Following its world premiere at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show, Renault’s South Korean arm has dressed the second-gen Koleos in Samsung badges as the new QM6.
Presented in front of a large audience at the 2016 Busan Auto Show, it serves as a replacement for the 9-year old QM5, better known to us as the first-gen Koleos, and it remains almost identical to its Renault sibling, apart from the replaced diamond badge and slightly tweaked headlights.
Despite being revealed in full, Renault is still not willing to reveal any powertrain details on the new Koleos/QM6, but since both versions are underpinned by the CMF-C/D platform, developed with Nissan and shared with the X-Trail, we do know that all-wheel drive will be part of the package, although cheaper models are bound to go with front-wheel drive only.
The new Koleos has received a wide range of safety features, from Active Emergency Braking to Safe Distance Warning and from Tiredness Detection to the already common Lane Departure Warning, so chances are some of these, if not all, will be carried over to its Samsung twin.
Just like its predecessor, the QM6/Koleos will be built in Busan, South Korea, from where it will be shipped to 80 markets across the globe, while the version made specifically for the People’s Republic will be assembled in Wuhan, China.
H/T To AutoEvolution