Car reviews

The 2007 Renault Laguna is supposed to mark a break with the company's lacklustre quality and service problems of the recent past. There are some obvious and welcome improvements in interior quality, the diesel engines perform well and the car is comfortable and refined. However, other areas are below par, almost as if Renault had developed it in isolation based on what needed improving on the old Laguna, rather than benchmarking against its more obvious rivals, such as the Ford Mondeo, Vauxhall Vectra and Volkswagen Passat. As for quality, we prefer to reserve judgement to find out what owners are saying when the cars are several years old.