After introducing the second-gen Renault Duster last
year, Renault will introduce a C-segment crossover this year. Like the Renault
Kaptur (Renault Captur), this model will go on sale in Russia first. The 2018
Moscow International Motor Show will stage its world premiere in August.
The new Renault C-segment crossover is of a new body
type, Renault had confirmed last year. It is understood from media reports that
it is a coupe-styled crossover. This model will probably arrive as one of the
first coupe-styled C-segment crossovers from a mainstream mass-market brand.
Renault will create two different versions of the
new C-segment crossover, a high-spec version targeted at the developed markets
like France and an access-spec version targeted at emerging markets like
Russia. The former is likely to ride on the advanced CMF-C/D platform, while
the latter will likely utilise the low-cost B0/Logan platform as its basis. The
Renault Moscow plant, which will start manufacturing the new crossover first,
already builds three models on the B0/Logan platform – Renault Duster, Renault
Kaptur and Nissan Terrano.
Renault will launch the new C-segment crossover
globally in 2019. In addition to Russia, the company has confirmed Brazil, China
and South Korea as the markets where it will offer this model.
