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Ram · 7th August 2007, 12:57

Renault's Steppe SUV X-over, based on the Logan platform, was designed in India.

It uses world-leading textiles and fabrics from India's textile industry.

Like Renault's global satellite design centres in Barcelona Spain, Paris France, Bucharest Romania and Kihueng, Korea,
Renault Design India (RDI) will be a full-fledged design centre.

Setting a trend for the future of Indian automobiles, they will actually design cars exclusively for India and South-Asia.

From back of the envelope sketches to mock-up and prototypes, RDI will completely implement the design process.

Renault want to make a Rs. 1 lakh car themselves too!

Renault's famous famous designer and Sr.VP, Patrick le Quément visited RDI recently. Besides designing the Renault Twingo and Megane, he's the creator of Ford's trendsetting jellybean 1982 Ford Sierra.

1982 Ford Sierra

The aero-look independent rear suspension 1982 Ford Sierra was a radical departure from the 1981 Ford Taunus/Cortina it replaced. The Taunus was a boxy live-rear-axle saloon. I once had a 1977 Taunus.

1981 Ford Taunus

So radical and avant garde was the Sierra, that people instantly loved it or hated it intensely! It was the bellwether of Ford's aero-look cars to come.

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Ram Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai, Pune Posts: 1,646	Renault Design India to be a full-fledged design centre Renault's Steppe SUV X-over, based on the Logan platform, was designed in India. It uses world-leading textiles and fabrics from India's textile industry. Like Renault's global satellite design centres in Barcelona Spain, Paris France, Bucharest Romania and Kihueng, Korea, Renault Design India (RDI) will be a full-fledged design centre. Setting a trend for the future of Indian automobiles, they will actually design cars exclusively for India and South-Asia. From back of the envelope sketches to mock-up and prototypes, RDI will completely implement the design process. Renault want to make a Rs. 1 lakh car themselves too! Renault's famous famous designer and Sr.VP, Patrick le Quément visited RDI recently. Besides designing the Renault Twingo and Megane, he's the creator of Ford's trendsetting jellybean 1982 Ford Sierra. 1982 Ford Sierra The aero-look independent rear suspension 1982 Ford Sierra was a radical departure from the 1981 Ford Taunus/Cortina it replaced. The Taunus was a boxy live-rear-axle saloon. I once had a 1977 Taunus. 1981 Ford Taunus So radical and avant garde was the Sierra, that people instantly loved it or hated it intensely! It was the bellwether of Ford's aero-look cars to come. __________________ On Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 since Tue. 02-Sep-2008. When you struggle for something and fail, that’s when you get Experience!