Renault Fluence

Renault Fluence. 2009 to date (prod. n/a). 4-door saloon. F/F, 1461 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 1598, 1997 cm³ (I4 DOHC), 22 kWh electric. Samsung SM3 (L38) with Renault Mégane III-type grille, initially offered in Turkey, Romania and Russia. Took name from earlier show car. Middle-of-the-road saloon, with electric model (Fluence ZE) from 2011, with different sheetmetal and 13 cm extra length to accommodate batteries. Facelift in 2012 to Renault corporate look, though some markets got a more formal grille, shown at Shanghai in 2013, with sheetmetal shared with the Samsung.

Manufacturing location: Busan, Korea; Bursa, Turkey (ZE); Moscow, Russia; Cordoba, Argentina; Chennai, India

Marque: Renault | Predecessor: Renault Mégane II | Successor: Renault Mégane IV