The Renault Latitude is an executive saloon announced in June 2010 and shown at the Moscow International Automobile Salon at the end of August 2010. It served as Renault’s flagship until it was replaced in 2016 by the Renault Talisman.
Renault Latitude at a glance
| Maker | Renault; built by Renault Samsung Motors |
|---|---|
| Announced | June 2010, debut in Moscow, August 2010 |
| Production | 2010–2016 |
| Platform | Renault-Nissan D |
| Origin | third-generation Renault Samsung SM5 (L43) |
| Facelift | 2015, with a new rear fascia |
| Replaced | Renault Vel Satis |
| Also sold as | Renault Safrane in Mexico |
Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Renault Latitude.
History of the Renault Latitude
A Samsung in Renault clothes
The Latitude is a four-door saloon based on the Renault-Nissan D platform, already developed as the third-generation Renault Samsung SM5, coded L43. It succeeded the Renault Vel Satis, which went out of production in August 2009, and took over as the company’s flagship.
Markets
Sales began in Asia, Australia and eastern Europe in autumn 2010. In Mexico it was launched in the first quarter of 2011 as the Renault Safrane. The European version, with full equipment lists and engine ranges, was shown at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and sales in western Europe began at the beginning of 2011, but not in the United Kingdom. In Singapore and Macau the Latitude is used as a taxi, the cars being made by Renault Samsung Motors and badged as Renaults. The car was facelifted for 2015 with a new rear fascia.
The end
The Latitude was replaced, alongside the Laguna, by the Talisman, announced at a press conference in France in 2015.
Design and features
- Korean origins: developed as the third-generation Renault Samsung SM5.
- Renault-Nissan D platform: shared engineering for an executive saloon.
- Different names: Safrane in Mexico, Renault Latitude elsewhere.
- Taxi use: chosen for taxi fleets in Singapore and Macau.
Renault Latitude versions
- Latitude (2010–2015): the original saloon.
- Latitude facelift (2015): a new rear fascia.
- Renault Safrane (Mexico): the Mexican market name.
The Latitude replaced the Renault Vel Satis and was itself replaced by the Renault Talisman; it shared its engineering approach with the Renault Fluence. More Renaults are in the Renault collection.
Video: Renault Latitude first drive
Video by DW Deutsch on YouTube.
Sources
- Renault Latitude, English Wikipedia: launch, platform, markets, replacement
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