Renault does not build many cars like the Renault Egeus: a 5-door SUV with 3.0 L V6, built from 2005 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Patrick Le Quément.
The story
The Renault Egeus was a concept mid-size luxury crossover SUV presented at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, developed by Renault. It was described as an upmarket 4WD crossover SUV.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 3.0 L V6. The gearbox is a 7-speed automatic. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia Sportage, the Audi Q7, the Bugatti Veyron. Nearby in the Renault catalogue sit the Renault 10 and the Renault 10CV.