The Renault DeZir is an electric concept car, with zero emissions, that was first officially presented at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The car is a 2-seat

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with

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and the interior is finished in red

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. The concept's butterfly doors open like a conventional butterfly door on the driver's side and a

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butterfly door on the passenger's side. The car costs $2 million.

Performance

The DeZir is powered by a mid-mounted

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producing of power and of torque, making it attain 0-60 mph (0-100 km/h) in time of 5 seconds and a maximum speed of 112 mph (184 km/h).

Related cars

Renault Sport R.S. 01

The Renault Sport R.S. 01 is a race car manufactured by Renault and is based on the DeZir. The car originally raced in Renault's own one-make series, the

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, and later raced in the

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classification. Unlike the DeZir, the R.S. 01 has a petrol engine. It uses the 3.8-liter VR38DETT V6 by

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but has been slightly tuned by

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for track regulations, which can deliver up to of power. Renault_sport_RS_01_-_2014_Paris_Motor_Show_01

Alpine A110-50

The Alpine A110-50 is a concept car manufactured by

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, and although not based on it, has similarities to the DeZir. The car was built to commemorate 50 years of the original A110 from 1962. The Alpine was used as Renault’s first-ever rally car. After 1973, production stopped altogether, the A110-50 was built to again be used as a rally car and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Alpine. Like the R.S. 01, the A110-50 does not use an electric motor, but a petrol engine. It uses a variation of the Mégane's 3.5-liter Nissan VQ-based V6.

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