1998 Renault Vel Satis

Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Design Sketch
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Design Sketch
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Interior
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Interior
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Interior
Renault Vel Satis, 1998 - Interior
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The Renault Vel Satis is a dramatically styled four-seat, high-technology coupe de ville with a windshield that extends almost to the extreme rear of the roof. Jean-Francois Venet, Executive Chief Designer for Renault's large cars, said the Vel Satis embraces several elements that indicate possible future design trends. These include its frontal styling with twin air intakes and a prominent position for a Renault badge, angular flanks, and distinctive "shoulder" treatment toward the rear and below the C-pillar. Renault sent its designers to London, Milan, and other major cities to bring back fresh ideas about architecture, furniture, fashion, and textiles that could be incorporated in Vel Satis.

The Vel Satis is also a technology demonstrator. Its two enormous, 1.78-m (5.8-ft), carbon-fiber doors open electrohydraulically on a patented hinge system that moves them out and forward. The result is that, at maximum arc, they extend no further than the doors of the little Renault Twingo hatchback but allow easy access to the Vel Satis' interior. The doors open at the touch of a pressure pad. The hood, which covers a newly developed, naturally aspirated, 3.0-L V6 gasoline engine, is also powered, as is the clamshell trunk lid. This theme of powered systems extends to the interior, with the seats incorporating laterally moving headrests to allow passengers to sleep more comfortably.

With its enormous glass area, the interior of the car is very light, but Renault admits that this is not viable for production. However, Venet explains that future Renault models will make increased use of glass, with the next generation Espace MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) particularly benefiting from the philosophy.

The steering wheel has a stationary hub, with built-in controls; only the rim of the wheel actually moves. The dashboard incorporates "jewel trays" instead of a conventional glove box. These swing out, with one containing an alphanumeric keyboard for operation of a PC. A telematic travel system uses a Pioneer DVD. Navigation and guidance information can be complemented by cultural information on an area as it is passed through. Neon lighting is used for the interior and for the rear lights, while the Valeo headlamps have an advanced optical bar system that Renault says have aspects in common with lighthouse technology. The car's tires are a development of Michelin's vertically anchored PAV technology.


Designed to celebrate Renault’s one-hundredth anniversary, Vel Satis is a luxury four-seater coupe which is avant-garde in its architecture and design. As with its predecessor Initiale, its concept embraces traditional conventions of luxury motoring with fond respect whilst encapsulating that free-spirited creativity which is the very essence of Renault.

Maintaining the theme, a production Vel Satis was launched in 2002.

Features

- Continuous windscreen and glass roof unit

- Hands-free entry card opens doors automatically

- 1,780mm-long side doors with twin-stage parallel opening

- No centre pillar

- DVD system and enhanced GPS navigation offering guidance and tourist information


Концепт-кар Vel Satis, представленный на Парижском мотор-шоу в 1998 году, был восхитителен. «Бесспорно достаточный» или «Достаточно быстрый» — так переводили название этого coupe de Ville журналисты, вспоминая латынь, тогда как на фирме им говорили, что название машины — всего лишь игра слов. Огромное лобовое стекло Vel Satis плавно переходило в стеклянную крышу и выглядело, по мнению разработчиков, как «хрустальная корона королевы красоты». Изящные фужеры известной марки «Saint Louis» в салоне взывали к триумфу стиля арт-деко 20 — 30-х годов. Этот концепт-кар считали «программным», в нем был зашифрован пластический ключ будущих серийных моделей.

Но даже серийный Vel Satis, хотя и позволил говорить о возрождении французского автомобильного дизайна, вызвал многочисленные споры. Этим и объясняется разница между прототипами, которые служат для проверки идей практикой испытаний, шоу-стопперами, предназначенными для разогрева покупателей перед недалеким дебютом уже готовой серийной модели, и концептуальными образцами. Назовем ли мы их по-американски dream-cars («Автомобили мечты») или по-итальянски fuore-serie («Несерийными»), смысл останется тем же: эти машины демонстрируют ход мысли, направление поисков разработчиков. По ним мы судим о компании порой гораздо жестче, чем по серийной продукции.
По материалам: www.sae.org; conceptcar.co.uk; Концепции «Renault» — Назад в будущее, www.avtomir.com
Автомобили марки Renault
1899 Renault Type B Coupe, 1964 Renault R8 Coupe (Ghia), 1965 Renault 16, 1972 Renault 5, 1972 Renault Alpine A310 Special (Coggiola), 1979 Renault Le Car Van (Heuliez), 1981 Renault Alpine GTA (Heuliez), 1981 Renault Eve, 1983 Renault Gabbiano (ItalDesign), 1983 Renault Vesta, 1984 Renault Espace, 1987 Renault Vesta II, 1988 Renault Megane (Coggiola), 1990 Renault Laguna, 1991 Renault Scenic (Coggiola), 1992 Renault Reinastella, 1992 Renault Twingo, 1992 Renault Zoom, 1993 Renault Racoon, 1994 Renault Argos, 1994 Renault Espace F1, 1994 Renault Long Cours (Heuliez), 1994 Renault Ludo, 1994 Renault Modus, 1995 Renault Evado, 1995 Renault Initiale, 1995 Renault Next, 1996 Renault Fiftie, 1997 Renault Pangea, 1998 Renault Espider (Sbarro), 1998 Renault Vel Satis, 1998 Renault Zo, 1999 Renault Avantime, 2000 Renault Koleos, 2000 Renault Operandi, 2001 Renault Talisman, 2002 Renault Ellypse, 2002 Renault Megane II, 2003 Renault Be Bop Sport Concept, 2003 Renault Be Bop SUV Concept, 2004 Renault Fluence, 2004 Renault Modus, 2004 Renault Trafic Deck’Up, 2004 Renault Wind, 2005 Renault Egeus, 2005 Renault Zoe, 2006 Renault Altica, 2006 Renault Koleos , 2006 Renault Nepta, 2006 Renault Twingo , 2007 Renault Clio Grand Tour, 2007 Renault Kangoo Compact, 2007 Renault Laguna Coupe, 2008 Renault Megane, 2008 Renault Megane Trophy, 2008 Renault Ondelios , 2008 Renault Sand’up, 2008 Renault ZE, 2009 Renault Fluence Z.E. Concept, 2009 Renault Kangoo Z.E. Concept, 2009 Renault Samsung eMX, 2009 Renault Twizy Z.E. Concept, 2009 Renault Zoe Z.E. Concept, 2010 Renault DeZir, 2010 Renault Sandero Stepway, 2011 Renault Captur, 2011 Renault Frendzy, 2011 Renault R-Space, 2011 Renault Samsung SM7, 2012 Renault Alpine A110-50, 2012 Renault DCross, 2013 Renault Initiale Paris, 2013 Renault Twin’Run, 2013 Renault Twin’Z, 2014 Renault EOLAB, 2014 Renault Kwid, 2015 Renault Alaskan, 2015 Renault Coupe Corbusier, 2016 Renault Trezor, 2017 Renault RS 2027 Vision, 2017 Renault Symbioz, 2018 Renault Arkana, 2018 Renault EZ-GO, 2018 Renault EZ-Pro, 2018 Renault EZ-Ultimo, 2018 Renault K-ZE, 2020 Renault Kiger, 2020 Renault Megane eVision, 2020 Renault Morphoz, 2021 Renault 5 Prototype, 2021 Renault Mobilize EZ-1 Prototype, 2022 Renault 4Ever Trophy, 2022 Renault R5 Turbo 3E, 2022 Renault Scenic Vision, 2023 Renault H1st vision, 2023 Renault Niagara
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