RENAULT has launched a 1.9-litre 100bhp unit claimed to boost fuel economy by up to 17% over the manufacturer's existing 1.9 95bhp indirect turbo diesel engine.

The engine appeared at the show in a Megane hatchback and following its world debut it will appear in the UK in October in a Megane and in the Laguna in 1998. The show also saw the launch of Renault's latest addition to the Megane family - the cabriolet - which will go on sale in the UK on June 1.