What is it?
The Renault Zoe is an electric hatchback that previews the next Clio. It's the sort of concept car that on the one hand looks futuristic (check out the headlamps and wheels), but on the other is clearly almost production spec (look at the overall shape).
Why's it here?
As well as keeping the electric ball rolling by having a 79bhp electric motor under the bonnet, this is really more about 2012's Clio. Even the interior, with its 'floating' centre console, is a jazzed-up version of what the showroom will eventually see.
Show stopper or floor filler?
Just another small electric concept to some, but a show stopper to those in the know because of what it will become. The tech embedded into it is interesting too, including a moisturising air conditioning system, and a unit that releases scent into the car dependent on your mood.
Full Paris Motor Show report
Mark Nichol - 1 Oct 2010