Renault hasn’t made a two-door variant during the previous two generations of Laguna (if you ignore the Avantime, an unconventional coupé of sorts); you have to go as far back as the 1980 Fuego for Renault’s last proper coupé.
However, the success of BMW’s 3-series coupé, Mercedes’ CLK and Audi’s A5 demonstrate that a market exists for cars with two doors, four seats and sleek looks. Renault clearly believes that the lack of a perceived premium badge is not the big issue it once was and that buyers are aware of the increasingly blurred line between premium and mainstream.
So perhaps a curvy Renault coupé will appeal. Volkswagen has very similar ambitions for the Scirocco. Will that, rather than the badge, present the Laguna Coupé with its biggest challenge?
