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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've never been much for French automotive styling but that wagon is a distinctive blend of sport and elegance. The fact that it is being offered with a diesel 2.0 dCi would have me lining up at my local Renault dealer, if I lived in Europe.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TBlueMax]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 11:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Renault is one of the only European manufacturers who haven't completely uglified their products due to that horrible new pedestrian safety law.<br><br>I give props to Renault's design team for accomplishing what Mercedes-Benz has not.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jgp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 11:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whatever happened to all those 4WS sports coupes from the early 90's?<br>I just assumed it turned out to not be a good idea or somthing like that.<br><br>On a side note, Renault does make quite an appealing car.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SPG]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 11:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Those steering systems weren't active, they just turned as you turn your wheel... The's new ones are controled by computers and work really really well, used only when needed and catching dangerous slides that would be impossible by other systems. The old systems were fased out as the cars were extremely over-steered in their manor. Theese new systems provide extreme change of direction and what i've heard so far it works extremely well!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MixiM]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[You can get 4WS right now.<br><br>The Infiniti G35-S and G37-S both have 4-Wheel Active Steer as an option.<br><br>I bet it is the same system that Renault is using.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[R1R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[R1R, thanks.  I did not know that actually.<br>I too would be it's the same system.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SPG]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Europe and rest of world gets all the interesting wagons.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xcountryflyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, that looks really neat.  I wish they were sold here.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had a '89 4WS Prelude as my first new vehicle.  The 4WS is very subtle but you can "feel" it working not only when parallel parking but also when quickly swithcing lanes.  It was also very eveident when doing the occassional u-turn.<br><br>I really liked that little car but 2.0 lacked oomph.  Then I test drove a Corrado and had to trade the Honda.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[KT]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Very nice!! If it had 4WS and AWD I would be totally in love...<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corey W.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[It looks like a child of Audi A6 Avant and Qvale Mangusta. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quattrofan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Laguna shares a platform with the Nissan Altima... I'd love for a sporty Altima wagon to hit the market but seeing as how the Murano is already basically an AWD sport wagon based on the Altima platform, I doubt Nissan would consider it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why not? We europeans soon get the Altima coupé badged as Laguna coupé. Why not the other way round?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mattias]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't think the wagon would sell well enough in North America... people here who need wagons tend to favour clunky truck-looking crossovers over sports wagons, sadly. (Not that the Murano is clunky or truck-like... it's one of the nicer CUV-type vehicles out there, but I'd rather have one of these with an Altima nose on it!)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Infiniti G35S and G37S already have this as an option.<br><br>I don't think they can fit both 4WS and AWD together, or they probably would have done it with the G.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[R1R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually it's not a problem, as the system is likely based on the same AWS system they've had in the AWD Skyline GT-R since it debuted in 1989. <br><br>Also, the M35 and M45 sport models have optional Rear Active Steer, and they have no problem making the rear wheels help steer despite being the drive wheels... (240SX/Nissan Silvia fans will recall that those cars also had a rear-wheel steering option back in the 90s.)<br><br>Nevermind the fancy steering and AWD, when can we get its cousin, the Altima, in North America with a turbo diesel?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[man, the style of that wagon really makes ya wonder why the saloon/sedan is blaa.  they can upgrade the quality all they want, and even upgrade the style.  renault needs a little of the Clio's sporting presence to rub off on the Laguna if they hope for it to succeed.  this is not a thriving market in Europe.  a high-powered diesel RenaultSport version.  RenaultSport Laguna 197, perhaps?  Otherwise they'll be forced to make up the slack with Samsungs. (<a href="http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2007/11/samsung-no-not-your-stereo.html" rel="nofollow">http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2007/11/samsung-no-not-your-stereo.html</a>)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TKE]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 1:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sedans in Europe are what wagons are here in the States, an afterthought because they're not what most people buy.  When you have to put out a bigger fraction of your income to have a car, pay high insurance and registration fees and have a hard time finding parking, you want one car that'll do nearly everything you need, so average Europeans by and large take the practical approach and get a wagon or hatch.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DKB_SATX]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 3:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Styling is highly subjective and personal. Having said that, this is one of the ugliest cars I have seen: incongruous shape for the headlights, and a huge piece of black material (presumably plastic) on the front bumper. Even without these visually botched elements, the car would still be bland and boring. If it had come from China, I doubt any of you would have described it as "elegant", "appealing", or "neat".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Rocket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 4:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/22/geneva-08-preview-renault-laguna-gt-sporting-4ws-active-drive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Styling is highly subjective, yet you say everyone here is fooling themselves if they like this?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philthy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 22nd 2008 8:07PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>