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Renault reigned over the Nurburgring Nordschleife FWD lap record for a while. Their Mégane RS Trophy posted a record lap of 8:07.97, a very respectable time. For comparison, the 2002 Honda NSX-R did it in 8:09. But along came the SEAT Leon Cupra. It was the first FWD car to …

Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea is causing concern among a wide variety of automakers including Ford, General Motors, Renault and others. According to a report by Bloomberg, 2.78 million vehicles were sold in Russia in 2013 compared to 2.95 million in Germany and 2.26 million in the …

This is an annual competition which invites users to vote for the "Most Beautiful Car of the Year." This title was created in 1987 and is given to a vehicle that must be registered by the manufacturer and on sale in the year of the award. The vehicle list price …

The official vehicle of Pope Francis is a Mercedes-Benz ML but this very simple and humble man just offered a 1984 Renault 4. It’s a car that belonged to Father Renzo Rocca and has 300,000 miles on it. The Pope has fond memories of the Renault 4 from when he …

A sports car for the recession? Renault and the Caterham Group announced Monday plans to revive the French automaker's Alpine sports car _ and to sell it at a reasonable price. Caterham CEO Tony Fernandez promised he would do for sports cars what he has done for air travel with …

The Renault–Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Toronto, to advance zero-emission mobility in the city. The two parties announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Toronto’s City Hall, as a commitment to collaborate to promote the wide-spread adoption of electric vehicles.

For a company that brought out such automotive junk as the stupidly named “Le Car,” it is always surprising to see Renault put their engineering prowess to good use and turn out something like this: the 2011 Wind. Although probably not destined for our shores (although Fiat and Alfa Romeo’s …

The Renault–Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan Canada has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of Québec, the City of Montréal, Québec City, Hydro-Québec and the Agence de l'efficacité énergétique du Québec to advance zero-emission mobility in Québec. The parties will work together to plan the …