can drive it.…
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May 14, 2015

Renault Alpine Concept Tipped for 24 hours of Le Mans

Renault Alpine Concept Tipped for 24 hours of Le Mans
I happen to think one of the sexiest concept cars to be unveiled in recent memory is the Renault Alpine. That car looks fantastic with its blue and orange color and all the curves.…
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March 27, 2015

14-year-old French Teens Can Drive the Renault Twizy

14-year-old French Teens Can Drive the Renault Twizy
It doesn’t matter what country you live in, all teens are ready to gain some freedom when it comes time to get a drivers license. In the states, you have to be at least 16 to get on the roads.…
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February 7, 2015

Renault Kadjar SUV: The French Rogue

Renault Kadjar SUV: The French Rogue
I often lament the fact that we don’t get some of the cooler cars that you see in Europe here in the States. Renault makes some cool cars, but those are off limits for America.…
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January 29, 2015

Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Concept Gets Official

Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Concept Gets Official
You may recall earlier this month some images of what was thought to be a Renault concept car for the Gran Turismo 6 video game leaked.…
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