Renault · 2015–2025

Renault Talisman

The Renault Talisman is a large family car manufactured by the French car manufacturer Renault from 2015 to 2025. It replaced the Renault Laguna, 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 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.

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Predecessor: Renault Laguna

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Overview

The saloon version of the Talisman was first unveiled on 6 July 2015, at the Château de Chantilly by Renault's CEO Carlos Ghosn, with an estate version scheduled to be revealed at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show two months later. 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, and is the second Renault car to use it following the Espace. 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 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. Renault focused on design, equipment and comfort with the aim of regaining market share in the large family car 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 they 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 in the 1980s for wh

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.

Talisman concept

The first use of the Renault Talisman name is on an unrelated concept car designed along the 1995 Renault Initiale Concept by Renault chief designer Patrick Le Quément. Initially known as the Renault Z12 it was presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2001. The Talisman concept was a three-door 2+2 coupé with two gullwing doors and was fitted with a 4.5-liter V8 engine from Nissan.

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Specifications

name: Renault Talisman
Manufacturer: Renault
aka: Renault Samsung SM6 (South Korea; 2016–2022), Renault SM6 (South Korea; 2022–2025)
Production: 2015–2022 (France), 2016–2025 (South Korea)
Assembly: France: Douai (Douai Renault Factory), South Korea: Busan (Renault Korea Motors)
Designer: Alexis Martot, Under the lead of Laurens van den Acker
Class: Mid-size car / large family car (D-segment)
Body style: 4-door saloon, 5-door estate
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform: Renault–Nissan CMF-CD platform
Engine: Petrol:, 1.3 L H5Ht 16v turbo I4, 1.6 L M5Mt 16v turbo I4, 1.8 L M5Pt 16v turbo I4, 2.0 L M5R 16v I4, LPG:, 2.0 L LPe I4, Diesel:, 1.5 L K9K 8v I4, 1.6 L R9M 16v I4, 1.7 L R9N 8v I4, 2.0 L M9R 16v I4
Transmission: 6-speed manual, 6-speed 6DCT450/451 automatic Getrag, 7-speed 7DCT300 automatic Getrag, XTronic CVT
Length: 4850 mm
Width: 1870 mm
Height: 1460 mm
Wheelbase: 2810 mm
Kerb weight: 1413 -
Predecessor: Renault Laguna, Renault Latitude (Europe)
Successor: Renault Rafale (Europe), Renault Filante (South Korea, SM6)
Related: Renault Espace V