Renault Filante name confirmed for large ‘high-end’ global SUV

Wild aero concept gives its name to a new 5m-long Renault range-topper for global markets

Renault will give the name of its radical Filante concept to a new “high-end” crossover to top its global line-up. 
A crucial component of Renault’s new “international game plan”, the new Filante – a French word meaning ‘shooting’ as in ‘shooting star’ – will be built at the firm’s plant in Busan, South Korea, initially for the local market, before being exported to other regions. 
It will be revealed next Tuesday (13 January) as the range-topper for a revamped global Renault line-up that aims to strengthen the brand’s footing outside of its home European market. It isn’t planned to come to the UK. 
In 2023, Renault CEO Fabrice Cambolive unwrapped a bold, £2.6 billion strategy to launch eight new models outside Europe “to position the brand in the segments creating most value by 2027”.
The Filante will be the fifth of those eight cars, and the most exclusive. While details remain light, it is d