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 design of the Avantime caused a lot of controversy when it was launched and it’s easy to see why. The vehicle has a shape unlike any other automobile with a one-box design that lacked B-pillars and featured design elements from an MPV, an estate, and a 2+2 coupe. It’s looks like a mish-mash of many different cars and not in a good way.
If you thought the Avantime looked odd when standing still, this video shows that it looks even more bizarre on the move.
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Spanish publication KM77 recently got its hands on an Avantime and put it through the dreaded moose test. Obviously, the Avantime was never designed as a performance car so its results in the moose test weren’t remarkable.
During the first attempt, the Renault manages to speed through the cones at 69 km/h (42.8 mph) without any difficulty. However, during the second run, the speed was increased to 71 km/h (44.1 mph), the car quickly encountered issue as the rear-end began to slide and it hit one of the cones.
Interestingly, the driver was able to successfully complete the test at 73 km/h (45.3 mph). That’s pretty impressive, especially when you consider that the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo can only get through the test at 74 km/h (45.9 mph).