The Renault Nepta was a convertible concept car by Renault

Renault

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

 which was presented at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2006

Mondial de l'Automobile 2006

The 2006 Paris Motor Show took place from September 30 to October 15, 2006, in Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.- Introductions :* Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione* Audi A3 1.8 TFSI* Audi A4 2.8 FSI* Audi R8...

. It was designed by Patrick le Quément

Patrick le Quément

Patrick G. M. Le Quément is a retired French car designer, formerly chief designer of Renault.Born in France but brought up in the United Kingdom, Le Quément holds a BA Hons...

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 420 hp and was coupled to a paddle-shift seven-speed automatic gearbox. The Nepta could accelerate to 62mph in 4.9 seconds.