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RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ PRESS RELEASE RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ, PLEASURE THROUGH SHEER BEAUTY Renault Laguna Coupé is the third vehicle launched in the Laguna III programme. It is undoubtedly the model that most readily conveys the feeling of driving pleasure and comfortable riding. Its genes are unmistakably inherited from the acclaimed Fluence concept car. This new model also shares the same qualities as the Laguna Coupé Concept show car such as the efficiency of its 4Control four-wheel steering chassis, the performance of the new V6 dCi engine and the elegant, uncluttered lines of its body. This new product also benefits from all the segment’s latest technologies, including a Bose® Sound System audio system, Carminat Bluetooth® DVD navigation and the keyless functions enabled by its hands-free card. Following its unveiling at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Renault Laguna Coupé will progressively go on sale in its principal European markets from early October. The market’s best practices and toughest quality standards have been applied to its design and production, allowing customers to benefit from a three-year / 150,000km warranty. Meanwhile, the catalogue boasts of a comprehensive selection of equipment, engines, colours, materials and accessories which enable owners to go even further in their desire to customize their vehicle, and in their quest for pleasure; this pleasure brought by sheer beauty. "Beauty is even harder to express than happiness" Simone de Beauvoir 01 02 THE ESSENTIALS OF TIMELESS BEAUTY 4CONTROL CHASSIS WITH FOUR-WHEEL STEERING FOR UNMATCHED CONTROL 03 04 A CHOICE OF EIGHT ENGINES, WITH A HIGHLIGHT NEW PREMIUM AUDIO AND NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES ON PERFORMANCE 05 06 SALOON CAR COMFORT IN A COUPÉ BODY CUSTOMISED STYLE 07 08 EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY BEST-LEVEL SAFETY 09 A DEMANDING, EFFICIENTLY-MANAGED AND PROFITABLE PROJECT 01 THE ESSENTIALS OF TIMELESS BEAUTY The flowing lines of the Renault Laguna Coupé’s elegant and uncluttered design express timeless beauty and sheer motoring enjoyment. There is no doubt that either the legacy it has inherited from the Fluence concept car unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2007, or its kinship with the Renault Laguna range it now tops. With a length of 4.64 metres and a width of 1.81 metres, its harmoniously balanced proportions immediately position it in the world of classical Coupés. Its elegant and dynamic design gives to the car a natural, non-ostentatious stature. On the contrary, Renault Laguna Coupé’s natural class and frill-free styling exude upper-range refinement. RENAULT’S COUPÉ PEDIGREE Renault Laguna Coupé announces Renault’s official come back in the Coupé market. Several concept cars have prepared the ground for this return: • The upper-range Talisman Coupé exhibited at the 2001 Geneva Show, • Wind, which was unveiled at Geneva in 2004. Its soothing, structured, coherent design expressed simplicity. • The 2006 Paris Motor Show saw the wraps come off the Nepta concept car, a sporty, top-end cabriolet with a fluid and thoroughbred styling. However, the concept car that most accurately reflects Renault’s Coupé styling ideas is Fluence that was revealed at the Louis Vuitton Classic in England in 2004. This sporty four-seater upmarket coupe showcased the underlying theme of Renault's vision of what a Coupé should provide: the pleasure of movement. Indeed, its fluid lines and welcoming interior expressed the same kind of simplicity and sensuality that are hallmarks of Renault Laguna Coupé. THE DESIRE TO CREATE A GENUINE HEAD-TURNING COUPÉ WITH A TIMELESS LOOK Renault Laguna Coupé is the fruit of a bid to achieve a balance between modernity and timelessness. Renault’s designers succeeded in creating a genuine head-turning Coupé with a silhouette that ensures to never lose its appeal. This is why Renault specifically paid attention in defining proper proportions and an overall balance. Both the fluidity and the elegance of its styling clearly take their inspiration from Fluence, with its most salient angles softened to ensure that nothing prevents the gaze from taking its design as a whole. The character line stems from beneath the grille and rises forcefully across Renault Laguna Coupé's flanks like a wave of air, gracefully picking out the form of the front wings before extending rearwards to underline the car's broad haunches. It then flows round the rear end and flows up over the roof before TRUE BREEDING plunging the length of the bonnet along the inside of the headlamps. This lightline, which is a Renault Laguna Coupé signature feature, is underpinned The elegance and dynamism of Renault Laguna Coupé’s overall design calls on by a second line which takes the form of a flame that runs along the bottom of cues associated with the prestige of classic coupes. Its simple proportions and the body for a sense of added status. The