The Renault Laguna II was produced between 2001 and 2007, and was available as a hatchback or station wagon. The range of engines for Renault Laguna starts with the 1.9-liter turbo diesel, and is considered the most economical option. The base 1.6-liter petrol engine also performs well and is powerful enough to drive in the city with its 1.9-liter turbo diesel engine.
Laguna II model has a 2.0-liter diesel-powered 150 horsepower. In the high range included 3.0-liter petrol engine that has impressive performance, although it is combined with an automatic gearbox. Laguna has a smooth ride and very good handling, the car really is very stable in all kinds of ways.
At launch, the Irish spec Laguna II featured a 16 valve range of belt driven petrol engines available in both 1.6 and 1.8 litre capacities. These produced 110bhp and 118bhp respectively and were quite closely matched in terms of performance, with the latter being slightly torqueier and about 0.7 seconds quicker from 0-60 mph. Trim lines included ‘Sport’ (in conjunction with 1.6 litre and 1.9 DCi only) and ‘Supersport’ (1.6 litre and 1.8 litre). The standard equipment on these trims was highly impressive, even for today. Diesel power featured in the form of the 1.9 dCi with 101bhp and 240 Newton Metres of torque.
A look back at the equipment list of the time shows that rare and usually costly features such as xenon headlights and electric folding exterior mirrors were standard, in addition to an electric glass sunroof and an on-board computer. Externally, the two specs were differentiated by the Sport spec featuring standard 16 “ ‘Rhodes’ alloys, while Supersport models came with larger 17” ‘Silverstone’ items which further enhanced the Laguna’s already sharp styling.
At the end of 2001, the Renault Laguna II had had a lucrative first year on the market and to add to this, it received the Semperit Irish Car of the Year award for 2002. A base model was also launched which did without many of the gizmo’s of the launch cars, as well as more obvious things like alloy wheels. From here on in, the range went on without any great changes until 2005. In 2003, the Mirage model was launched and featured full leather as standard. These models proved popular and further enhanced the Laguna as a value proposition in its specific segment. A 120bhp version of the dCi engine also became available in Supersport trim, but is rare compared to the standard 101bhp model.
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