Richard Hammond Reviews 2001 The Renault Avantime

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @yakadee1
    @yakadee1 10 років тому +514

    Am I the only one who found the hiccups a load of bollocks? Whoever wrote this was hopefully fired. Quirky, cool car though.

    • @rscosworthfan
      @rscosworthfan 7 років тому +51

      the hiccup joke he was doing worn thin after his first hiccup it propper annoyed me

    • @lachlancook6718
      @lachlancook6718 7 років тому +28

      Yes, it took away from the whole review, and the car itself.

    • @the-boring-car-guy
      @the-boring-car-guy 7 років тому +14

      Fired is a bit far, maybe just tortured a bit

    • @bobandrayfan1
      @bobandrayfan1 7 років тому

      at least he wasn't breaking wind.. then again I may have given him an idea..sorry..

    • @wuugie
      @wuugie 5 років тому

      maybe he wrote it after the accident \(°_o)/¯

  • @markmartin448
    @markmartin448 8 років тому +194

    I owned an Aventime for 13 years and the only problem was what the hell do you replace it with? It took a Tesla Model S for me to let go of the best and most exciting vehicle I had ever owned.

    • @ZesPak
      @ZesPak 8 років тому +1

      +Mark Martin good man, I was too young to pick these up. I really, really want one!
      What engine did you have in yours?

    • @carlosed-vd7fj
      @carlosed-vd7fj 8 років тому +1

      ZesPak french Renaults are the BEST!!! i got a 19 Energy from the early 2000s..

    • @vakasm8227
      @vakasm8227 4 роки тому +2

      Should have kept the avantime.

    • @markmartin448
      @markmartin448 4 роки тому +2

      @@vakasm8227 I miss it when I see one on the road, but I am very happy with the Model S. Now I am waiting for Renault's all electric vehicle with French design uniqueness.

    • @lisamariebonaparte5161
      @lisamariebonaparte5161 4 роки тому +2

      King Cobra... This comment is everything

  • @NubletPie278
    @NubletPie278 11 років тому +237

    2:34 - 3:03: Can this section get any more 90s?

    • @georgepatton8693
      @georgepatton8693 10 років тому +20

      It was shocking to say the least

    • @wharris302
      @wharris302 9 років тому +23

      I died at that part laughing

    • @wharris302
      @wharris302 9 років тому +8

      +BASSCODE PROJECT it's not even a sports car it makes no sense lol

    • @daveyboiyeah
      @daveyboiyeah 8 років тому +4

      Exactly, its a grand tourer. Still a coupe but a coupe doesn't mean sports car.

    • @johnbiddle475
      @johnbiddle475 7 років тому

      Qi

  • @BedfordMarcus
    @BedfordMarcus 10 років тому +53

    With only about 400 of these in the United Kingdom, this is one of the rarest cars you can stumble upon to the point where you will be really lucky to see one. Also like the unique Coupe/MPV crossover design and the fantastic space/visibility, making it possibly one of the most luxurious cars on the market. Definitely an awesome car!

    • @wharris302
      @wharris302 9 років тому

      I've seen five
      I never knew how rare they were lol

    • @BedfordMarcus
      @BedfordMarcus 9 років тому

      dennis trident william
      Yep, very rare. Not you usual bog-standard family car.

    • @sh-ig9fm
      @sh-ig9fm 3 роки тому

      I'm happy that I've only Seen 2 Very rare cars indeed

    • @Krosis_
      @Krosis_ 2 роки тому +1

      "making it possibly one of the most luxurious cars on the market"
      What are you smoking, my dude?

  • @s.leochapman417
    @s.leochapman417 8 років тому +168

    The music and the presentation of this review seem dated... the car still looks so modern! A classic.

