► Renault Embleme concept car revealed
► Fuel cell/EV hybrid grand tourer
► Makes public debut at 2024 Paris show
Renault has pulled the metaphorical covers off a new concept car ahead of its public debut at the 2024 Paris motor show. It’s called the Embleme, and it’s designed to do many things all in one sleek grand tourer package.
The headline, though, is that the Embleme is designed to show how to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted when producing a car. So much so that Renault says the concept has been created emitting 90 per cent fewer CO2 emissions than a traditional car.
Renault calls this a shooting brake, with a relatively low and stretched profile and some pretty sleek lines – even if those lines are peppered with some wild details like the brake lights and scoopy vents.
It’s 4.8 metres long – not far off the length a proper grand tourer – with Renault saying the Embleme ‘reaffirms the ambition to continue innovating in the C-segment and higher.’ Renault also says the Embleme’s sleek body work means a drag coefficient of 0.25Cd – pretty low for a large car.
Much like the Scenic Vision concept, the Embleme is half electric, half hydrogen fuel cell. There’s a 40kWh battery pack under the sleek bodywork, as well as a 215bhp electric motor. The motor doesn’t use any rare earth materials, and the battery’s small size is designed to keep the car as light as possible.
As well as the electric part, though, the Embleme also features a 2.8kg hydrogen fuel tank. Renault says the benefit of this hybrid powertrain allows the Embleme to drive longer distances with smaller fillups rather than needing to charge the battery.
We’ll find out more later in October, as Renault says its Ampere electrification brand will be the one to take the lead on explaining the Embleme in detail. We’ll see the Embleme at the 2024 Paris motor show.