The Beautiful Reanault Wind in Style

Prepared to perform at the Geneva Motor Show next month, Renault this week released the album picture Renault Wind 2010. These pictures will surely trigger nostalgia fans, because this vehicle was awarded a very beautiful design.

Built on the basis of the Renault Twingo, Wind has a dimension of 200mm longer than his brother who will be marketed in Europe as a separate model. The price is also expected to compete with the Mini Cooper Cabrio and 207CC.

As the vehicle hard-top convertible, Wind was awarded a unique design. According to Renault, Wind will be very tempting for consumers who are looking for a convertible car that is not only compact and distinct, yet practical enough for everyday use.

As a two-passenger vehicle, which reached the length of Wind 3.830mm create a unique roof mechanism and simple. The roof was lifted with the shaft in the rear pillar, spinning 180 degrees and entered the baggage room.

Other technical details are still very minimal. They only say that will offer two petrol engine options. 1.2-liter turbo engine-powered 75kW (about 100bhp) and non-turbo engine-powered 1.6-liter 100kW (about 134bhp)

Although different in style, Renault Wind was first present in the format concept in Geneva Motor Show 2004. According to reports, Wind production version will make its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next month.

Mercedes-Renault will Cooperate

reportedly still in talks with several companies over a deal to form new partnerships to build compact cars new generation, one of which is Renault, and according to news from Germany, the cooperation will be formed most rapidly in the mid-2010.

This statement came out from Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche in a recent interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt.

Daimler's luxury car brand, Mercedes-Benz, plans to launch four new compact car to replace the Mercedes A-Class and B-Class now has been the production cycle by the end of this year.

Both Daimler and Renault have admitted previously that they were malakukan talks on a new family in the small car segment. At that Daimler is looking for a row indicates new machines for his models, while Renault itself, is working to find ways to save money platform compact cars.

Renault - Daimler to Build Cooperation

RENAULT reported the talks with a number of malakukan Daimler officials in a partnership that has the potential to cut their production costs.

Renault Oprating Chief Officer Patrick Pelata said it was in talks with Daimler and he added that almost all car manufacturers involved in similar discussions. "We were discussing the serious problems with Daimler," said Pelata to the press of Europe, Friday morning (18/12).

"The car manufacturer held a discussion with their neighbors. And we happened deep in conversation with one of them," he added. Pelata confirmed that Renault was looking for a way to cut development costs by sharing the engine, transmission platforms and new technologies.

He said again that the global financial crisis has pushed the vehicle manufacturers to share the funding for something that is very expensive as the development of electric vehicle technology.

Speaking to Reuters, Daimler representative said: "We are in talks with several manufacturers, including Renault about a possible cooperation."

Meanwhile, PSA Peugeot-Citroen is also in talks with rivals Daimler, BMW, about the potential expansion of cooperation that has existed between PSA Peugeot-Citroen and BMW.

As reported in February by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that the Daimler CEO Dieter Zietsche seemed to announce a new partnership in early 2010.

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Renault-Bajaj Make Cheap Mobil

Renault and Nissan announced it would cooperate with Indian company Bajaj Auto to create the world's cheapest car. This car will reportedly even cheaper than cheap car (murmer) today, Tata Nano.

Agreement on murmer car production has been signed and ready to launch the upcoming 2012.

In the content of the agreement stated that Bajaj will be responsible for the design. Business machines, technology, and marketing will be handled by the Renault-Nissan.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carlos Ghosn said Nissan's production cost cheap car in India can still pressed more than the current produced.

With Indian manjadi major markets and some developing countries for the export market, this car is rumored to be fuel efficient because it only consume one liter of gasoline per 20 miles. This car will be manufactured in India and communities to target middle-class consumers. Photo above is the Bajaj Lite concept car that had appeared in 2008.