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Look-alike concepts? Renault Trezor – Saab Aero X?

Renault Trezor - Saab-Aero X conceptsRenault Trezor - Saab-Aero X concepts

Star of the Paris motor show which opens today (29. September 2016)?

Among the concept-car candidates is the Renault Trezor, an extravagant 4.7 m-long two-seater grand tourer with fighter jet-style cockpit canopy, fitted luggage, a wooden dashboard and a “Passion Red” paint job that even extends to the windows…

Renault Trezor - Saab-Aero X concepts
Renault Trezor – Saab-Aero X concepts

Renault TreZor showing us the Renault’s future design direction. And, a direction of this design is very reminiscent of the old Saab’s design concept – Saab Aero X. Of course, this is not the first time that we see the recognizable elements of Saab design, but certainly this is the latest case.

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Renault Trezor - Saab-Aero X concepts
Renault Trezor – Saab-Aero X concepts

What do you think about this concept, and whether you see similarities with the Saab concept?

As noticed in Autocar magazine, this similarity with Saab design is not accidental – connection is Anthony Lo, Renault’s exterior design boss :)

Autocar magazine: Incidentally, if you sense more than a hint of the striking Saab Aero X in the design of the Trezor, most pertinently in that interesting forward-opening clamshell ‘door’, it is no coincidence: Lo was part of the GM design team that created the Aero X.

Renault Trezor - Saab-Aero X concepts
Renault Trezor – Saab-Aero X concepts
Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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