Old Renaults never die!

Hello Doc, I’m Bill (still) in Poland. I wrote to you some time ago about the experiences I’d had with winter tyres, and I still maintain that, if you’re going to do bad weather road testing, then you really have to do this with winter tyres fitted – otherwise you’re just comparing the different tyres, […]

Talisman fans are not so lucky in the UK

Renault has taken the wraps off its smart looking Talisman Estate which will stand alongside the model’s saloon version that was revealed in July, but before you get too excited there are no plans for the car to be produced in right-hand-drive format or sold in the UK.

Government extends its Plug-in Car Grant scheme

The Government has announced that the current Plug-in Car Grant scheme will continue to offer motorists up to £5,000 off the price of an electric car until at least February 2016 for all categories of vehicle, boosting further the rapidly-growing plug-in car market.

Vel Satis update

Regarding my stuttering Vel Satis (Issue 323), the car went to the dealer for a diagnostic check, as planned. There was an error code registered for a faulty EGR valve. The garage would prefer to fix this first, but with no guarantee that it will necessarily fix the current problem, and then look again to […]

Renault reveals new Twingo range

Two decades after it revolutionised the small car segment with the first-generation Twingo, Renault has taken a fresh look at its celebrated city car.