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Dacia, the Renault owned Romanian car maker, unveiled the Bigster concept vehicle earlier this month. Developed by Renault as a preview of an upcoming production large SUV, the Bigster’s appeals lies in its rugged design and squared off four-wheel drive body. The production version will be Dacia’s largest offering yet …

There’s no doubt the shift to electric vehicles are quickly gaining momentum. Affordable, mainstream EVs are projected to become the norm in the new decade. And Renault has jumped on the bandwagon with the introduction of the Megane e-Vision EV concept. Utilising the diverse expertise of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, the …

Carmakers are trying to fill every niche possible, especially in the highly fought SUV segment. Take Renault‘s latest entrant, the Kadjar, for example, it sits between the baby Captur and the larger Koleos, and is pitched against the likes of the newly minted Kia Seltos and recently facelifted Mitsubishi ASX. …

How hot do you like your fried chicken? Mild, medium, hot, really freaking hot? What if we could also choose the intensity of our hot hatches? Well, with the new Renault Megane R.S., we can. You choose from Sport, Cup, Trophy and Trophy-R, with incremental hotness from Sport to Trophy-R. …

Renault has given the Koleos a mid-life update for 2020 along with the introduction of its new 5:5:5 Easy Life Ownership Program. The refresh MY2020 Koleos gains a more ‘muscular’ styling featuring a restyled front grille, more chrome bits, broader skid plates, LED fog-lights and new ‘Black Diamond’ 19-inch wheels …

Renault Australia has revealed the local pricing of its Nürburgring bashing Megane R.S Trophy-R and it’s eye-wateringly expensive! While the standard R.S Trophy manual can be had for $52,990 plus on-road costs, or $55,990 for the dual-clutch equipped EDC, the R.S Trophy-R will see you part with at least $74,990 …

 These days, hot hatches not only have to be fast and can tackle corners better than Douglas Santos tackling the soccer ball, they also have to be easy to live with and versatile enough to fulfil modern life’s demands of being good at almost everything. It is for this …

The fastest and most hardcore Renault Megane ever, the Megane R.S. Trophy-R, is now available for order online to Australian customers, with first deliveries scheduled for early 2020. While final pricing has yet to be confirmed, Renault Australia has indicated an approximate drive-away price of $70,000 for the hot hatch. …

Renault has taken the veil off its facelifted 2020 Zoe with a more assertive design, equipment upgrade and a longer driving range. Gone are the soft lines of the outgoing model which have been replaced with more distinctive shapes for a less ‘cutesy’ look. While the silhouette isn’t radically different, …

The Hyundai i30 N first burst onto the scene at the start of 2018 with one big goal of taking on the hot hatch hierarchy and proving its place as the South Korean company’s first proper hot hatch. And do that it certainly did. Offering up better performance than many …

In the tradition of Renault Sport, the Megane R.S. Trophy-R was developed as a more potent version of the regular Megane R.S. by a small dedicated team that operated in agile mode by focusing on three aspects: maximum weight reduction (up to 130 kg lighter compared to the Megane R.S. …

Renault Australia has today announced an updated Megane R.S. range, headlined by the addition of a sportier Cup chassis model available in either a six-speed manual gearbox or dual clutch (EDC) automatic transmission. The streamlined 2019 Megane R.S. range is now made up of the Megane R.S Turbo Sport (Manual …

Renault’s upcoming Megane R.S Trophy-R has been caught pounding the Nürburgring on a film shoot presumably for its impending release. Published by Talea Media, the video captures the Megane R.S Trophy-R on the famous German track tailed by a camera car before launching itself in full attack mode. Like its …

Renault has taken the wraps off its all-new 2019 Clio V hatch bringing more upmarket styling and a tech-heavy interior ready to lure buyers away from the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo. Headlining the range is the R.S Line which replaces the outgoing model’s GT-Line. It gets a sportier styling …