Renault Vel Satis

Above article about Renault Vel Satis MPV’s.

Renault Vel Satis Phil satisfactory, Renault is an executive car produced by French manufacturer Renault. This institution was established in 2001 to replace the Geneva Motor Safran had stopped, and nothing in common with the 1990s concept car of the same name.

Renault Vel Satis Marked by high satisfaction Phil unusual, which benefits interior space but results in percentages rather stiff. Integrity five-star EuroNCAP rating and are available with different engines:

* 4-cylinder, 16-valve, 2.0-liter diesel
* April 24 source valve, 3.5 – liter V6 (which is also used in various models including the Nissan Altima, Murano, 350Z/Fairlady, and Infiniti, QX series m))
* 4-cylinder, 16-valve, 2.2-liter turbodiesel direct injection
Source * Perkins, 24-valve 3.0-liter direct-injection turbodiesel

Satisfaction and Phil share a “platform” (chassis, powertrain, and the assembly process) with Laguna Espace IV and manufactured on the assembly line at the same Sandouville, France.

In October 2004, while their truck at 130 km / h (81 mph) in the context of Cruise Control, Auto 3.0 Diesel Phil alleged acceleration own satisfaction for more than 190 km / h (120 mph) on the part of the highway A71 motorway ( highway) in central France, and remains on pace for more than an hour despite the efforts made by the alleged driver to stop. The police, notified by cell phone call from the driver, and cleared the way for car and track it until it stopped near the toll booth. According to the driver, the accident occurred because Cruise is damaged, in conjunction with an electronic card that replaces the conventional ignition key and do not allow to start or stop the electronic machines without a middleman.

Renault investigation immediately in the car and found fault with it, even though the electronic interference from external sources such as random (in this case, more than trucks), while highly improbable, can not be completely ruled out. Tests have proven over and over under judicial supervision, by car and others of the same model that the driver can always override Cruise, and provide a vehicle to stop at least two independent means, even if the traditional methods used in applying the brakes to disengage failure Cruise :

* Specific actions automatic transmission from drive to neutral
* Click on the cruise control on / off five times in rapid sequence, in accordance with the instruction manual car

In March 2005, Renault in the UK to not develop the right engine version of the facelifted elephant satisfaction, and sales of the model is poor in the UK since its launch. Although sales are expected to 3500, and reached only one third of this.