In 1996 Renault built just 500 Laguna 1.8 RT Sports, a hundred in each of five colours, including a metallic blue normally kept for the bigger-engined 2.0.
Lead trim: 1.8 8v F3P-670 (90 PS) · up to 187 hp
Renault Laguna IX56 · 1994–2001
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FactIn 1996 Renault built just 500 Laguna 1.8 RT Sports, a hundred in each of five colours, including a metallic blue normally kept for the bigger-engined 2.0.
Unveiled in November 1993 and launched in January 1994 as the replacement for the Renault 21, drawn under Patrick Le Quément (design approval March 1989) and built at Sandouville. It began as a five-door hatchback, and the estate (Sports Tourer) followed at the September 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show, replacing the 21 Nevada/Savanna. From launch every model had power steering, electric front windows and remote central locking, and Renault entered the 1996 British Touring Car Championship with a Super Touring Laguna. A limited run of 500 1.8 RT Sport was sold in 1996. An April 1998 facelift restyled the hatchback and Sports Tourer and reshuffled the engines, with the 1.8 and 2.0 petrols, a 3.0 V6 (the PRV Z7X, then the 24-valve L7X) and 2.2 and 1.9 diesels. The final Laguna Concorde of 2000 added semi-leather seats and a voice-synthesiser warning system as also used on the Safrane; the last Mk1s were registered in February 2001.
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Trims & Figures
13 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 16v K4M-720 (110 PS) | 1998–2001 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 109 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v F4P-760 (120 PS) | 1998–2001 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 8v F3P-670 (90 PS) | 1994–1998 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 106 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 8v F3P-678 (95 PS) | 1994–1998 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 94 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 dCi F9Q diesel (107 PS) | 2000–2001 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 106 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 dTi F9Q-716 diesel (98 PS) | 1998–2001 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 97 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 16v F4R-780 (139 PS) | 1999–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 137 hp | 139 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 8v F3R-729 (114 PS) | 1994–2001 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 112 hp | 124 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 S 16v N7Q-704 (140 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.2 d G8T-792 diesel (83 PS) | 1994–1998 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 82 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.2 dT G8T turbo diesel (113 PS) | 1998–2000 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 111 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 12v Z7X (167 PS) | 1994–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | 165 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0 V6 24v L7X (190 PS) | 1997–2001 | 2.9 L V6 | 187 hp | 197 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
This Laguna shared its bones with unlikely relatives — the Nissan Altima, Teana, and Murano all rode the same ‘D’ platform — and it was the first car put through Renault’s new electromagnetic compatibility test unit.
This Laguna beat nearly every European car to keyless entry and ignition, a Valeo-developed system so unreliable it ended up dinging Renault's reputation instead.
In 1996 Renault built just 500 Laguna 1.8 RT Sports, a hundred in each of five colours, including a metallic blue normally kept for the bigger-engined 2.0.
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