Renault Arkana

2019

The Renault Arkana is a compact crossover SUV (C-segment) with a sloping rear roofline produced by the French manufacturer Renault. It was first released in May 2019 in Russia as a car based on the older Dacia/Renault Duster B0 platform. Another separate version of the vehicle was introduced in South Korea in February 2020, and is based on a more advanced CMF-B platform, which categorized subcompact, front-wheel drive vehicles such as the Renault Clio V hatchback and the Renault Captur II crossover. The latter version of the Arkana was later introduced in core European market in September 2020 and was marketed in South Korea as the Renault Samsung XM3 from 2020 to 2022 and then Renault XM3 from 2022 to 2024.

Renault stated the name "Arkana" derives from the Latin arcanum, meaning secret.