What does a normal car look like? There is a hood in the front and usually a trunk in the back. Have you ever seen a car that has absolutely nothing to do with this one? Probably not.

Even if you haven’t seen it In the context of Renault “Project 900”, He had produced a car that broke the rules!

Renault had released a concept car.

The daring design that Renault introduced in 1959 seen from behind It looked like a normal car. Renault stated from the start that they had no intention of putting the design into production.

They just wanted to try to attract attention. Project 900 indeed breaking the mold It had become a car and changed his view on the shape of cars.

What exactly was the design of this interesting car?

The reason why Renault chose this concept designed by Fernand Picard was to take the interior space to the next level. By the way, it was successful. A total of 3 at the front and 3 at the back. for 6 people There was seating.

The sliding steering wheel made it much easier for the driver to get into the car. However, the car’s V8 engine was located in the rear and, when first designed, was located where the trunk was located with a capacity of 1.7 liters. Because there is an engine There was no room for luggage.

Other models were produced later.

The lack of a trunk was, you guessed it, a big problem for a car. To avoid this, in the next design the rear axle of the engine was pushed slightly forward. This opened the luggage compartment without reducing the interior space.

third version

The third version was even crazier. The car was upside down and Dodge A100 minivan It looked like! The trunk had become much larger.

Even assuming that Renault didn’t say from the start that they wouldn’t put these vehicles into production, they had already passed the tests. Because the front seats are located directly on the axle safety problems There was. Yet Renault used the idea material from this concept in the ‘Estafette’ car.

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