Talk:Eagle Medallion

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The name of this car should be "Eagle Medallion", not "Eagle Medaillion". --ApolloBoy 05:07, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Successor?

The Renault/Eagle Medallion was NOT replaced by the Eagle Summit as the article said. The Eagle Summit was far closer in price, equipment, and size to the discontinued Renault Alliance/Encore and should be considered to be that model's replacement.

The Medallion was much closer in size to the Camry and Accord of the day, making it more of a midsize model, especially the wagon, which could carry 7 passengers and had a longer wheelbase. When looked at that way, the Medallion didn't really have a successor on the American market.

The Eagle Jazz concept car of 1994 might have been a spiritual replacement, as it slotted in between the Summit and Vision in size, had it been produced.Rhettro76 21:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)Rhettro76[reply]

The Medallion was replaced in Canada by the 2000GTX, which was a badge-engineered Mitsubishi Galant. However, you are correct that the car was not replaced in the D-segment in the US market.

Adding Renault?

I just noticed that the article says that the Eagle Medallion was sold from 1988-89. It was, as an Eagle. But I don't see an article referring to the 1987 Renault Medallion. In that case, this should be an article about the Renault/Eagle Medallion, though it should probably keep its URL name, since it was an Eagle for two of the three seasons it was offered.

Thoughts?Rhettro76 17:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Medallion was not offered for 1987. It was launched on March 1, 1987 as a 1988 model. All 1988 model year Medallions were sold as Renaults. All 1989 model year Medallions were sold as Eagles. I have the sales literature to prove it, and the original commercials for both model years are available on Youtube.