Renault Laguna - Timeline

Timeline

• 1994, January – Laguna hatchback launched, with 1.8 8V, 2.0 8V and PRV V6 engine options.
• 1994, October – Normally aspirated 2.2 litre diesel engine added to range.
• 1995 – Sport Tourer launched, and 2.0 litre 16V Volvo engine added to range.
• 1996 – 2.2 litre turbodiesel engine added to range.
• 1997 – V6 engine replaced with new model.
• 1998 – Laguna is revamped, with some small exterior changes (including new front and rear lights) as well as new 1.6 16V and 1.8 16V petrol and 1.9 dTi turbodiesel engines. These units replace the existing 1.8 8V, 2.0 8V and 2.2 normally aspirated diesel engines (the 1.8 8V remains in use for the autogas LPG model, however). The automatic transmission is replaced by the all new "Proactive" transmission, developed and built in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroën.
• 1999 – 2.0 litre 16V Volvo engine replaced with new 2.0 litre 16V unit, and new 1.9 dCi were introduced.
• 2001 – The Laguna is replaced with the all-new Laguna II. Engine range entirely upgraded.
• 2005 – Laguna II revamped. Minor cosmetic changes in and out, engines vary according to country, with 1.6 or 1.8 petrol units offered along with a 2.0 petrol unit (turbo or non-turbo) and two diesels (1.9 or 2.2 direct-injection). New Renault-Nissan 2.0 dCi engine replaced the 2.2 dCi from late 2005, providing 150 bhp (112 kW; 152 PS) or 175 bhp (130 kW; 177 PS) . 120 bhp (89 kW; 122 PS) Euro III 1.9 dCi phased out in favour of 130 bhp (97 kW; 132 PS) Euro IV 1.9 dCi FAP. The 2.2dCi is retained in FAP form for automatic transmission models only as a 140 bhp (104 kW; 142 PS) engine. In both cases, Euro IV compliance is achieved using a Diesel particulate filter.
• 2007, June – The Laguna III is officially announced, and scheduled for sale in October as 5-door hatchback and 5-door sport tourer.
• 2008 – A Coupe added to the current Laguna III range. Adding two new V6 engines which could also possibly be introduced into the rest of the range.
• 2010 – Laguna III revamped with change introduced at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, with sales to begin in November. The redesigned nose features a much narrower grille, outlined in chrome, that shares its look with the current Mégane GT. Chrome inserts also feature on the swept new fog-light clusters, and the headlights have been topped off with a wide reflective ‘eyebrow’ to give the saloon a more imposing front end.