curves, surfaces and generous sweeps uncluttered, frill-free styling inevitably suggest class and pedigree. With a front of Renault Laguna Coupé's styling combine to form a robust, reassuring design. overhang of 1,022mm, Renault Laguna Coupé’s long, low, plunging bonnet takes its inspiration from certain legendary cars, while the boot line, where the character lines cross, is designed to minimize drag. The arc formed by the glazed INHERENTLY DYNAMIC area is trimmed in chrome, another upmarket feature which underpins Renault Laguna Coupé's status-enhancing calling. Renault Laguna Coupé’s lines suggest a truly assertive character. The crown of its steeply raked bonnet and its broad meshed grille – redolent of the world of Special care has been taken with the design of its lights which mirror Renault sports cars – point to a pedigree power train. The shape of the headlamps and Laguna Coupé’s advanced technical specification. The rear lights employ LEDs the dark finish of their lenses accentuate the car's determined gaze while which give more scope to designers and enable a greater spread of light. They Renault Laguna Coupé's dynamic promise is further illustrated by its specific are broad and slim, and wrap over to the car's flanks to accentuate its stature 17- or 18-inch aluminium alloy wheels. and ensure a distinctive lighting signature that can be identified from a distance of up to 400 metres. LEDs also have the advantage of being low consumers of The rear end features, a short 927mm wheelbase, contribute to the sensation of electricity, while at the same time benefiting from a far longer life expectancy forward movement. The rear screen is smaller and puts more emphasis on than conventional incandescent lamps. Renault Laguna Coupé’s broad and powerful shoulders. Its dynamic potential is also emphasized by the aerodynamic diffuser which has been incorporated into The standard bi-Xenon headlamps provide enhanced visibility thanks to their the rear bumper along with the twin chrome square-section exhaust tailpipes. photometric performance and broader, farther-reaching beams. A particularity of bi-Xenon technology is that the same unit performs both the dipped and main beam functions thanks to a switching masking shield. This means that only one AN INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE FOR AN EYE-PLEASING DESIGN bulb is required, which in turn calls for less, leaving a free hand to designers. To achieve the aesthetic forms of the rear-end design, the hatch is made of SMC (Sheet Moulding Compound), a particularly flexible composite material easier to ‘model. The multi-part stamping of the body’s side has called for a swan-neck boot opening mechanism which permits the tailgate to lift clear of the rear screen when opened. This constraint has given rise to a patented innovation: an ingenious architecture which houses the seatbelt reels and swan-neck mechanism in the same small space to the sides of the car. AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN FAVOUR OF THE ENVIRONMENT However, it is the rear part of the cabin that truly sets apart Renault Laguna Coupé’s interior design. With no middle seat, the two back seats have been Aerodynamic efficiency plays a significant role in curbing CO2 emissions and fuel brought closer together, yet without detracting from their remarkable elbowroom consumption. A 0.02m² gain in CdA produces a CO2 saving of 1g/km and a fuel which stands at 1,440mm. Meanwhile, the black, soft-to-touch trim runs around consumption benefit of 0.2 litres/100km at 130kph. the entire cabin and seems to envelope the passengers. This ‘lounge’ effect To help protect the environment, Renault has operated a shift on the current produces an unmistakably reassuring sense of protection, an impression Coupé market trend by ensuring that Laguna Coupé tips the scales at no heavier reinforced by the standard central armrest which incorporates two cupholders. than 1,428kg (2.0 Turbo 205hp petrol version) and by its particularly streamlined silhouette. Its CdA of 0.66m² has been achieved by optimizing the car’s The top-end versions place the accent on dynamism and convey a distinctly superstructure (diffuser, lip spoiler, etc.), by its entirely fared-in underbody and upper-range feel thanks to 18-inch aluminium alloy wheels featuring an the use of front wheel deflectors. asymmetric 10-spoke design, the use of brushed aluminium inlay for the cabin and the aluminium-painted centre console. Meanwhile, the leather upholstery is available in a range of five colours, enabling buyers to customize the elegant A COMFORTABLY-APPOINTED TOP-END INTERIOR interior of their Renault Laguna Coupé by opting for the combination of body colour and interior trim that most accurately suits their taste. For example, they To match the saloon version’s high standard of comfort and quality, the front of might prefer a sporty interior featuring two-tone red and black leather on GT Renault Laguna Coupé’s cabin features similarly plush appointments.

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