The Renault Nepta was a

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made by

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which was presented at the

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. It was designed by

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and was unusual for Renault in that it was rear-wheel drive with a large petrol engine.

Technical details

It is equipped with a direct injection twin turbo 3.5 L petrol V6 producing and was coupled to a paddle-shift seven-speed automatic gearbox.Evo 28 September 2006
/ref> The Nepta could accelerate to 62 mph in 4.9 seconds.

References

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* {{Renault Nepta Cars introduced in 2006 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Grand tourers Convertibles Automobiles with gull-wing doors