Zoom is an urban and suburban concept car born of common research by Renault and Matra into modern electric vehicles. More than just a perfect mini-sized city car, an ideal two-seater urban runabout, Zoom is a vehicle which is 100 percent in harmony with the modern city environment and its attendant ecological and safety constraints. It combines environment-friendly electric propulsion with a specific architecture designed to minimize the vehicle footprint.

Features:

• Exterior architecture optimizes vehicle footprint, thereby helping ease urban and suburban traffic flows.
• Modular wheelbase is variable between 2.65m and 2.30m when the vehicle is stopped. Width remains constant at 1.52m, which means Zoom is 23cm higher in retracted wheelbase configuration.
• Two beetle-wing doors mounted on 9°-inclined axes reduce lateral bodywork clearance to a minimum and make Zoom easy to use in the tightest of spots.
• Communication centre mounted between the two seats housing hands-free telephone and power-up control for Carminat navigation system.
• CD-radio sound system built into steering column with controls mounted on the steering wheel.
• 25kW engine is 90 percent recyclable, contributing to protection of the environment.

Story by Renault