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The Renault Symbol, world car that the proposed diamond already in several developing countries such as Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe, will be available from next year in some Latin American countries, notably Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador , Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay. With this new commercial goal, the Symbol, which ranks among the Renault Logan and Mégane three volumes, becomes in fact a model for intercontinental spread, raising the legacy of the previous Clio sedan.

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You have this old Megane? Or, closer to current, the new Koleos? Well, dimenticatele well: the new course stylistic Renault has finally sfornato a proposal welcomed. Rounded lines, with personality - this, to tell the truth, is never failure - far from piattezze stylistic the recent production. The third generation Megane could not afford the luxury of making a mistake: danger escaped, success guaranteed.

Also because the range engines will have the absolute protagonist charged with propellers petrol 1.2 and 1.4 TEC to “carve out” the range of powers between 100 and 150 horses. And then the diesel 1.5 and 2.0. In Paris have already laid out the red carpet.

Yet guardandola eye with melancholy and oriented to the past, ricorderebbe also Safrane. Less majestic and solemn, more rough: the proportions, however, are not dissimilar. Pity that the remake of the historic flagship Renault is not just a “cover” from Samsung SM5, honest sedan produced by the partner eastern Regie. No chance stylistic and no presumption in wanting to replace the Vel Satis, recently out of production.

The second generation of Safrane is built in South Korea and dedicated to the Middle East, the Gulf States, with no possibility of seeing lists in Europe. In any case welcomed the adoption of a V6, combined with an automatic transmission, while some additional effort should be devoted to the aesthetic: even the front bezel is shared with the “cousin”.

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Intricato like a Rubik cube and manifold as a Tangram: low price does not mean immobility. After the forerunner Spartan (but versatile) and little fotogenica, the new proposals affecting the eye and captures the reason. Pleasant and economa: how to say no? The field of low-cost knows no truce, even going so far as to propose an SUV: Renault reserves to markets south-Americans the unprecedented Sandero Stepway, soft-roader - this definition is more fitting - Brazilian waiting to debut in October.

Priva of wheel drive for reasons of price, driven by a propeller 1.6 petrol flexfuel from 112 horses, in addition to known dCi of European origin, combines space and internal flexibility to a line pleasant and dynamic, in some points even better than the Koleos. Vederla cross the Atlantic? Why not: the term low cost is the son of globalisation.

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Renault is finalising work on Kangoo Concept, close to debut and strongly linked to or monima concept presented in 2007 in Frankfurt. From the spy photos that we publish it would seem that the inspiration of the concept has remained even too obvious, since the bonnet and front bezel silver in color, in stark contrast with the rest of the car.

What that London is not a Hall of primary importance in the international automobile exhibition, is not a new fact. We say that its role could be equated to that of a light aperitif pre-awaited summer to autumn bouffe that awaits us in Paris, another manifestation of that calibre violentera our senses of fans with a veritable flood of world premiere.

Nevertheless, the novelty in the capital are not missed. Easy listing the star of this edition 2008: Ford Focus RS Concept, Honda MDGs Concept, Lotus Evora, Opel Insignia, Renault Megane R26.R, Seat Ibiza SportCoupe were certainly the most protagonists in view of BIMS this year.

Now, with the opportunity of this new gallery created by Tom Phillips of AutoExpress (on the blog CarTribe find all the photos you took) and our James Gasperotti, we want to take away the curiosity to know your opinion: which of the six o’clock news mentioned above you liked more?

8 minutes and 17: five seconds less than the M3 E46, four more than the current M5. Not bad, huh? Also because this is the record for cars with front-wheel drive. The Megane R26.R short, keeps the promises made by previous data sheet it matters little if off the tempone the Nordschleife or whether consumers are squeezed to duty on the road, with her the fun is assured.

Responsible of the 126 kilos less, but also the exquisite and irreproachable “base of departure provided by the RS, magnet of praise and magnet for praise. The 2.0 Turbo engine, however, remains detained at an altitude of 230 horses and 310Nm of torque, while the benefits reach a further step - net 6.0 seconds to reach one hundred per hour and 25.9 for the 1000 metres. Unfortunately, of the 450 specimens provided no one will have the pleasure of crossing the Alps with the direction of Italy.

It will be the image of appannata Formula 1 team, will be the desire to emulate the example of what it has done with Fiat Abarth, but the RS logo will be performed for the last time on the next R26R. A leave in style. Renault, in fact, the next Megane exploit the Alpine redivivo mark to identify their sports car models.

According to reports Autoweek, Losanga would like to replicate the commercial operation implemented by the Lingotto with Abarth, creating an independent brand in which together newer pepper and fun. There the similarities between the two brands, from almost similar range of models - Twingo, Clio and Megane direct opponents of 500, Grande Punto and (perhaps) Bravo - until the desire to achieve a roadster light and satisfying.