Welcome to Renault’s most hardcore hot hatch, the new Megane RS Trophy-R. It has just set the Nurburgring lap record for a front-wheel drive production car, swiping it from the Honda Civic Type R. Yep, that’s right. This is the new king of the Nurburgring. The Trophy-R recently set a […]
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Renault Megane RS Cup now available with EDC auto
Renault Australia has now added an EDC automatic transmission option for the hot new Megane RS Cup. It joins the Megane RS Sport which has been available with both the manual and dual-clutch auto. Offering the EDC dual-clutch auto for the RS Cup opens up its market reach, but it […]
Renault Megane RS Trophy-R spotted at Nurburgring (video)
It appears Renault is preparing the more hardcore version of the new Megane RS, in the name of the Trophy-R. An example was recently spotted on the Nurburgring undergoing what looks to be some kind of promo video shoot. Could we be about to welcome a new Nurburgring front-wheel drive […]
Renault Koleos gets 7-year warranty, for March only
Following other carmakers in Australia, Renault has announced it too is extending its warranty, to an impressive seven years for the Koleos range. Unfortunately, this doesn’t extend to other models and is only for the month of March alone. Before the announcement, Renault Australia offered a five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty for […]
2019 Renault Megane RS Cup review (video)
When it comes to properly hardcore hot hatches, Renault is one of the few car manufacturers that knows how to do it properly. This is because the French brand has been doing it for decades, and could even be regarded as the pioneer of this vehicle style. The 2019 Renault […]
2019 Renault Captur announced, new 1.3 turbo for all auto models
Renault Australia has made some updates for the introduction of the MY2019 Captur, introducing the latest 1.3 turbo engine across the auto range. It replaces the 1.2 turbo. The 1.3-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine was first introduced with the S-Edition late last year. It produces 110kW and 250Nm, and comes connected […]
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi best-selling carmaker in 2018
The three-brand alliance managed to sell 10.76 million vehicles in 2018, which is more than any other car manufacturer or auto group in the passenger vehicle sector. This is the second year running the group has come out on top. Recently-acquired Mitsubishi contributed 1.2 million vehicle sales to the group, […]
2019 Renault Clio unveiled, debuts ‘RS Line’ trim
Following the reveal of the interior just 24 hours ago, Renault has now unveiled the new, 2019 Clio in full. It’s based on a fresh platform, and is packed with more technology than ever before. Underpinning the new model is the Groupe Renault CMF-B platform. It becomes the first car […]