While the official Nürburgring lap record for road legal cars belongs to Porsche 918 Spyder with a time under 7 minutes, there is another hot category for front-wheel drive cars that for a while belonged to Renault Megane Trophy with a time of 8:07.9.
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Renault and Caterham drop sports car venture
Renault unveiled the Alpine A110-50 concept car on the sidelines of the 2012 Monaco F1 Grand Prix. The car is powered by a 400-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 engine mounted in a mid-rear position.
Renault introducing new steel piston in mass-production 1.5L diesel
Renault is introducing a new steel piston on a mass-production 1.5-liter diesel engine for a passenger car, according to a paper presented at the recent SIA Powertrain Rouen 2014 conference. Based on extensive testing, Renault engineers concluded that the new pistons will deliver a fuel savings of some 2%.
Renault starts assembly of Fluence in Malaysia
Renault is stepping up efforts to grow market share in Southeast Asia by starting local assembly of the Fluence compact sedan in Malaysia.
Ford, Renault, Opel and PSA gain as European sales rise 4%
New-car registrations in Europe rose 4 percent in April with mass-market automakers Renault, Ford, Opel and PSA showing stronger growth than premium brands.
Registrations in the EU and EFTA markets increased to 1.13 million vehicles from 1.08 million a year earlier, industry association ACEA said today in a statement. Four-month sales gained 7 percent to 4.48 million.
