Renault will enter the crossover market with its version of the Nissan Juke and plans to follow it with at least two cars based on the R-Space ‘sporty MPV’ concept shown at the 2011 Geneva motor show.
The Juke alternative will take styling cues from the Captur concept, also shown at Geneva last year, and is due to arrive next year.
See the Renault R-Space concept
Buoyed by the positive response to the R-Space, Renault thinks the concept could spawn two road cars. One could be the next iteration of the Scénic.
The other would be “something a bit more sturdy, with genuine off-road capabilityâ€, said Renault’s Stephen Norman. That vehicle could take the place of the Koleos, which will be six years old when the new car appears in 2014.
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Re: Renault crossover plan revealed
They have to go with what sells, 5-door hatchs and 4-door saloons from 'volume' brands are massively on the slide. Renault have to go with the flow, if that's crossover platform engineered stuff from Nissan then that's what they've got to do.
It's tables turned for Renault, a few years ago they bailed out Nissan with this Alliance...
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Renault can harp on about new concepts and all that but they need to get the basics right first.Sales will continue to slide until they grasp that nettle.
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Distinctive is one word for it. Several bits fell off the Avantime I borrowed and Renault needs to get the basics right - matching Korean reliability and quality control would be a good place to start - before making any more attempts to impress would-be buyers with notional ideas of Gallic style and panache.