Renault has revealed its new Grand Koleos under the tagline "Born in France, made in Korea" – but this new crossover is actually a lightly restyled Chinese Geely Monjaro/Xingyue L.
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We've contacted Renault Australia to confirm if the Grand Koleos is coming here.
While the Grand Koleos has a unique, frameless grille and different wheels, it otherwise appears visually unchanged from the Geely it's based on, down to the LED lighting signatures.
The Grand Koleos measures 4780mm long on a 2820mm wheelbase. That makes it 70mm longer than a Mitsubishi Outlander and only 35mm shorter than a Kia Sorento.
While it's 98mm longer than the existing Koleos on a 115mm longer wheelbase, it still has only two rows of seating.
It's available with a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with up to 155kW of power. This is mated with a seven-speed dual-clutch auto in front-wheel drive guise or an eight-speed auto with all-wheel drive.
An available turbocharged 1.5-litre hybrid powertrain features 100kW and 60kW electric motors and a 1.64kWh battery, for a total system output of 180kW.
Inside, it's offered with three 12.3-inch screens: a digital instrument cluster, an infotainment touchscreen, and an available passenger display.
Available features include semi-autonomous parking, a Bose sound system, and an augmented reality head-up display.
Standard safety equipment includes autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection and junction assist; blind-spot monitoring; lane-keep assist; front and rear cross-traffic alert; and a surround-view camera with a transparent chassis view.
As with various French Renaults, there's an Esprit Alpine trim.
On the Grand Koleos, this brings unique two-tone 20-inch alloy wheels, blue accents, and black Alcantara upholstery. It's uniquely available with all-wheel drive.
The Grand Koleos rides the same Compact Modular Architecture as a raft of Geely Group vehicles, including the Volvo XC40 and Polestar 2.
It's set to be one of several electrified, CMA-based Renault vehicles due between now and 2027, with Renault Korea having previously teased a coupe crossover.
Geely acquired a 34 per cent stake in Renault Korea in 2022, and the Chinese carmaker and Renault have also established a joint venture for the production of combustion and hybrid powertrains.
Renault Australia has committed to the existing Koleos, a close relation to the previous-generation Nissan X-Trail, into 2025.
The company's managing director, Glen Sealey, told media the Koleos has a "fantastic future" earlier this year.
"Koleos is one of those vehicles that has pretty much stood the test of time," Mr Sealey said. "We see a future for it ongoing. We'll certainly have it for the remainder of this year, and we'll certainly have it next year as well."
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
