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The Renault Wind Roadster, launched in July 2010.

Renault has given the following reason behind the naming of the convertible. They wanted it to be an international name. Apparently being 'in the wind' (or 'dans le vent') in France means you are trendy, but Renault reckons international buyers wouldn't take to a car called the 'Vent'.









Renault has slashed the price of the Wind roadster by more than £2000 a year after launch. Prices now start at £12,995 but is it enough to make you call it a cool car?

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Mon Dieux! C'est horrible!

David Aiketgate wrote: wrote:

Mon Dieux! C'est horrible!

The photo's do not do it justice David.

It is much worse in the flesh

I don't know if you've seen it in the flesh I saw one on the road this morning - it looked like a cross between a Clio and a pick up truck.

Sorry, I disagree....saw it at the motor show in Geneva 2 years ago and thought that is was quite interesting. Great system to drop the roof.....and still space in the boot for shopping (!!) which is more than can be said for certain other tin-top drop tops. Anyway, it wont be around much longer, Renault have dropped it from the range I understand.

There are cars that start in the engineering design office, and those that are dreamt up by marketing..
Here is a link to another Renault roadster which with the Wind IMHo makes one of each.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Sport_Spider
Which one do you think represents a love of sports cars and which one is designed to shift some more metal based on an everyday parts bin?

redbeard57 wrote: wrote:

Sorry, I disagree....saw it at the motor show in Geneva 2 years ago and thought that is was quite interesting. ....... Anyway, it wont be around much longer, Renault have dropped it from the range I understand.

I think seeing a car, particularly, at a motor show (or even in a showroom come to that) is a very different experience to seeing it out on the road. The Wind on the road looked awkward, very disjointed and not a pretty sight.

I think for these reasons, as you say, Renault are pulling the plug on the unloved Wind, which has been on sale in the UK for less than two years. I doubt any tears will be shed, apart from the owners of a Wind, which will probably devalue faster than last years laptop.

In the design drawings, it looks quite nice, but even though the finished car looks a lot like the drawings, it does not seem to work in real life.

I saw a couple of them while away in whitby a few weeks ago, just didn't look right at all.

Mind you, every car had a colour that suits it and makes it look at least better. I guess I have not seen that car in that colour yet.

Renault dropped it?

That must make it the "passing wind"

David Aiketgate wrote: wrote:

Mon Dieux! C'est horrible!

Je suis completament d'acord...

Fantastic car, looks abit strange but its awesome to drive, had one for afew days while my car was being fixed last year