We salute Renault's barking mad MPV-coupe, and find out why its style didn't match sales substance
First shown at the 1999 Geneva motor show, the Renault Avantime was conceived to provide the practicality of an Renault wanted passers-by to look at the car and be"continually astonished", with its one-box design, some of the longest doors ever to be fitted to a production car, and oddly-shaped lights unlike any we had ever seen before.
But what else makes this car such a trailblazer? Join us as we look through its short life, and why it looks didn't quite add up to a justifiable sales volume.
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