Renault Racoon
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| name = Renault Racoon
| image = Renault-racoon-front.jpg
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| manufacturer = Renault
| production = 1992
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| designer = Patrick Le Quément{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/renault-racoon-an-amphibious-concept-from-the-1990s-thats-still-mind-blowing-today-197313.html|title=Renault Racoon: An Amphibious Concept From the 1990s That's Still Mind-Blowing Today|first=Vlad|last=Radu|date=August 30, 2022|website=autoevolution|access-date=2024-07-02}}
| class = Concept car
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| layout = All-wheel-drive
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| engine = 2963 cc twin-turbocharged V6
| transmission = 6-speed manual
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The Renault Racoon is a concept car created by Renault, first shown in 1992.{{cite web|title=Renault Racoon|url=http://www.conceptcaronline.com/concept-cars/concept-car-7.php|website=Concept Car|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-date=2017-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062621/http://www.conceptcaronline.com/concept-cars/concept-car-7.php|url-status=dead}}
The Racoon used a twin-turbocharged V6 engine of 2963 cc,{{citation |title= Renault Racoon concept car introduction sales brochure in 3 languages (E/F/G) issued at the Geneva Car Show in 1992}}{{incomplete citation|date=July 2024}} a six-speed manual transmission and an all wheel drive system. It produced 193 kW (262 bhp) of power at 6,000 rpm and 363 Nm (37 mkg) of torque at 2,500 rpm.
Overview
To enter the Racoon, the driver had to open a canopy door.{{cite web |title=Raccoon - 1992 |url=https://www.press.renault.co.uk/models/racoon---1992 |website=press.renault.co.uk |access-date=9 April 2019}} The car had seating space for three passengers and luggage. The vehicle was also aquatic-capable. The Racoon could be raised upwards to provide additional ground clearance. The construction of its suspension meant this was achieved with a levered effect.
The car also had new features such as rain-diffusing glass, remote-controlled entry, computer control, satellite navigation, and cameras as opposed to rearview mirrors. While these technologies have become much more affordable and reliable, at the time of its launch most of this technology was still in its infancy.
The Renault Racoon's industrial designer was Patrick Le Quément.
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i1SbQxgD2Q RENAULT RACOON - DISCOVERY CHANNEL - 1995] - via YouTube
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