New Renault Fluence and Symbol Arriving at Istanbul Motor Show

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is revealing two new sedans at the Istanbul Motor Show - a new generation FluenceRenault FluenceFrance, 2009 > present25 versions
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and brand new Symbol. 

Fluence

The new Fluence wears the new Renault face with a large emblem and horizontally-oriented grill with LED running lights like the Clio. 

The Fluence comes with a 1.6-liter 115hp engine with a CVT that uses 6.4l/100km and emits 149g/km of CO2, which is an improvement of 1.3l/100km over the previous generation. It is also available with a 110hp diesel with an automatic transmission or a 130hp diesel. 

Inside, the Fluence has optional Renault R-Link infotainment, hands-free card and electronic parking brake. Bluetooth and a USB-enabled radio are also optional. 

The Fleunce goes on sale in January in Turkey and will launch throughout the world during the rest of the year. It will be built at Renault's Bursa, Turkey, factory. 

Symbol 

The Symbol is Renault's smaller, less expensive sedan that seats five for emerging markets that is being revealed at the Istanbul Motor Show. It comes packed with advanced technology for the market like cruise control, automatic climate control, navigation, USB radio and Bluetooth. 

The Symbol also wears the new Renault face with the large vertical emblem and horizontal grill. 

It comes with either a 90hp petrol engine that uses 5.3l/100km and emits 122g/km of CO2. It also comes with either a 75hp or 90hp diesels. The 90hp diesel uses 3.9l/100km and emits 103g/km of CO2. 

It goes on sale in early 2013 in Turkey and will be sold in Algeria and Tunisia.