Renault Avantime
| Renault Avantime | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Renault |
| Production | 2001–2003 (8,557 units) |
| Assembly | Romorantin-Lanthenay, France (Matra) |
| Designer | Patrick Le Quément |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Minivan (S) |
| Body style | 3-door shooting-brake |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Related | Renault Espace |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Petrol 2.0 T I4 3.0 V6 Diesel 2.2 dCi I4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,702 mm (106.4 in) |
| Length | 4,642 mm (182.8 in) |
| Width | 1,834 mm (72.2 in) |
| Height | 1,627 mm (64.1 in) |
The Renault Avantime is a shooting-brake marketed by the French manufacturer Renault, designed and manufactured by Matra, between 2001 and 2003. As a one-box design without B-pillars, styled by Patrick Le Quément, the Avantime combined the space of an estate with the style of a 2+2 coupé.
The name is a portmanteau of the French word "Avant" (meaning "ahead") and the English word "time" — with the latter using the English /taɪm/ rather than French pronunciation /tiːm/.
The Avantime was designed and developed in-house by Renault affiliate Matra and was conceived by Philippe Guédon, head of the automotive division at Matra, who "believed that the children of Espace owners remained loyal to the car even after they had grown up and left home. As a result, the renowned estate was gaining a generation of new drivers."
Styled by Patrick Le Quément, the Avantime was intended to combine the space of an estate with four-place pillarless qualities of a coupé. Regarding the styling, Thierry Metroz, design project manager, said, "We wanted someone walking around the car to be continually astonished." Anthony Grade, Renault´s vice-president of design said "The exterior and interior had to be coherent. Using the Espace as a base, for instance, meant we had the central instrument display, but that´s part of the innovative character of the whole vehicle".Car magazine described the interior as architectural and luxurious.
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