US EditionRenault Korea unveils Filante luxury SUV for 1st time globally
The Filante features a 250-hp hybrid powertrain with 34 driver-assistance systems and starts at $29,400 in Korea, aiming to boost Renault's premium brand globally.
- On Jan. 13, 2026, Renault Korea Motors Co. unveiled the Filante in Seoul, priced at 43.32 million won with sales starting in March.
- Developed under the Aurora 2 project, the Filante reflects a cross-border design push by Renault's design centers in South Korea and France, aiming to meet high Korean customer standards after Grand Koleos' success.
- The Filante's powertrain pairs electric drive motors with a turbocharged gasoline engine, featuring Renault's upgraded hybrid E‑Tech system with a 100-kilowatt drive motor, 60-kW starter motor and 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine delivering 250 horsepower and 15.1 kilometers per liter.
- Renault will produce the Filante at its Busan plant with deliveries beginning in March and plans to export to South America and the Middle East after more than 60,000 cumulative sales.
- The Filante's design pairs coupe lines with SUV presence, measuring 4,915 millimeters long and featuring 34 driver assistance and safety systems including a radar-based rear occupant alert.
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Renault wants to stop being a mainly European brand to become one more car in the international arena. To do this, its spearhead will be the new Filante, a vehicle of the segment E – that is, of a size much higher than the type of vehicle that is usually commercialized in Europe, where segments B and C predominate – that the company has presented this Tuesday in South Korea, country in which it will be manufactured.
The Renault group has just unveiled its brand new model, a luxurious crossover called "Filante". However, it will not be sold in France, nor in Europe, but in Korea, the Gulf and Latin America.
Renault rescued last year the name of Filante for a concept car that recalled the exploits of the Étoile Filante of 1956, a record hunt propelled by a helicopter turbine.The modern Electric Filter has also recently achieved its first international brands. Therefore, it is not surprising that its evocative name has been awarded to the Aurora project: a premium SUV destined for Asian and South American markets.Renault has just presented in Paris h…
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