{"id":1817449,"date":"2026-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1817449"},"modified":"2026-03-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:00:00","slug":"renault-has-reinvented-the-megane-into-this-r-space-lab-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1817449","title":{"rendered":"Renault has reinvented the Megane into this R-Space Lab concept"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome, one and all, to the future. Or, at least, Renault\u2019s rolling testbed of the future. Fine, the R-Space Lab, to give it its proper name. It\u2019s not officially the new Megane<\/a>, but is it just us that thinks\u2026 it could be?<\/p>\n

It comes from Renault’s Futurama laboratory, set up to strategise what its production cars could look like from 2030 onwards. We\u2019re told this not-Megane measures 4.5m long and 1.5m tall, though curiously the carmaker hasn\u2019t decided to tell us the width.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Then again, perhaps that\u2019s because it wants you to focus on the interior, Renault’s attempt to \u201credefine the in-car experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

Front and centre is the curved panoramic screen, which stretches the entire width of the dashboard, though there\u2019s still room for a central touchscreen, complete with a row of physical buttons for adjusting the climate settings. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What else? There\u2019s a yoke-style steering wheel with steer-by-wire tech<\/a> (similar to the Peugeot Polygon<\/a>), plus a multifunction glovebox that can be used for, er, storing your Werther\u2019s Originals (other sweets also available), or as a footrest. We approve.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also told the passenger seat can also slide into the back row for easier interaction, and it gets three identical individual rear seats with reclining backrests. Go to sleep already back there, would you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sorry, where were we? Ah yes, the back seats can raise and slide forwards to free up boot space \u201csufficient\u201d for a bicycle. Whether it\u2019s a kid\u2019s or adult\u2019s bike\u2026 Renault doesn\u2019t say. But the rear doors also open to 90 degrees too, for easier entry\/exit.<\/p>\n

Oh, and there\u2019s glass, lots of it \u2013 from the fully glazed roof, to the slimline pillars, to the frameless doors. Other Easter eggs include an alcohol detector, and in-car artificial intelligence, which we\u2019re told could play the part of a safety coach.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not saying you heard it here first, but\u2026 is it so hard to imagine this as the Megane of the future, after all?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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