    • @TheKenjoje
      @TheKenjoje 7 років тому +7

      the music is from the time and the disappearing act is not so good regardless of time

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 7 років тому +5

      S. Leo Chapman given they hardly sold any of these, they will become a decent collectable classic.

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 7 років тому

      Kristian Myhre-Bjerkenes he never said or even alluded to it being shot in 13.
      I remember men and motors, but was teen when it launched, so mainly remember the topless darts show. I don't actually remember any motor related shows from M&M.

    • @datathunderstorm
      @datathunderstorm 5 років тому +3

      I thought the review was shot in 2001.....😳

    • @puntoni
      @puntoni 3 місяці тому +1

      @@datathunderstormIt is from 2001, but at that time people were still living in the 90s if you get what I mean.

  • @EdgarRenje
    @EdgarRenje 4 роки тому +43

    Tesla nowadays: "We've invented a whole new reduced interior style."
    Renault: "Really?"

  • @akishot6735
    @akishot6735 4 роки тому +10

    2:37 "guys if we shake the camera back and forth it will look like the future!"- said no one ever

  • @simon199418
    @simon199418 4 роки тому +28

    20 years ahead of time, if it were available in 2020 with an electric motor they would sell like hot cakes.

    • @AVClarke
      @AVClarke 4 роки тому +3

      Agreed. It would fit right in with cars designed in the last 4 years.

    • @_zigger_
      @_zigger_ Рік тому +1

      Evs are shit

  • @kieranwhite6647
    @kieranwhite6647 8 років тому +81

    They still look good today!, it's a shame they flopped

    • @grandcarriage1
      @grandcarriage1 4 роки тому +2

      As it STILL looks modern, nearly 20 years later, I expect that it truly was just too ahead of its time

    • @mangotail6808
      @mangotail6808 3 місяці тому +1

      I consider it a modern classic for sure

  • @dumitrualexandru1463
    @dumitrualexandru1463 8 років тому +149

    The filmmaking is soo cheeeesyyy

    • @theluckydawg2498
      @theluckydawg2498 7 років тому +7

      Typical for the late 90s and early 00s

    • @protokolarac
      @protokolarac 3 роки тому

      Looks like something from Croatian tv.

  • @leopold7562
    @leopold7562 7 років тому +38

    I was looking forward to a decent review of this car, but all the arty shots and hiccups really got in the way. I'd like to have seen more of what the car actually offered and less of Hamster and his silly nonsense.

  • @jozigirl7114
    @jozigirl7114 10 років тому +35

    Driving it makes you feel like you really do own the road. Bit on the thirsty side, and parts are expensive, but I love mine and would not let it go for any German saloon.

  • @RobloxCars
    @RobloxCars 11 років тому +49

    Less units than the Aventador

  • @originaldeftom
    @originaldeftom 9 років тому +27

    Really an ICON of a car concept production. Such a pity it flopped. They really should make it come back at some point soon.

  • @stankfanger1366
    @stankfanger1366 8 років тому +10

    I wish they'd just do _one_ shot where they show you the driver's view of the dashboard. Just for one second would have been good.

  • @guguigugu
    @guguigugu 8 років тому +27

    even today it looks fresh

  • @gordonremsey8055
    @gordonremsey8055 9 років тому +21

    Haha back in 2007 one of these was in traffic in our town and literally everyone stared at it I remember thinking "is that Espace on drugs??" Lol the guy in sitting in it looked really embarrassed it was like time stopped when it appeared

  • @philiptodak1076
    @philiptodak1076 3 роки тому +1

    1:40. So that is why he was not on the Top Gear Peugeot meeting in Paris…

  • @PaulHojda
    @PaulHojda 10 років тому +24

    A real pity they only sold about 8000 of these :/ i'd really love one second hand, but they're inpossible to come by

    • @antonieion7658
      @antonieion7658 10 років тому

      You can find one here: www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/739500139.htm?ca=22_s

    • @markmartin448
      @markmartin448 8 років тому +1

      +Paul Hojda They pop up on Ebay with some regularity. They were down to £2-£3k but are now rising for a good specimen.

