[IBrake4Rainbows]

Citroen are innovative, but seem (No offence to Henks Taste) to rely on the Memory of the DS and the fact it was so advanced to keep it going. During the 80's it tried being a techno-savvy european, and lost it's flair. It needs a model such as the 2CV or the DS to boost it again, all i see are rebodied, well riding Peugeots. Value packed cars sell by the dozen, needs to try and seem a bit upmarket to survive, and not go the way Ford is now.

Peugeot are the Volume sellers, due to low pricing and appealing cars, i think they have a good track record (and a visible one, which sets it apart from Citroens successes, all fairness to the Xsara, i forget it almost immediately....) but needs to be careful of being cast as Downmarket, as with Citroen. Needs a much better flagship (607 is underdone, overpriced and bloated.....)

Renault have had a fantastic design Renaissance under Patrick Le Quement and his team, who carved out the Twingo, Megane II and original Scenic and Scenic II. Other efforts include Vel Satis and Avantime, both which seem stylish but are a bit underdone i the Chassis department. has hot-hatch Hero Clio Sport V6, history of Alpine Renaults and also a bit of quality woes. Also suffered trying to be Techno-savvy in the 80's. Needs to be careful of "Rep Mobile" Image. The Citroen of the 90's in Innovation. Lets hope they can match it this century.

All have pluses and Minuses, but my heart lies with Renault. The new Megane has to be the freshest piece of Working design (Excluding Bangle, his designs don't work.) and it has a none-too-shabby history, followed by the Double Chevron and the Lion.