Renault Latitude

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Renault Latitude (code L70)
Renault Latitude Initiale dCi 175 FAP Automatik - Frontansicht, 25. Februar 2012, Dusseldorf.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Renault
Also called Renault Samsung SM5 (South Korea)
Renault Safrane (Mexico & The Gulf States) [1]
Production2010–2015
Assembly
Body and chassis
Class Executive car (E)
Body style 4-door saloon
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform Renault–Nissan D platform
Related Renault Laguna III
Nissan Altima (L32)
Nissan Teana (J32)
Nissan Maxima (A35)
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission 6-speed manual
6-speed EDC
6-speed CVT
6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,760 mm (108.7 in)
Length4,897 mm (192.8 in)
Width1,832 mm (72.1 in)
Height1,483 mm (58.4 in)
Curb weight 1,602–1,655 kg (3,531.8–3,648.7 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor Renault Vel Satis
Renault Laguna (Australia)
Successor Renault Talisman (Europe)

The Renault Latitude is an executive car produced by the French automaker Renault, and announced in June 2010. It debuted at the Moscow International Automobile Salon, at the end of August 2010. [4] The Latitude served as the company's flagship vehicle, [5] before it was replaced in 2016 by the Renault Talisman. [6]

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Design

The Latitude is a four-door saloon based on the Renault–Nissan D platform, and already developed as the third generation (L43) Renault Samsung SM5. [7] The Latitude was facelifted for 2015, with a new rear fascia. [8]

Marketing

The Latitude is the successor to the Renault Vel Satis, which went out of production in August 2009. [9] Sales of Renault Latitude began in Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe in the autumn of 2010. In Mexico, it was launched during the first quarter of 2011 as the Renault Safrane. [10]

The European version of the Latitude, with full details of the model's equipment lists and engines ranges, was shown at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, and sales in Western Europe began in the beginning of 2011, but not in the United Kingdom. [11] [12]

The Latitude is used as a taxi in Singapore and Macau with those sedans being made by Renault Samsung Motors and badged as Renault vehicles. [13] [14]

The vehicle was replaced alongside the Laguna by the Talisman, announced during a 2015 press conference in France. [15]

Engines

Petrol
ModelEnginePower/rpmTorque/rpm0–62 mph (0–100 km/h)Top speedEconomyCO2Note
2.0 16v1,997 cc (122 cu in) DOHC I4140 PS (103 kW; 138 hp)at 6000194 N⋅m (143 lb⋅ft)at 375010.7 sec121 mph (195 km/h)29.7 mpgimp (10 L/100 km)181 g/km
2.5 24v2,496 cc (152 cu in) DOHC V6180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp)at 6000235 N⋅m (173 lb⋅ft)at 44009.3 sec129 mph (208 km/h)29.1 mpgimp (10 L/100 km)230 g/km
3.5 24v3,498 cc (213 cu in) DOHC V6240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp)at 6000330 N⋅m (243 lb⋅ft)at 42006.4 sec155 mph (249 km/h)30.7 mpgimp (9 L/100 km)250 g/km
Diesel
ModelEnginePower/rpmTorque/rpm0–62 mph (0–100 km/h)Top speedEconomyCO2Note
1.5 dCi1,461 cc (89 cu in) SOHC I4110 PS (81 kW; 108 hp)at 4000240 N⋅m (177 lb⋅ft)at 175012.4 sec116 mph (187 km/h)56.4 mpgimp (5 L/100 km)129 g/km
2.0 dCi1,995 cc (122 cu in) DOHC I4150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp)at 4000340 N⋅m (251 lb⋅ft)at 200010.3 sec129 mph (208 km/h)53.3 mpgimp (5 L/100 km)140 g/kmeco2
175 PS (129 kW; 173 hp)at 3750360 N⋅m (266 lb⋅ft)at 20009.9 sec127 mph (204 km/h)43.5 mpgimp (6 L/100 km)170 g/km
3.0 dCi2,993 cc (183 cu in) DOHC V6240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp)at 3750450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft)at 15007.6 sec146 mph (235 km/h)39.2 mpgimp (7 L/100 km)188 g/km

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