{"id":1369,"date":"2005-06-02T01:25:03","date_gmt":"2005-06-02T01:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/02\/logan-the-lowco\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:45:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:45:34","slug":"logan-the-lowco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/02\/logan-the-lowco\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan, the low-cost Renault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/renault_logan1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"166\" alt=\"Renault_logan\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/renault_logan.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> A modern brand-new car for \u00a35,500? <a href=\"http:\/\/spaces.msn.com\/members\/vegasmike433\/Blog\/cns!1pwO9YY3xxBAUCJSZfpuRSug!976.entry\">Renaul<\/a>t has made it possible with the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Logan<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, built in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Romania <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">by <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.renault.com\/gb\/groupe\/dacia_p1.htm\">Dacia<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">, in a first time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Initially designed for emergent markets only, this 3-box sedan eventually arrives in <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Western Europe <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">: Renault had not expected the public to be so interested in such a basic car.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Don\u2019t expect to find any trace of luxury in the cockpit. There is no power windows, no glove box, the door panels are made of a single plastic piece, the seats roughly trimmed, and the carpet is ultra thin. All this may look cheap, it remains solidly assembled. Besides, the accomodation is better than a Megane&#8217;s!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>Technically speaking, the Logan is not an antique. It uses the same platform as the future Clio, and in western Europe, the front suspension will receive an anti-roll bar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>On the road, you are amazed at how comfortable the suspension is, but it\u2019s impossible to forget the engine noise. Even if the steering is heavy, the car remains easy to drive, its road holding being very safe.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span>The 75bhp 1.4 engine provides decent acceleration, but nothing more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Deprived of a power steering, but fitted with ABS brakes and 2 airbags, the entry level <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Logan <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">should be available for \u00a35,500 in 2007. Even if the fleet-market will find this offer astonishing, don\u2019t forget that for the same price, any second-hand Golf, Megane or Corolla offers a better value for money along with a higher safety level. The <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Logan <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">was credited 3 stars only by the EuroNcap. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A modern brand-new car for \u00a35,500? Renault has made it possible with the Logan, built in Romania by Dacia, in a first time. Initially designed for emergent markets only, this 3-box sedan eventually arrives in Western Europe : Renault had not expected the public to be so interested in such a basic car. 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