  • @queenanne5917
    @queenanne5917 9 років тому +20

    The only person to wear worse shirts than Chandler Bing

    • @apexxxx10
      @apexxxx10 8 років тому +5

      Queen Anne who cares?

  • @phucnguyen0110
    @phucnguyen0110 4 роки тому +2

    I love that Top Gear section where the three guys shaped it down 7 seconds faster around the track XD

  • @abalcerzak1931
    @abalcerzak1931 7 років тому +3

    By father bought one because they are really rare (8.600) and will soon cost a LOT of money.
    The doors on these things are huge and ridiculously heavy, I'm sure they could easly stop a pistol round.
    It's funny to see how the next 2000's Renault models look will be inspired by this car

  • @Jo_Wardy
    @Jo_Wardy 2 роки тому +1

    Tbh it’s actually a cool vehicle. The colour combination and design just add modern 2022 retro and hybrid petroleum electric and these would be hugely popular

  • @fireoil
    @fireoil 8 років тому +7

    so 90's feeling there :D

  • @Iclimbthereforeiam
    @Iclimbthereforeiam 10 років тому +46

    I've seen about three of these on UK roads. Rare as rocking horse shit...

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 9 років тому

      I've seen none

    • @faranbutt180
      @faranbutt180 9 років тому +1

      i've seen one in silver in italy

    • @daveyboiyeah
      @daveyboiyeah 8 років тому

      I've seen 2. One in grey and a blue one that lives round the corner from my house

    • @SnickersTS
      @SnickersTS 7 років тому +3

      rocking horse shit? what is that?

    • @peterkierstv
      @peterkierstv 7 років тому

      Was it offered in right hand drive?

  • @Lgs260495
    @Lgs260495 10 років тому +7

    The music that plays on 2:02 is a remixed version of the Doctor Who theme.

    • @Riolushe
      @Riolushe 5 років тому

      Still - Allons-y! :D

  • @mrdaykurutakuchannel
    @mrdaykurutakuchannel 6 років тому +9

    It's quirky n awkward but downright unique. Nice job, renault.

  • @RWL2012
    @RWL2012 11 років тому +2

    what show's this from? 7 years later Richard would mod this car with Jeremy and James on Top Gear to try and make it faster than a Mitsubishi Evo :-)

  • @the-boring-car-guy
    @the-boring-car-guy 5 років тому +4

    As unreliable as these old frenchies were, I miss the madness. The massive 607 and c6, the bonkers avantime and 1007. Even something weird like the Vel Satis

  • @wayneheyes4934
    @wayneheyes4934 4 роки тому +2

    The Aventine was ahead of its time

  • @alexandruioanmunteanu4105
    @alexandruioanmunteanu4105 5 років тому +3

    Doug could do a 1hour rewiew about this car.

  • @vishayneramautar9137
    @vishayneramautar9137 3 роки тому +1

    Those hiccup scenes got annoying after the first 3

  • @AnthroGearhead
    @AnthroGearhead 6 років тому +3

    Its ironic how this is the same car that they used in top gear , budget track car project

  • @adamwoodward2003
    @adamwoodward2003 6 років тому +9

    I've only ever seen 1.
    I've seen 3 McLaren P1's!!!!

    • @Ak-vs9hx
      @Ak-vs9hx 4 роки тому

      Where tf did you saw an Avantime and 3 MCLAREN P1'S wtf

  • @farishanafiah8461
    @farishanafiah8461 Рік тому

    Still loving the Avantime. It still a great looker.

  • @MrStitty26
    @MrStitty26 10 років тому +1

    I'm going to see one soon think
    I will be coming home with it.

  • @SnickersTS
    @SnickersTS 7 років тому

    Were these even sold in the UK? I have never seen one of these ever.

  • @felixman97
    @felixman97 10 років тому +7

    I love this car

  • @ruzzelladrian907
    @ruzzelladrian907 4 роки тому

    It's a crossover. Even ahead of the Toyota RAV4, which was specifically a crossover SUV. This is basically the Kia Soul, Jaguar i-Pace, and Mercedes Benz GLA ancestor.

