October 2014 - The Concept 'CoupeSpace'

A surprise to me was that a couple of days before going on a prearranged trip to the Mondial de L'Automobile 2014 (Paris Motor Show), I found that the Avantime Concept (CoupeSpace) of 1999 would be presented in an exhibition at the show.

Sure enough when I was there, there it was! It's amazing how similar it is to the road car, the proportions largely similar, the body surfacing the same but details differing and improvements to the chassis integrity through the window pillars could be seen for production-level crashworthiness.

The car looked great and it was a great opportunity to see it. It must have been amazing to see that car in 1999 and then to see it become a reality in 2001/2002! 

I also spotted a grey Avi on the streets of Paris too!