The Renault Zo is an open top
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...
from
Renault
Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
which was introduced at the
1998 Geneva Motor Show.
Engine
The Zo has a 2.0 litre 16V
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which Combustion, ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to Mechanics, mechanical Compr ...
with direct injection producing . It has an automatic gearbox.
Innovation
The platform and the chassis are based on the
Renault Spider
The Renault Sport Spider is a roadster produced by the French automaker Renault Sport, a subsidiary of Renault, between 1996 and 1999.
Project
The idea for the Renault Spider was formulated in the early 1990s: in the midst of a revival after a ...
. Therefore, the Zo is a pure two seater roadster having a pneumatic suspension system with a hydraulic pump which can adjust the ride height even when the car is being driven.
On the dashboard there are only three round instruments for the speed, the revs and the fuel level.
References
External links
The Renault Zo at ConceptCar.co.uk
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