Renault Trezor voted Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year - do you agree?
RENAULT Trezor has been voted the Most Beautiful Concept Car of the Year at Italy’s prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.
Renault TREZOR: The new electric concept-car
The stunning Renault concept car scooped the top prize yesterday at the Italian awards evening.
The Jury of Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este presented the award to Laurens van den Acker, Groupe Renault’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Design.
Previously, the Trezor has won Concept Car of the Year at the International Automobile Festival in Paris and Concept Car of the Year at the Geneva Car Design Awards.
The annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este has been held since 1929 on the shores of Lake Como in Italy.
Stéphane Janin, Renault’s Director of Concept Car Design, commented: “This award testifies to the fine judgment of great car collectors, who consider automobiles to be works of art.
“It recognises the work of our designers who were part of this fantastic project.”.
It was first on display at the Paris Motor Show 2016, last September.
Renault’s gorgeous concept car met the set of rigorous criteria of a working concept car with high-quality and original styling.
It recognises the work of our designers who were part of this fantastic project
Trezor debuted some design cues that will be seen on future Renaults and is powered by a Formula E inspired all-electric motor.
This engine has maximum power of 260kW (350bhp) and peak torque of 380Nm - taking it from 0-62mph in just under four seconds.
Trezor has two batteries, each of which has its own cooling system optimised by the variable-geometry air intake incorporated in the bonnet.
It also uses a brake-operated energy recovery system, courtesy of the Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) technology developed for Formula E racing.
One of the biggest talking points of the car is its clamshell roof which Renault says opens up “much like a jewellery box.”
Although it is flashy and stylish it could be helpful for people to get into the car in a tight spot.