It even has a lab in Silicon Valley. In 2019 Groupe Renault - which refers to Renault and Dacia, Alpine and Lada, the other brands that it owns - sold 3,753,723 vehicles worldwide.

And it works. Top Gear has driven it. It weighs a staggering 250kg less than a Clio, even though it has a battery and plug-in hybrid powertrain. The rated fuel economy is 282mpg.

We’ve been finding out.What’s new?Fundamentally, the Renault 4 and 5 are very similar underneath, but whereas the 5 has a more compact take on things, the 4 aims to be a little more user-friendly for ...

It’s going to be interesting how Renault responds to this incident. It’s not the kind of publicity the Alpine A110 needs at this point, but as Jordan pointed out, these things do tend to happen.

A STYLISH and spacious family motor that once featured in a bizarre Top Gear challenge can be bought for as little £3,000. The seldom-seen Renault Avantime, which was only up for sale between ...