only the French
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only the French
this is a car that only the French could make:http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/20...ch/index2.html
Renault Mégane or in English:the ugly French car. and to think they were just starting to make better cars.
Renault Mégane or in English:the ugly French car. and to think they were just starting to make better cars.
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they must feed their designers CRACK for lunch or something....omg that is bad.....the ONLY cool thing is the double sunroof....other than that....
AHHHHHHHHHHH MY EYES HURT!!!! I AM BLIND!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHH MY EYES HURT!!!! I AM BLIND!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH
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this is from BBC Top Gear, Avantime is the name in the UK
Both the interior and exterior styling ensure the Avantime stands out in a crowd, but it’s not just the overall design that has moved the goalposts – there are detail touches throughout that don’t seem to be based on anything that’s been seen in a showroom before.
The press pack and brochures are full of the usual marketing guff that doesn’t leave you any the wiser (how about: “within the cabin, the original treatment of volumes, materials and colours forges a real relationship between the exterior and interior of the car” – what’s all that about then?). So putting that to one side, there’s no denying that the cabin and body designs are inspired and novel – something that it would be hard to argue for your neighbour’s 5-series or XJ8.
The notion of a two-door executive car is anathema to most UK buyers, so is Renault setting itself up for a fall of Edsel proportions? Hopefully not, as the airiness within the cabin, the materials chosen for it and the packaging solutions used throughout have genuinely pushed forward the barriers.
The two-door pillarless layout, panoramic (full length) glass sunroof, huge concave rear window and pale leather trim all convey an air of space. The use of aluminium trim for the upper half of the body creates a two-tone look and the car’s profile ensures it isn’t going to be mistaken for anything else.
With a length of 1.4m, each door could potentially be unwieldy and heavy, so an ingenious hinge mechanism has been devised that pulls the door away from the body as it’s opened, minimising those incidences of bashing the car alongside while doing the weekly shop.
Anthony Grade is vice president of car design at Renault. He says: “We wanted onlookers to be continually astonished as they walked around the car. That is why looking at the front gives no clue about the back, and vice versa”. Judging by the reactions the Avantime has provoked so far, I reckon Renault’s new executive contender is going to continue to turn heads for a while yet.
Both the interior and exterior styling ensure the Avantime stands out in a crowd, but it’s not just the overall design that has moved the goalposts – there are detail touches throughout that don’t seem to be based on anything that’s been seen in a showroom before.
The press pack and brochures are full of the usual marketing guff that doesn’t leave you any the wiser (how about: “within the cabin, the original treatment of volumes, materials and colours forges a real relationship between the exterior and interior of the car” – what’s all that about then?). So putting that to one side, there’s no denying that the cabin and body designs are inspired and novel – something that it would be hard to argue for your neighbour’s 5-series or XJ8.
The notion of a two-door executive car is anathema to most UK buyers, so is Renault setting itself up for a fall of Edsel proportions? Hopefully not, as the airiness within the cabin, the materials chosen for it and the packaging solutions used throughout have genuinely pushed forward the barriers.
The two-door pillarless layout, panoramic (full length) glass sunroof, huge concave rear window and pale leather trim all convey an air of space. The use of aluminium trim for the upper half of the body creates a two-tone look and the car’s profile ensures it isn’t going to be mistaken for anything else.
With a length of 1.4m, each door could potentially be unwieldy and heavy, so an ingenious hinge mechanism has been devised that pulls the door away from the body as it’s opened, minimising those incidences of bashing the car alongside while doing the weekly shop.
Anthony Grade is vice president of car design at Renault. He says: “We wanted onlookers to be continually astonished as they walked around the car. That is why looking at the front gives no clue about the back, and vice versa”. Judging by the reactions the Avantime has provoked so far, I reckon Renault’s new executive contender is going to continue to turn heads for a while yet.
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Originally posted by David
Anthony Grade is vice president of car design at Renault. He says: “We wanted onlookers to be continually astonished as they walked around the car. That is why looking at the front gives no clue about the back, and vice versa”. Judging by the reactions the Avantime has provoked so far, I reckon Renault’s new executive contender is going to continue to turn heads for a while yet.
Anthony Grade is vice president of car design at Renault. He says: “We wanted onlookers to be continually astonished as they walked around the car. That is why looking at the front gives no clue about the back, and vice versa”. Judging by the reactions the Avantime has provoked so far, I reckon Renault’s new executive contender is going to continue to turn heads for a while yet.
AND....it will certainly turn heads....people will see it coming...and they will turn their heads AWAY to keep from becoming physically ill and puking.
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I think that they had two "design" teams one for the front and one for the back this was a test. Team one was on LSD team two was giving all the wine they could drink. the fact that this thing got the ok is what I don't get. 
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Timmy and I went mushroom picking today - Timmy's helpful that way in that I have no knowledge of what a "good" or "bad" mushroom might be, so he's tries them first - long story short, he'd popped a few caps checked out that French equivalent of an "Asstech," shouted: "AWESOME!" just before he started slapping bugs only he could see.
Shortly after that he started screaming his hair was on fire, tore off his clothes and jumped in the lake down the hill. I can see from the cabin he seems to have lost consciousness, but still appears to be breathing with an occasional twitch. I hope the geese don't harm him. I may forego the mushrooms this evening, or at least the yellow and red spotted ones…
Shortly after that he started screaming his hair was on fire, tore off his clothes and jumped in the lake down the hill. I can see from the cabin he seems to have lost consciousness, but still appears to be breathing with an occasional twitch. I hope the geese don't harm him. I may forego the mushrooms this evening, or at least the yellow and red spotted ones…
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Njaremka, it might help change your mind if I told you that this thing was in the same class & price range as a BMW 535, Jag S-type, M-B 320 & a Volvo S60. 
Now which would you pick. I would guess not the Renault.
Now which would you pick. I would guess not the Renault.
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Originally posted by David
Njaremka, it might help change your mind if I told you that this thing was in the same class & price range as a BMW 535, Jag S-type, M-B 320 & a Volvo S60. Now which would you pick. I would guess not the Renault.
Njaremka, it might help change your mind if I told you that this thing was in the same class & price range as a BMW 535, Jag S-type, M-B 320 & a Volvo S60.
Now which would you pick. I would guess not the Renault.