Vehicle model
Renault Samsung Gamme Renault Samsung - véhicules particuliers
Renault Samsung's passenger vehicles are historically sedans, the heart of the brand's identity since the SM5 launched in 1998. The SM series (the compact SM3, the mid-size SM5, the higher-end SM6 and SM7) long embodied a comfortable, well-equipped positioning in the Korean market. The early generations were based on Nissan platforms, before the SM6, twin of the Renault Talisman, marked the shift to Renault platforms. These sedans target a family and professional audience that values comfort, ride quietness and refined finish. In Quebec these models are virtually absent; for an imported vehicle, you must fit approved winter tires and check the dimensions, ratings and bolt pattern on the vehicle placard before buying tires or wheels, the standards following those of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
History
History of the Renault Samsung Gamme Renault Samsung - véhicules particuliers
Renault Samsung's passenger vehicles are historically sedans, the heart of the brand's identity since the SM5 launched in 1998. The SM series (the compact SM3, the mid-size SM5, the higher-end SM6 and SM7) long embodied a comfortable, well-equipped positioning in the Korean market. The early generations were based on Nissan platforms, before the SM6, twin of the Renault Talisman, marked the shift to Renault platforms. These sedans target a family and professional audience that values comfort, ride quietness and refined finish. In Quebec these models are virtually absent; for an imported vehicle, you must fit approved winter tires and check the dimensions, ratings and bolt pattern on the vehicle placard before buying tires or wheels, the standards following those of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Technology
Technologies, engines and platforms
Sedans built on Nissan platforms (early generations) and then Renault platforms (SM6 based on the Talisman). Naturally aspirated and turbocharged gasoline engines, diesel depending on the market, with manual, automatic or dual-clutch transmissions; comfort-oriented suspension.
Tires and wheels
Tire and wheel compatibility
Les véhicules Renault Samsung couvrent surtout des berlines compactes à intermédiaires (SM3, SM5, SM6) et des VUS compacts à intermédiaires (XM3, QM6, Grand Koleos). On y retrouve des montes de pneus et des jantes en alliage typiques de ces segments, avec des diamètres de jantes courants allant généralement du compact au format VUS familial. Les entraxes (bolt patterns) suivent les standards de l'Alliance Renault-Nissan. Comme ces modèles sont quasi inexistants au Québec, l'intérêt pratique concerne surtout d'éventuels véhicules importés : prévoir des pneus d'hiver homologués, essentiels et obligatoires au Québec, et vérifier dimensions exactes, indices de charge et de vitesse ainsi que l'entraxe sur l'étiquette du véhicule avant d'acheter pneus ou jantes.
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