The new V6 Diesel engine is a technological high displacement multi-valve V powertrain, which means it offers a high level of performance and driving pleasure. The new powertrain has the highest level of torque in the Renault lineup with 450nm.

It therefore allows very fast accelarations either from 0 to 100km/h (7”30 on Laguna Coupé dCi 235) or from 80 to 120km/h (6”10 on the same vehicle). Additionally, on Laguna Coupé, the new Diesel V6 posts 235hp, which makes it Renault’s second most powerful engine offer, after the 3.5l gas engine (245hp).

Further versions of this engine will be commercialized with more power and more torque, as it can generate up to 265hp and 550nm when put longitudinally on a car.

The new V6 dCi engine derives from the 4-cylinder in-line 2.0 dCi launched in 2005. They share components, but the combustion chamber design has been optimized to improve the trade-off between emission levels and fuel efficiency. On Laguna Coupé dCi 235, it emits 192g of CO2 per kilometer, which is in line with most of the best German engine makers.

Of course, the new V6 will be fitted with particle filters and a SCR, to make it one of the cleanest Diesel engines in the world. Very low noise levels are the result of a joint optimization of powertrain engine base, injection and tuning strategies.

The V6 dCi engine is manufactured in the Cléon plant (ISO 14001 certified).