News 2017 (400)
Official press releases
Foreword from Renault Sport Racing Managing Director, Cyril Abiteboul
Renault Sport Formula One Team is pleased to announce that Carlos Sainz will join the team as Race Driver for the 2018 season.
Renault Sport Racing and McLaren Racing are pleased to announce they have agreed an engine supply partnership for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons. The deal will see Renault Sport Racing supply McLaren with Formula 1 power units, while also establishing a close working relationship with McLaren’s engineers and technicians.
Renault Sport Racing can confirm that it has mutually agreed the termination of its partnership with Scuderia Toro Rosso at the end of the 2017 season.
- New Renault Captur named Best Compact SUV at BusinessCar Awards 2017
- Compact crossover praised for its design, whole life costs and generous standard equipment
- Renault Captur refreshed for 2017
- Captur was Europe’s best-selling B-SUV in 2016
Renault, Nissan & Mitsubishi motors to strengthen cooperation and accelerate use of common platforms, powertrains & new technologies.
- Efficient Dual Clutch (EDC) automatic transmission offered as an option for the Kangoo
- Available with dCi 90 and dCi 110 versions
- Customer orders from 1st September
- Kangoo dCi EDC priced from £21,805
Renault UK’s all-new Clio Cup Junior racing category for 14 to 17 year-old drivers has got off to a flying start and will only get stronger believes Championship Manager Will Fewkes.
Robert Shwartzman (R-ace GP) set best time of the collective tests at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ahead of the next round of the Formula Renault Eurocup.
There is now less than a week to go before Silverstone hosts the Renault UK Clio Cup’s penultimate rounds of 2017 (Sat 16/Sun 17 September) and they could provide some history with three-time Champion Paul Rivett (Epsom Downs) set to compete in his 200th race in the category and Mike Bushell (Tunbridge Wells) going into the weekend on the verge of a second crown.
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Renault extends Mégane lineup with renewed iconic sports version.
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Packed with 4CONTROL, new engine, a choice of transmission and chassis.
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Outstanding agility, improved dynamics driver appeal for both road and track.
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New colour, wider tracks, bumper and wings, R.S. Vision lighting, sporty stance.
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Technology brought from motorsport – for people who love to drive.
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Electric, connected, autonomous car - and house - that work together and maximize an innovative ecosystem.
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Innovative concept explores energy use, connected and autonomous drive experiences supporting Renault ‘Easy Life’.
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Demo car based on SYMBIOZ will be available for test drives later this year.
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Renault TREZOR scoops first place at the Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille concours d’élégance in France
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The prize takes Renault TREZOR’s awards score in 2017 to five
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TREZOR illustrates the thinking behind the design of upcoming RENAULT models
Max Marzorati (Harrow) and Ethan Hammerton (Northallerton) drove into the Renault Sport history books at the weekend (Sat 9/Sun 10 Sept) by winning the first ever races of the all-new Renault UK Clio Cup Junior championship for 14 to 17 year olds at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit.
- Formula Edition special editions launched for the Kangoo, Trafic and Master
- Renault Pro+is official logistics partner of Renault Sport Formula One
- Formula One technology has boosted fuel efficiency of Renault vans
- Orders now open, priced from £17,695 +VAT for Kangoo Van, £24,500 +VAT for Trafic and £31,300 +VAT for Master
This weekend (Sat 9/Sun 10 September) heralds the beginning of the latest chapter in Renault Sport’s illustrious 40-year history of supporting motor sport in the UK – the birth of its exciting new Clio Cup Junior championship for 14 to 17 year old drivers at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit.
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Limited-edition Twingo La Parisienne: production restricted to just 2,000 cars.
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Elegant styling appointments and comprehensively equipped.
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Available across the French sales network with prices starting from €14,700.
Having finished as runner-up three times in the first half of the season, Florian Bernardi and Xavier Castex finally managed to beat Cédric Robert and Matthieu Duval! Bernardi was in irrepressible form at the Rallye Mont-Blanc Morzine, winning ten of the twelve stages. The podium was completed by Pascal and Caroline Bérard, who had to fight hard to hold off Perriat and Bessonnet.
Junior Saloon Car Championship title protagonist Ethan Hammerton (Northallerton) has announced he will contest Renault UK’s exciting new Clio Cup Junior category for 14 to 17-year-old drivers which gets under way at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit this weekend (Sat 9/Sun 10 September).
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Renault will present the world premiere of New Mégane R.S.
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Renault will unveil its vision of the future in a format never seen before at a motor show.
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Dacia will take the wraps off of the All-New Duster, in a brand new booth more than welcoming than ever.