Renault has a new design language and it seems very proud of it. After all, just look at the size that front badge! This means that soon, your online configurator will start you off with a fresh promo clio, this one in fact.
The car in question is a facelift for the Fluence, which will make its official debut at the Istanbul Motor Show. The three-volume sedan now features a different front end design, but also a fresh batch of gadgets and engines.
A completely new powertrain has been developed for the car, combining a 1.6 16V 115 petrol engine mated to the new X-Tronic CVT automatic transmission. Renault says this engine and transmission combination offer a “significant reduction in fuel consumption” to 6.4 liters/100km, while CO2 emissions are down 15% to 149 grams per kilometer.
However, our pick would have to be one of the two powerful (for the affordable sedan class) diesels, the dCi 110, which can be equipped with the EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) transmission, or the 1.6-liter dCi 130.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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