  • @piotrpyszczynski5462
    @piotrpyszczynski5462 8 років тому +2

    2:34 song name please !!!

    • @ChapuleTaylor
      @ChapuleTaylor 8 років тому +2

      Passengers of shit - Stapletapewormsonmypenis

    • @ccs2311
      @ccs2311 8 років тому

      Piotr Pyszczyński Sub Tropic by Endian

  • @victorcocut528
    @victorcocut528 10 років тому +7

    A great Renault!

  • @christophernewman5027
    @christophernewman5027 4 роки тому

    This made the front cover and centre-spread of Cringe Monthly...

  • @rpsmith2990
    @rpsmith2990 4 роки тому

    This car is weird enough to be mine.
    I recall reading about it back then, my favorite part of the article being a picture of a girl walking briskly away from James May, with the caption something like "He suggested she try it in the Open Air with him...", that apparently being a trade name for one of the car's features.

  • @Riolushe
    @Riolushe 3 роки тому +1

    0:26 "Still could be worse"
    And after that TG reference - Jeremy shouting *HAMMOOOONNNND YOU IDIOT* or May shouting *CLARKSOOON* :D

  • @amopastorcanadense
    @amopastorcanadense 8 років тому +2

    wow, now that is a car with personality.

  • @TronicGames
    @TronicGames 4 роки тому +1

    "they will sell as many as they can make" aaaaand Matra went out of business because of the Avantime.

  • @TheHardik112
    @TheHardik112 4 роки тому +1

    They could launch this car today and it would still look futuristic

  • @simonpageification
    @simonpageification 10 років тому +7

    Nice beard, Richard Hammond :)

    • @somegoodfella
      @somegoodfella 4 роки тому +2

      Reminds me of the goatee he has now.

  • @the-boring-car-guy
    @the-boring-car-guy 5 років тому +2

    This is the most niche of niches

  • @anthonyperkins7556
    @anthonyperkins7556 2 роки тому +1

    It's a nice car, but it never got a diesel engine in the UK like it's brother, the Renault Vel-Satis did. A diesel version in the UK would have got better economy figures over the heavy thirsty 2.0 litre, 2.2 litre, and V6 petrol engines.

    • @anthonyperkins7556
      @anthonyperkins7556 7 місяців тому

      @richardharrold9736 It got a diesel in France and some other regions, also France love their diesels too.

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 3 роки тому +1

    They would have sold a million or more had they exported it to the U.S. This is one of only three cars that Clarkson, Hammond, and May all like. Thanks.

    • @pm3550
      @pm3550 2 роки тому

      Yeah sure

  • @kieranwhite6647
    @kieranwhite6647 10 років тому +4

    I'd love one of these!, always been a fan of the avantime

  • @michelep9477
    @michelep9477 4 роки тому +1

    from the front it looks like a more stylish Honda Fit

  • @henryshu6265
    @henryshu6265 3 роки тому

    So basically it's a mixture of Espace and Scenic but without rear doors

  • @billymcauliffe7855
    @billymcauliffe7855 9 років тому +5

    The only thing bad about this car is the little runt showing it off

  • @Cykelpump33
    @Cykelpump33 3 місяці тому

    2:34 Oh yeeeeah. Beat is pumping!

  • @markismark07
    @markismark07 4 роки тому

    Too ahead of its time. 20 years later and this car does not look dated.

  • @thatswiss1385
    @thatswiss1385 5 років тому +2

    I want a 2019 model!

  • @richiecigarowski2629
    @richiecigarowski2629 5 років тому

    Whats the song name?

  • @Snikkelbek
    @Snikkelbek 3 роки тому

    Made by Matra, just like the early Espace. Unfortunately Renault released the competing Vel Satis around the same time, basically killing Matra by doing so.

