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Renault Avantime

The Renault Avantime is a three-door luxury minivan coupe made by Renault in France from 2001 to 2003. Its weirdest quirk: There are only two doors on a minivan, each on a double-hinged arm, and the front windows drop on their own when you fold a seat.

Renault asked Matra to build a two-door minivan coupe with no B-pillars and a glass roof. Hardly anyone bought one, which only makes it cooler.

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2001–2003 · Three-door luxury minivan coupe · 0 sold prices logged

Photo of a Renault Avantime
Photo: Renault Avantime. By Wikisympathisant, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage; the homepage thumbnail is a stylized duotone version.

Quick facts

  • Maker: Renault
  • Years: 2001–2003
  • Country of origin: France
  • Body type: Three-door luxury minivan coupe
  • Weirdest quirk: There are only two doors on a minivan, each on a double-hinged arm, and the front windows drop on their own when you fold a seat.
  • Sold prices logged: 0

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