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.
Lead trim: 1.6 16v (110 hp) · up to 238 hp
Renault Laguna IIIX91 · 2007–2015
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FactThis 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.
Announced in a press release on 4 June 2007, unveiled at the September 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show and on sale from October 2007 for the 2008 model year, on the Renault–Nissan D platform shared with the Nissan Altima, Teana and Murano and the Renault Latitude and Samsung SM5. It was the first Laguna offered as a two-door coupé (the production version revealed at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and shown to the public at the Paris show that October; 54,840 were built of 351,384 Lagunas in total), alongside the five-door hatchback and estate. The new V6 dCi diesel gave 235 hp and the 3.5-litre petrol V6 gave 238 hp. A Phase 2 facelift debuted at the 2010 Paris Motor Show with sales from November 2010, adding a 1.5 dCi 110 hp with lower CO2 (the GT 4Control trim keeps four-wheel steering). Right-hand-drive production ended in February 2012, and the Talisman replaced the Laguna and Latitude in 2015.
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Trims & Figures
11 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 dCi 8v (110 hp) | 2007–2015 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v (110 hp) | 2007–2010 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 16v (140 hp) | 2007–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 140 hp | 144 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 16v Turbo (170 hp) | 2007–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 170 hp | 199 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 16v Turbo (205 hp) | 2008–2012 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 205 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 dCi 16v (130 hp) | 2007–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 130 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 dCi 16v (150 hp) | 2007–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 150 hp | 251 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 dCi 16v (175 hp) | 2007–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 175 hp | 266 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 dCi 16v (180 hp) | 2008–2015 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 180 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.0 dCi V6 24v (235 hp) | 2008–2015 | 3.0 L V6 | 235 hp | 332 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 3.5 V6 24v (238 hp) | 2008–2015 | 3.5 L V6 | 238 hp | 243 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
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