The Renault Talisman is a
large family car
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manufactured by the French car manufacturer
Renault
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from 2015 to 2025.
It replaced the
Renault Laguna
The Renault Laguna is a large family car that was manufactured and marketed by Renault for 21 years in three body styles: hatchback, coupé, and estate. The first generation Laguna was launched in 1994, the second generation was introduced in 20 ...
, as well as the larger
Renault Latitude, for which no direct replacement was scheduled. It was produced by Renault's
Douai Renault Factory from 2015 to 2022 and its South Korean subsidiary
Renault Korea
Renault Korea Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean car manufacturer headquartered in Busan where its single assembly site is also located, with additional facilities at Seoul (administration), Giheung District, Giheung (research and development) and D ...
from 2016 to 2025, where it was marketed as the Renault Samsung SM6.
Renault ended production of the Talisman in Europe in February 2022. In April 2024, Renault Korea announced that the SM6 will be discontinued in South Korea as it adopted the global diamond logo on their other models.
Overview
The
saloon version of the Talisman was first unveiled on 6 July 2015, at the
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by
Renault
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's CEO
Carlos Ghosn
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,
with an
estate version scheduled to be revealed at the
2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The two versions were allegedly codenamed LFD (saloon) and KFD (estate).
The car is based on the CMF-CD platform, jointly developed by Renault and
Nissan
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, and is the second Renault car to use it following the
Espace
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. The use of the new platform is aimed at giving the Talisman a production volume advantage, that its predecessor (the
Laguna) never achieved.
Renault executives stated that, like the new
crossover, the Espace, it will not be engineered for
right-hand drive
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markets, due to the decline in the traditional saloon market.
The use of the Talisman name is intended as a way of unifying Renault nomenclature across the world, as Renault already sells in China a
similar car named Talisman.
Renault said the name "conjures up notions of both protection and power. At the same time, Talisman is an easy word to pronounce and understand the world over".
Design and technical details
The Talisman is slightly larger than the Laguna,
with a lower
centre of gravity
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.
Renault focused on design, equipment and comfort with the aim of regaining market share in the
large family car
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It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class, and the present-day definition of the mid-size car category us ...
segment.
Daimler personnel visited the car manufacturing site at Douai, and gave input on quality control and perceived quality.
According to Renault staff, they wanted to give the car the "fluid and emotional" aspect of smaller models from the company.
They also tried to achieve a more "classic" styling than the used for its predecessor with the aim of gaining market share from the
business fleets.
The Talisman is the first large Renault car since the
Renault 18
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in the 1980s for which no hatchback body is available either as standard or as an option.
The car had originally five
trim levels for Europe (Life, Zen, Business, Intens, and Initiale Paris).
In March 2018, Renault unveiled a sportier trim level powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine called the S Edition, aimed to be introduced in the market by September 2018. This model shares the same engine with the
Mégane RS and the
Alpine A110, but it is detuned for the Talisman. In South Korea, the car was launched with up to four trim levels (PE, SE, LE and RE), although their number varied according to the engine used.
In March 2018, Renault Samsung introduced a minor facelift for the South Korean market, with some exterior changes, interior equipment updates and new colours. In July 2019, Renault Samsung launched a new high end trim, called Premiere.
The car has a
four wheel steering system (called 4Control)
which is not available in the South Korean version. It also incorporates a system (Multi-Sense) which allows adjusting all car settings between four pre-set options called Comfort, Sport, Eco and Neutral, and a user configurable option called Perso.
As an optional, the Talisman has a new
infotainment
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system with an touchscreen
introduced in the fifth generation Espace, called R-Link 2
(S-Link in South Korea).
[ The equipment also include ]adaptive cruise control
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, lane departure warning, traffic sign detection with excess speed warning and blind spot alert.
The car scored a five star rating at the tests for Euro NCAP
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in 2015. Gearboxes are six/seven speed dual-clutch
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automatic
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, six speed manual and CVT (the latter only available in a liquefied petroleum gas
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version sold in South Korea).[ Suspension is made of Pseudo MacPherson struts on front and a semi rigid axle on rear,][ with an optional ]active suspension
An active suspension is a type of Suspension (vehicle), automotive suspension that uses an onboard control system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels and axles relative to the chassis or vehicle frame, rather than the conventi ...
system. Brakes are discs on both axles.[
The Talisman received a facelift in February 2020, including new LED Matrix headlamps with adaptive lighting, digital instrument cluster, 'Easy Link' portrait style touchscreen infotainment system, and a range of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
]
Engines
The Talisman is powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines in both Europe and South Korea. The diesel engined versions were not initially sold in South Korea, while there is a liquefied petroleum gas version only for the market in South Korea. In August 2016, a diesel version was introduced for the market in South Korea.
In November 2018, Renault announced the introduction of both petrol and diesel WLTP compliant engines.
Gallery
File:Renault Talisman (2015) 1X7A1604.jpg, Renault Talisman (pre-facelift)
File:Renault_Talisman_Grandtour_Intens_ENERGY_dCi_160_EDC_%E2%80%93_Heckansicht,_24._Juni_2017,_D%C3%BCsseldorf.jpg, Renault Talisman Grandtour (pre-facelift)
File:Renault Talisman - wnętrze (MSP16).jpg, Renault Talisman interior (pre-facelift)
File:0_Samsung_SM6.jpg, Renault Samsung SM6 (pre-facelift)
File:20160311_Renault_Samsung_SM6_02.jpg, Renault Samsung SM6 (pre-facelift)
File:Renault_Samsung_SM6_2016_BIMOS_03.jpg, Renault Samsung SM6 interior (pre-facelift)
File:00 samsung sm6 fl 1.jpg, Renault Samsung SM6 (facelift)
File:00_samsung_sm6_fl_2.jpg, Renault Samsung SM6 (facelift)
Recalls
Renault Samsung ordered a recall of 94,069 Renault Samsung SM6s due to concerns of loose plastic covers on accelerator and brake pedals uncovered in a safety investigation. The company was fined 611 million won (US$530,000) by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for violating vehicle safety regulations.
Talisman concept
The first use of the Renault Talisman name is on an unrelated concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...
designed along the 1995 Concept by Renault chief designer Patrick Le Quément. Initially known as the Renault Z12 it was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show
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in September 2001. The Talisman concept was a three-door 2+2 coupé
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with two gullwing doors and was fitted with a 4.5-liter V8 engine from Nissan.[
]
References
External links
* (France)
* (Estate - France)
* (Renault SM6)
{{Renault Samsung Motors
Talisman
A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...
Talisman
A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...
Mid-size cars
Executive cars
Sedans
Station wagons
Euro NCAP large family cars
Cars introduced in 2015
Cars discontinued in 2022
Flagship vehicles
Vehicles with four-wheel steering