Picked up the latest Renault Laguna today for test. It received a minor update last year to keep it fresh. In the heady days of 2008 over 2,000 Lagunas were sold in Ireland, but that figure dropped to less than 250 in 2010. The facelift and Renault's offers may help with that.
Anyway, here's the car:
The changes keep it fresh inside and out. Our model is loaded with kit. It has 'Initiale' badges on it, though we believe it's marketed as the Irish Edition. I'll check that out. The leather-lined interior really lifts the car above the norm:
First impressions from behind the wheel: good strong performance from 2.0-litre dCi turbodiesel engine, lovely gearchange in six-speed manual gearbox, engine nice and refined. Chassis-wise it's comfortable on the motorway, yet well controlled in corners. The steering feels a little odd though.
More later...