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Frankfurt is home to a major automobile show which is held every two years. In case you were unaware, Frankfurt is a 660,000-people city in Germany. Again, if you didn't know, Germany is home to many of the world's foremost luxury automakers. (Check the GoodCarBadCar Auto Olympics to learn more.) Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are all German companies, in addition to Porsche and Volkswagen.
And while the Germans create ever shrinking niches and gaps to fill in the marketplace, French automaker Renault introduced a traditionally beautiful coupe at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Despite Mercedes invention of the "4-door coupe" and BMW's showing of the first "sports activity coupe", it is the historically great promoter of the niche product that maintained some level of normality in their coupe introduction.
The Laguna is Renault's midsize family car. Competing with the likes of Ford's Mondeo and the Opel Vectra, the Laguna must work hard to carve out its own place in the crowded sector. A coupe will add some prestige to the model lineup; even to the Laguna 5-door hatch. Famed Renault designer Patrick le Quement had always hoped that the gorgeous Fluence concept from a few years back would inspire Renault design in the future. The new Laguna coupe is beautiful and pretty in a traditional sort of way, while being distinctly modern and very Renault. Consider the design a success.
Propelled by a very powerful V6 diesel (that will likely be shared with Nissan's North American Maxima in the future), the Renault should move along with some sprightliness, too. Will Europeans take to a torquey front-wheel drive coupe when 4-cylinder BMW 3-series' are readily available and strong-of-badge? Hard to say. But the Laguna coupe cuts a dashing figure.
- Renault-nissan's 3.0 V6 Diesel Will Be Offered On Nissan Maxima And Infiniti Range
The Renault-Nissan alliance has released further details on the availability of its brand-new 3.0-liter V6 dCi turbo diesel engine that made its debut in the Laguna Coupe at the 2008 Paris Motorshow, in October. This engine is the first V6 diesel powerplant...
- Renault Uk Announces Laguna Coupe Pricing
Following its world show debut in Paris earlier this month, the new Laguna Coupe will be available for order in the UK from mid-November with first deliveries expected to arrive in dealerships in January 2009. The Laguna Coupe that launches with seven...
- Renault Laguna Coupe “le Scoopedâ€
The virtually undisguised 2009 Renault Megane five-door and Coupe versions that we showed you yesterday weren’t the only models to be scooped by the folks over at French car magazine Auto-Plus; so was the forthcoming Laguna Coupe. Based on the...
- Renault Laguna Coupe Concept Leaked!
Well, Renault better forget about surprising us at the Frankfurt Show opening next Tuesday (Sep. 11) as the first official images of the Laguna Coupe Concept have been blasted into the web. Apparently based on the new Laguna platform (we got that from...
- Renault Laguna Coupe - 84 Pictures
With 332 lb-ft of torque and 235 horsepower, the V6 diesel in the Renault Laguna coupe is far and away the better engine choice. Choosing the Laguna coupe won't be a common occurence in Europe, however. Expensive front-wheel drive two-doors from mainstream...
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RENAULT DOES COUPE RIGHT
Frankfurt is home to a major automobile show which is held every two years. In case you were unaware, Frankfurt is a 660,000-people city in Germany. Again, if you didn't know, Germany is home to many of the world's foremost luxury automakers. (Check the GoodCarBadCar Auto Olympics to learn more.) Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi are all German companies, in addition to Porsche and Volkswagen. And while the Germans create ever shrinking niches and gaps to fill in the marketplace, French automaker Renault introduced a traditionally beautiful coupe at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Despite Mercedes invention of the "4-door coupe" and BMW's showing of the first "sports activity coupe", it is the historically great promoter of the niche product that maintained some level of normality in their coupe introduction.
The Laguna is Renault's midsize family car. Competing with the likes of Ford's Mondeo and the Opel Vectra, the Laguna must work hard to carve out its own place in the crowded sector. A coupe will add some prestige to the model lineup; even to the Laguna 5-door hatch. Famed Renault designer Patrick le Quement had always hoped that the gorgeous Fluence concept from a few years back would inspire Renault design in the future. The new Laguna coupe is beautiful and pretty in a traditional sort of way, while being distinctly modern and very Renault. Consider the design a success.
Propelled by a very powerful V6 diesel (that will likely be shared with Nissan's North American Maxima in the future), the Renault should move along with some sprightliness, too. Will Europeans take to a torquey front-wheel drive coupe when 4-cylinder BMW 3-series' are readily available and strong-of-badge? Hard to say. But the Laguna coupe cuts a dashing figure.
- Renault-nissan's 3.0 V6 Diesel Will Be Offered On Nissan Maxima And Infiniti Range
The Renault-Nissan alliance has released further details on the availability of its brand-new 3.0-liter V6 dCi turbo diesel engine that made its debut in the Laguna Coupe at the 2008 Paris Motorshow, in October. This engine is the first V6 diesel powerplant...
- Renault Uk Announces Laguna Coupe Pricing
Following its world show debut in Paris earlier this month, the new Laguna Coupe will be available for order in the UK from mid-November with first deliveries expected to arrive in dealerships in January 2009. The Laguna Coupe that launches with seven...
- Renault Laguna Coupe “le Scoopedâ€
The virtually undisguised 2009 Renault Megane five-door and Coupe versions that we showed you yesterday weren’t the only models to be scooped by the folks over at French car magazine Auto-Plus; so was the forthcoming Laguna Coupe. Based on the...
- Renault Laguna Coupe Concept Leaked!
Well, Renault better forget about surprising us at the Frankfurt Show opening next Tuesday (Sep. 11) as the first official images of the Laguna Coupe Concept have been blasted into the web. Apparently based on the new Laguna platform (we got that from...
- Renault Laguna Coupe - 84 Pictures
With 332 lb-ft of torque and 235 horsepower, the V6 diesel in the Renault Laguna coupe is far and away the better engine choice. Choosing the Laguna coupe won't be a common occurence in Europe, however. Expensive front-wheel drive two-doors from mainstream...