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Concept cars<br />
Egeus – a top-end SUV<br />
<strong>Renault</strong> unveiled Egeus at the Frankfurt Motor Show<br />
in September <strong>2005</strong>. Designed in the Corporate Design<br />
Department competitions – the first stage in all new<br />
projects – Egeus is a sport utility vehicle whose lines<br />
nonetheless recall a top-of-the-range sedan. As Patrick<br />
le Quément, <strong>Renault</strong>'s Senior Vice President, Corporate<br />
Design, puts it, "Egeus is an SUV for city driving and<br />
the open road, a sort of 'tall coupé' that combines<br />
driving pleasure with elegance and sportiness."<br />
The project's originators had twin goals in mind:<br />
contribute to the emergence of new ideas for the future<br />
at the top end of the market, while developing a compelling<br />
design concept with an elegant, unobtrusive style and<br />
standards of traveling comfort not found in a traditional<br />
sedan.<br />
Development of the concept car brought a string<br />
of innovations in its wake, including a smart speedometer<br />
that displays the optimum speed calculated by the GPS<br />
navigation system. The engine is a 3.0-liter V6 diesel<br />
generating 250hp, equipped with a particulate filter<br />
and meeting Euro IV emission standards.<br />
Suppliers also contributed to innovation, with equipment<br />
including Michelin Eden Weiss tires designed to better<br />
withstand friction and, by the same token, reduce fuel<br />
consumption and CO2 emissions.<br />
Twin-curved sides create a play of light for added flow.<br />
The speedometer displays the recommended speed in the center.<br />
In all-terrain mode, the dashboard has a display<br />
showing the car's attitude.<br />
22<br />
<strong>2005</strong> <strong>Renault</strong> Annual Report
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