Renault Modus

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Renault Modus

Manufacturer	Renault
Production	2004—present
Predecessor	None
Successor	Still in production
Class	Mini MPV
Body style	5-door MPV
Layout	FF layout
Platform	Nissan B platform
Engine	1.5 dCi 1.6 16V 1.2 16V 1.4 16V
Length	3790 mm
Width	1695 mm
Height	1590 mm
Related	Nissan Micra Nissan Note Renault Clio
Similar	Fiat Idea Opel/Vauxhall Meriva Honda Jazz Peugeot 1007

The Renault Modus is a mini MPV designed and built by the French automaker Renault in Valladolid, Spain since September 2004. The production version is very similar to the concept car of the same name. It is essentially a taller and higher version of the Clio and, as such, shares its platform and much of its engine range with the Clios latest incarnation. It is targeted at people who want the practicality and versatility of the larger Renault Scénic but without the added size. The Clio platform that spawned the Modus also gave rise to the current Nissan Micra and its monospace relative the Nissan Note.

1 Features
2 Engines
3 Trivia
4 External links
5 Source

[edit] Features

The practicality of the Modus is increased by the addition of several innovative features:

The Triptic seating system which has the rear seats mounted on sliding rails with four preset positions. When in the rearmost two positions the seats are configured for two people with inreased leg, hip and shoulder room. When in the forward positions they are configured for three people, sacrificing comfort but increasing cargo capacity.

Another seat-based feature of Modus models was a flip up cushion on the front passenger seat squab which left a space in which the driver could place objects to prevent them from rolling into the footwell and under the seats.

The Modus other feature of note is its boot chute; a drop-down opening in the centre of the tailgate below the rear window which can be opened even when the car is parked nose to tail with other vehicles which would normally prevent access to its load area, thus enabling the user to place smaller items inside even in those situations. The boot chute closely resembles the tailgate of the original Mini.

The Modus was also one of the first cars in its class to have such features as automatic headlamps and windshield wipers on its options list. It was the first small car the receive 5 EuroNCAP stars for passenger safety due in part to its six airbag system, front and rear side impact bars and ISOFIX child seat fixing points.

[edit] Engines

Powering the radical Modus is a variety of engines.
The available engine range in Europe to date is as follows:

1.2 16v Petrol in various states of tune (from a 65 bhp/48 kW unit to a 74 bhp/55 kW)
1.4 16v Petrol (97 bhp/72 kW)
1.5 dCi Common Rail Diesel (from 85 bhp/63 kW up to 106 bhp/78 kW unit)
1.6 16v Petrol (111 bhp/82 kW)

[edit] Trivia

A thinly disguised Renault Modus appears as a car of the future in the 2006 film Children of Men.
The Renault Modus, along with the Peugeot 1007, was defeated by the Honda Jazz in Top Gear's Mothers' roadtest, with Mrs Clarkson, Mrs Hammond and Mrs May all preferring the Jazz, however the presenters themselves identified the Modus as the best car.

[edit] External links

[edit] Source

Reanult Modus on Global Auto Index

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