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Check out GoodCarBadCar's previous post to learn more about the Japanese-market's upcoming Ma
zda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Talk about high-tech. No, really. Feel free to talk about it. Because when it comes to Renault/Dacia's Logan, high-tech is a phrase you won't hear often.
The Logan began its life as a way for Renault to delve deeper into emerging markets. A typical Logan rides a little high to cope with rougher roads. Its engine is capable of running on low-quality fuel. This car is designed to be built. Everything is fine-tuned to be cheap, but tough. Mirrors can swap sides and the dash is one individual piece. You'd need two Logan's to equal the number of automobile parts required to build a more expensive Renault.
Logan's are sometimes badged Renault, but also as Nissan; Dacia; Mahindra; and the Tondar. Compared with all this, the Logan eco² may appear distinctly high-tech. But this solution to the environmental problem we face is not nearly as revolutionary as what's found in the aforementioned Mazda.
eco² will soon be a common sight to those of you in France, since Renault plans to affix it to deserving cars. Cars with extremely low emissions and a high level of recyclability when their life as transportation ends and they become a heap of metal. This version of the Logan will appear at Michelin's Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. How does it achieve a low 97g of CO2 per km?
Well, the internals of its 1.5L 4-cylinder turbodiesel are modified. Add to that a gearshift indicator that flashes when you should shift for maximum efficiency. Aero tweaks near the wheels, underbody, on the roof and on the trunk team up to lower the drag coefficient seven-tenths, to 0.29. Plus, 8% of the Logan's plastics are derived from recyclables.
Both methods - that of Mazda and that of the Logan - appear feasible. One, the Logan, appears to be at least a short-term solution, if not longer. Subtly alter a car until it becomes a high-efficiency ecomobile. That's not a bad idea. Or take Mazda, whose desire to align the eco train on tracks that lead to hydrogen & hybrids, joined together.
One way or another, Saturn Aura hybrids aren't gonna cut it in light of (or in reflection of) Hummer H2's and H3's, don't you think?
- New Dacia Logan Series 2 Sedan Breaks Cover
It has been eight years since the Renault Group re-launched and re-defined the Dacia brand with the introduction of the low-cost Logan small sedan that has since sold some 1.1 million units wearing the Dacia logo and more than 1 million with the Renault...
- Dacia Coupe-like Concept Photos Leaked Ahead Of Geneva
Over the past few years, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has been gradually expanding the model portfolio of its Dacia low-cost brand with vehicles like the Sandero hatchback, Logan sedan, Logan MCV, Logan van and Logan pick-up. Now the Romanian automaker...
- Renault To Launch High-end Version Of Logan Sedan In India
Apparently there are plenty of customers in India who wouldn’t mind paying a few extra bucks or in this case, rupees for a more luxurious version of the Renault / Dacia Logan. The low-cost Logan sedan is produced in India through a joint venture...
- Renault To Sell The Low-cost Dacia Logan As A Nissan In Mexico
Quoting an inside Renault source, Automotive News is reporting that the Renault-Nissan Group has decided to sell the low-cost Dacia Logan in the Mexican market under the Nissan nameplate. The logic behind this move is that Nissan has a stronger brand-awareness...
- Gallery - Dacia Duster Concept - 30 Pictures
With its only link to North America being Nissan - via Renault - Romanian automaker Dacia has taken a strong hold of eastern Europe with Renault $$$ and cheap labour. Up to this point, Dacia has produced the Logan as ultra-basic machinery in a variety...
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Check out GoodCarBadCar's previous post to learn more about the Japanese-market's upcoming Ma
zda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Talk about high-tech. No, really. Feel free to talk about it. Because when it comes to Renault/Dacia's Logan, high-tech is a phrase you won't hear often. The Logan began its life as a way for Renault to delve deeper into emerging markets. A typical Logan rides a little high to cope with rougher roads. Its engine is capable of running on low-quality fuel. This car is designed to be built. Everything is fine-tuned to be cheap, but tough. Mirrors can swap sides and the dash is one individual piece. You'd need two Logan's to equal the number of automobile parts required to build a more expensive Renault.
Logan's are sometimes badged Renault, but also as Nissan; Dacia; Mahindra; and the Tondar. Compared with all this, the Logan eco² may appear distinctly high-tech. But this solution to the environmental problem we face is not nearly as revolutionary as what's found in the aforementioned Mazda.
eco² will soon be a common sight to those of you in France, since Renault plans to affix it to deserving cars. Cars with extremely low emissions and a high level of recyclability when their life as transportation ends and they become a heap of metal. This version of the Logan will appear at Michelin's Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. How does it achieve a low 97g of CO2 per km?
Well, the internals of its 1.5L 4-cylinder turbodiesel are modified. Add to that a gearshift indicator that flashes when you should shift for maximum efficiency. Aero tweaks near the wheels, underbody, on the roof and on the trunk team up to lower the drag coefficient seven-tenths, to 0.29. Plus, 8% of the Logan's plastics are derived from recyclables.
Both methods - that of Mazda and that of the Logan - appear feasible. One, the Logan, appears to be at least a short-term solution, if not longer. Subtly alter a car until it becomes a high-efficiency ecomobile. That's not a bad idea. Or take Mazda, whose desire to align the eco train on tracks that lead to hydrogen & hybrids, joined together.
One way or another, Saturn Aura hybrids aren't gonna cut it in light of (or in reflection of) Hummer H2's and H3's, don't you think?
- New Dacia Logan Series 2 Sedan Breaks Cover
It has been eight years since the Renault Group re-launched and re-defined the Dacia brand with the introduction of the low-cost Logan small sedan that has since sold some 1.1 million units wearing the Dacia logo and more than 1 million with the Renault...
- Dacia Coupe-like Concept Photos Leaked Ahead Of Geneva
Over the past few years, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has been gradually expanding the model portfolio of its Dacia low-cost brand with vehicles like the Sandero hatchback, Logan sedan, Logan MCV, Logan van and Logan pick-up. Now the Romanian automaker...
- Renault To Launch High-end Version Of Logan Sedan In India
Apparently there are plenty of customers in India who wouldn’t mind paying a few extra bucks or in this case, rupees for a more luxurious version of the Renault / Dacia Logan. The low-cost Logan sedan is produced in India through a joint venture...
- Renault To Sell The Low-cost Dacia Logan As A Nissan In Mexico
Quoting an inside Renault source, Automotive News is reporting that the Renault-Nissan Group has decided to sell the low-cost Dacia Logan in the Mexican market under the Nissan nameplate. The logic behind this move is that Nissan has a stronger brand-awareness...
- Gallery - Dacia Duster Concept - 30 Pictures
With its only link to North America being Nissan - via Renault - Romanian automaker Dacia has taken a strong hold of eastern Europe with Renault $$$ and cheap labour. Up to this point, Dacia has produced the Logan as ultra-basic machinery in a variety...