Samsung QM6
Following its world premiere at the 2016
Beijing Auto Show, Renault's South Korean arm has dressed the second-gen Koleos
in Samsung badges as the new QM6.
Presented in front of a large audience
at the 2016 Busan Auto Show, it serves as a replacement for the 9-year old QM5,
better known to us as the first-gen Koleos, and it remains almost identical to
its Renault sibling, apart from the replaced diamond badge and slightly tweaked
headlights.
Renault
is still not willing to reveal any powertrain details on the new Koleos/QM6,
but since both versions are underpinned by the CMF-C/D platform, developed with
Nissan and shared with the X-Trail, we do know that all-wheel drive will be
part of the package, although cheaper models are bound to go with front-wheel
drive only.
The new Koleos has received a wide range
of safety features, from Active Emergency Braking to Safe Distance Warning and
from Tiredness Detection to the already common Lane Departure Warning, so
chances are some of these, if not all, will be carried over to its Samsung
twin.
The
QM6/Koleos will be built in Busan, South Korea, from where it will be shipped
to 80 markets across the globe, while the version made specifically for the
People's Republic will be assembled in Wuhan, China.
