In a surprising turn of events, French manufacturer Renault revealed an all-new coupe SUV called the Arkana. Shown at the Moscow Auto Show, the Renault Arkana is the first coupe-inspired SUV to sit at a lower price point compared to any of its premium competition. For now, the Renault Arkana is only a show car, but one really close to production. Renault will introduce it for the Russian market in 2019, with the launch on CIS markets some time later. The car could be introduced on the western markets as well (maybe not in the same guise and with the same name) and while we cannot expect it in the U.S. (Renault isn’t available here at all), I would not be surprised if the Arkana architecture ends up supporting some kind of similar Nissan coupe SUV. The Renault press release is clear - the Arkana “heralds a new vehicle with global ambitions.” Last time I checked, global means all around the world. Everyone familiar with the latest design strategy and ideology of Renault will recognize the Arkana as a continuation of the evolution that started with the Talisman and the latest Megane. I am quite sure that many pieces of the front end and the rear are taken from the part bins of those cars. In that regard, the car looks like a jacked up Renault Megane Grand Coupe. A bit more muscular, though. New pieces do include slightly redesigned front C shaped lights. Maybe something we will soon see on the new Clio as well. It is an obvious coupe-crossover with a high waistline, massive clearance and, in this case, large 19-inch wheels. I can’t say it isn’t imposing, because it is, but I am still not sure about the overall dimensions and size of the car. Renault apparently markets it as a C-segment crossover which means it falls in line with the size of the Nissan Rogue, or the Honda CR-V. So, it is a cheaper BMW X4 knock off then. Top Gear did report that it rides on an extended Renault Captur architecture. See, the Captur is basically a supermini of crossovers, but the one in Russia is actually bigger compared to those in the rest of the world. And the Arkana show car, apparently, borrowed the tech from it. I hope, however, that it will be based at the very least on the Rogue architecture.
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