J-F Reynaud: Talisman stands out in several ways:
J-F Reynaud: Talisman is on the list of Renault top-end heritage names. For example, it was the name of a luxury four-seater coupé concept car exhibited at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show. Today, Renault launches its new premium Saloon, Renault Talisman, which will be produced in France, and aimed for the markets in Europe and next to Europe…
Talisman is a charismatic and highly evocative name, perfectly in tune with Renault's human and emotional values. It signifies an object attributed with magical virtues of power and protection. Then pronunciation is unproblematic worldwide, because the word exists in identical or very similar forms in many languages.
Talisman thus emerged as a natural choice of name, both emotionally and technically, for our D-segment saloon, which will, indeed, eventually be released in China.
J-F Reynaud: Talisman will be released initially in Europe, but there is a real worldwide market for D-segment saloons, so Talisman will have a virtually global footprint within the next two years. On all markets it addresses two main customer categories: companies buying them for their management teams, and private motorists. In Europe, the split between these two customer categories is around 60%/40%.
J-F Reynaud: It's really very beautiful! Irresistible! And the closer you look, the greater the appeal, with every little detail. Then there's the 4-Control system, which affords utterly unique agility.
It's really very beautiful! Irresistible! And the closer you look, the greater the appeal, with every little detail.
Jean-François Reynaud - Director, Product Marketing, D&E segments
J-F Reynaud: A highlight was when we eventually were able to bring out the first Talisman in the street after the public presentation in early July. We already knew the car was beautiful but to see it advancing among other cars - without camouflage - allowed us to discover it in a new light ... and realize that so many people was looking at it.