Renault has pulled the covers off a future-thinking new concept car at this year’s Frankfurt motor Show. The Symbioz is an electric, connected four-door with level four autonomy that previous what to expect from the carmaker by 2030.
Renault claims that the Symbioz – derived from the ancient Greek word for ‘living together’ – is much more than mere transport as it can be used as a “modular extra room” for your home. The French brand paints the picture of a moving platform that can raise and lower the car onto different floors of the house, for example offering a small relaxation area to sit in on a roofing system terrace.
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The 4.7-metre long concept is the size of a large family car, but Renault promises it provides space levels over and above a conventional three-box car. The exterior apparently “resembles an architect-designed house”, with the upper portion of the car made practically entirely from glass and attached to the lower body using a modern enamelling process.
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The lower part of the carbon-fibre body is much more swollen, with oversized wheels, a broad shoulder-line and a front end demonstrating an extreme version of Renault’s current family face. The doors are particularly unique, with no central pillar, the main frames opening in a suicide configuration and the glass upper portion lifting up as one section.