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1998 Renault Zo

At the 1998 Geneva Auto Show, the three-seater, all-terrain, open-top ZO was presented. The Zo is a cross between a car and a motorbike, and it is entirely hose washable! Europe’s first direct-injection petrol engine powers it.


With a solid architectural structure between axles, the Zo combined traditional approaches to small coupe design with less conventional ones. The architectural effect of the side and roll-over structures has been referenced in several other small sports cars since the appearance of the Zo.


Features

  • Central driver’s seat with one passenger seat set slightly farther back on either side

  • Deliberately minimalist equipment: a tachometer, fuel gauge, and speedometer

  • Beetle-wing doors

  • Revolutionary suspension system using pneumatic springs combined with a hydraulic pump enabling ride height to be modified in seconds

  • Aluminum chassis from the Renault Spider

  • F5R 2.0-litre 16V direct-injection engine developing 135bhp

  • Proactive automatic transmission


Source: KATRIINA’S RENAULT CENTER; conceptcar.co.uk

Images Source: Renault



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