From the front Renault’s Altica Concept looks like a coupé and at the back like a station wagon. The seats stand out in its futuristic interior, similar to those in the prototype of the new Clio Sport.

For Renault, the Altica Concept is a styling exercise to show what a family car of the future might look like.

Measuring 4.27 m long, 1.83 m wide and 1.36 m high and with a distance between axles of 2.62 m, it is longer than the three or five door Mégane, but shorter than a Mégane Grand Tour.

Its exterior is notable for its upward opening doors and its striking diode headlights that have four functions: daytime, position, dipped, and full beam.

The daytime and full bean settings work in an innovative way, as they produce a kind of halo. The back part of the eadlamp has thousands of marks cut by laser that, at first sight, are invisible and that diffuse the light so that the whole surface of the headlamp is illuminated.

The lamps work normally on low and high beam.

The Altica has four individual seats. The front seats are fixed. The steering wheel, instruments, controls and pedals can be adjusted electronicallyto suit the driver. They fold utomatically to provide access for the driver and front passenger.

The backs of the two rear seats fold down into the Altica’s floor. The prototype therefore converts into a two-seater with a 1,300-liter luggage compartment.

The trunk itself is very accessible (thanks to a large tailgate and a threshold which is only 45cm high) and has anchorage rings for the cargo and an under floor compartment.