With the Avantime concept car, Renault's aim was to develop a completely new-look architecture to mark the close of the millennium: a new top-of-the-range coupé concept. Sporty, dynamic, aesthetic, comfortable, elegant and ever so slightly "alternative", this vehicle is the most eloquent possible illustration of Renault's capacity and culture for innovation.

Features:

• No centre pillar.
• Full-length panoramic glass roof.
• Retractable side windows.
• Twin-stage parallel-opening door system: maximum ease of access with minimum door travel.
• Four armchair-style seats with seat-mounted safety belts.
• Special Michelin PAX System tyres capable of driving 200 kilometres when flat.
• Full on-board telematics, with a guidance and navigation system, plus two wide-screen format DVD screens built into the front seats and individual air-conditioning controls.
• 3.0-litre 24-valve V6 engine developing 250bhp and more than 300Nm of torque.
• 6-speed manual gearbox.

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