The Renault Avantime, to its rapidly growing band of sympathisers, is the perfect answer to the age-old dilemma of how to combine hard-to-define classic charm with modern-car practicality. The ...

The Renault Avantime was once one of the most unconventional luxury cars of its era: too strange for its time, yet oddly ahead of it. As design tastes shift and niche luxury cars find new audiences, I ...

With his 20 years of experience as a motoring editor, Marnus has written about cars covering topics from motorsport and EV's to international new model launches and auto shows. He has experience of ...

In some bizarre Francofied parallel universe, Walter White throws the French equivalent of a pizza onto the roof of his house in a small Parisian suburb. In this universe, he does so while driving a ...

Few cars look as bizarre as the Renault Avantime and on reflection, it is little surprise that Renault killed off the car after just two years of production with a mere 8,557 units sold. The exterior ...

Renault UK has announced that the Avantime Owners Club 10th anniversary meeting takes place at the Coventry Motor Museum on Saturday, April 7 from 9am. Those who pre-register will receive a... book ...

With the new Renault Espace being a longer version of the Austral, and the Scenic making a return next year as a fully electric SUV, there is only one minivan nameplate that remains untouched – the ...

The Renault Avantime was the answer to a question no one, but its creator, Philippe Guédon, asked. And the question he asked wasn’t really a question, more a philosophy, an unwavering belief, an ...

One of the biggest challenges faced by the car industry has always been that of delivering the right amount of different. In a market where most cars are commodity products, and many buyers treat them ...

PARIS - Renault SA won't abandon production of its Avantime luxury coupe, despite technical difficulties that delayed its launch and poor initial sales, company managers told Reuters on Thursday. The ...

What was the original Renault Avantime trying to be? During its brief production run from 2001 to 2003, Renault sold just 8,557 Avantime models, which were designed and produced by Matra, a French ...