  • @grandcarriage1
    @grandcarriage1 4 роки тому

    If that has been offered in the states, I would have bought it in a hot second

  • @ReeceWatts
    @ReeceWatts 7 років тому +2

    This looks like a megane 2 crossed with a clio 2002

  • @campanmarius5241
    @campanmarius5241 8 років тому +9

    Dat fucking moustache...

  • @dalewasson5919
    @dalewasson5919 3 роки тому

    Love the Doctor Who music in the background at 2:02

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 4 роки тому +1

    Awwwwwwwwww, The hamster looks so young

  • @IHATEYANKS41
    @IHATEYANKS41 6 років тому

    Would love to see one of these, I am a sucker for a rare car

  • @welcometomybrain7385
    @welcometomybrain7385 6 років тому

    I have never seen one of these on the road in person before

  • @ashleyhayes8925
    @ashleyhayes8925 5 років тому +4

    It’s a “grand tourer” 😏😉😂

  • @10MinutesVideos
    @10MinutesVideos 2 роки тому

    I thought that car was the same one they modified in their try to beat EVO X time challenge

  • @anthonyxuereb792
    @anthonyxuereb792 4 роки тому

    What a car! Only the underrated French could design it and produce it. Another DS?

  • @zuyvox
    @zuyvox 9 років тому +2

    the only thing that looks bad at this car is the back. And only the ugly designed back ist the part, Renault has puz on their other models too.

    • @zuyvox
      @zuyvox Рік тому

      exactly. I like this car too but it is impractical to be honest, but it was a brave attempt to "look" in the future, when you consider, that a VW Golf 4 was state of the art back in 2001

  • @angelicacushing6032
    @angelicacushing6032 7 років тому

    Isn't video editing effects fun?

  • @Northaxe
    @Northaxe 7 років тому +1

    far ahead of it's time

  • @herbiee22
    @herbiee22 4 роки тому

    This hiccups and teleporting bullshit with the low tech music is an example of how not to do a review. Hammond should use his earnings from TG and Discovery to buy the review and never let it be seen again. Not your finest hour.

  • @blacquesjacques7239
    @blacquesjacques7239 7 років тому

    That model would have sold well in the States . I don't believe Renaud has any presence here but its clearly our loss .

    • @dinohermann1887
      @dinohermann1887 5 років тому

      @@dodecahedron1 Chrysler destroyed Renault's reputation in the US!

  • @renn__e__7912
    @renn__e__7912 8 років тому +2

    02:03 Doctor Who?

  • @MTB-REP
    @MTB-REP 5 місяців тому

    recommended in 2024
    class

  • @llccaaa
    @llccaaa 8 років тому

    Get the ford to Renault 40 years of design book it's got this and some more mental Renault concepts

  • @iantownsend5480
    @iantownsend5480 9 років тому

    A stylish mpv & 1 of 2 I'd buy this than a S max

  • @WidleyWesident
    @WidleyWesident 4 роки тому

    This car looked great: such a shame I never got to buy one. But then I did have a bright orange Multipla 😀

  • @abrahkadabra9501
    @abrahkadabra9501 4 роки тому

    I first set eyes on the Avantime in the dystopian movie "Children of Men". I thought it was the ugliest car I'd ever seen. The Avantime here looks actually good.

  • @RedMustang-jw7ec
    @RedMustang-jw7ec Рік тому

    This is the most 2001 video ever.

  • @MaximilianvonPinneberg
    @MaximilianvonPinneberg 7 років тому +1

    Only car that can demand attraction from a Ferrari

  • @jessezandstra1
    @jessezandstra1 8 років тому

    I wish this sold better. I guess it was too expensive.

  • @ngang8658
    @ngang8658 Рік тому

    I love the car,😃thank you.😆

  • @rockino2562
    @rockino2562 7 років тому

    holy shit that camera man hahahahaha. Going nuts

  • @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC
    @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC 9 років тому +1

    se ve igual o más moderno que un vehiculo 2016/
    it looks like a more modern 2016

    • @evilaze9356
      @evilaze9356 8 років тому

      +Giancarlo Lama Si no sabes inglés no lo intentes xD

    • @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC
      @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC 8 років тому

      no se mucho ingles, ocupo google traductor,

    • @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC
      @Giancarlo1991CCCCCCC 8 років тому

      EvilAze ya me acorde, ese día encontré que la frase original no se traducía bien, así que la cambie XD

    • @TheWolfer_YT
      @TheWolfer_YT 8 років тому

      En mi opinión este coche deberían de haberlo dejado como prototipo no como coche normal.En aquellos tiempos era super caro intentar adquirir uno por sus equipamientos.

    • @carlosed-vd7fj
      @carlosed-vd7fj 8 років тому

      Xx_TheWolfer_xX me parece bellísimo....muy exótico

  • @istvankovacs2759
    @istvankovacs2759 5 років тому +2

    5:41 XD

  • @Chillmax
    @Chillmax 6 років тому

    I hope whoever wrote, filmed & directed this all fell into a big, deep hole after this - terrible!!

  • @walidkhier5640
    @walidkhier5640 4 роки тому

    Where is actually the review? There is anothre video on youtube which is ten times better than this nonsense. Unfortunately I lost the link.

    • @walidkhier5640
      @walidkhier5640 4 роки тому

      Found it:
      ua-cam.com/video/kEaKsKYlHOY/v-deo.html

  • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
    @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 роки тому +1

    I love it how open and airy this car feels, I appreciated that in a car

  • @akihiko4036
    @akihiko4036 7 років тому

    Is that a doctor who theme remix I hear

  • @SlavaSMi
    @SlavaSMi 11 років тому +2

    I have one

    • @SlavaSMi
      @SlavaSMi 11 років тому +3

      +Menandmotors Works well. Quiet, comfortable car, but a little is hardish suspension. I plan to change the original suspension Monroe to Koni that would improve road holding. Unfortunately I have no option of a glass roof.
      My second car Citroen XM.
      Sorry for my english, I'm from Russia.

    • @EstebanRestrepo0
      @EstebanRestrepo0 9 років тому

      +SlavaSMi Did you keep it?

    • @SlavaSMi
      @SlavaSMi 9 років тому +1

      +Esteban Restrepo Yes, my wife drive it every day.

  • @wisam111
    @wisam111 4 роки тому

    So which doctor who is Richard Hammond?

  • @robloxfan4271
    @robloxfan4271 6 років тому +1

    3 door scenic

  • @peterbrenc7669
    @peterbrenc7669 3 роки тому

    Love the car, hate the presentation 😍😍🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

  • @hdmat101
    @hdmat101 5 років тому +3

    Glad he shaved off the goatee but then he grew it back again 😭

  • @battlebrotherstrading4356
    @battlebrotherstrading4356 3 роки тому

    That hiccup cap was annoying

  • @andrewhaines8603
    @andrewhaines8603 7 років тому +1

    It's a Renault. The cars they made at this point in time were riddled with electrical faults and water ingress. I had a Megane and it was the worst car ever. A complete money pit. Had to scrap it as it became a danger to drive when the steering rack began to fail. Now drive a 2004 Mazda 6 and not let me down at all. Never go back to a Renault!

    • @kosapat150
      @kosapat150 6 років тому +1

      Andrew Haines haven't your mazda been eaten by rust yet? I am yet to see a Mazda 6 older than 10 years old which is not a rustbox lol but yeah renaults of that era were pretty shit

    • @Jeerven
      @Jeerven 4 роки тому +1

      what? I have a Avantime, a Megane RS, and a Velsatis and none of them have had any faults really, the only thing has been the air conditioning not cooling on the Megane and VelSatis. the Avantime has not had any faults at all!

  • @the-boring-car-guy
    @the-boring-car-guy 5 років тому +4

    Lol that French accent