The Renault Filante is Renault’s new international flagship crossover, and the centrepiece of the group’s International Game Plan 2027, a strategy built around eight global launches and a EUR 3 billion investment. Renault Korea unveiled it in Seoul in January 2026, and CEO Nicolas Paris said Korea’s strength in D- and E-segment cars is why the country got to design it. It measures 4,915 mm long, 1,890 mm wide and 1,635 mm tall on a 2,820 mm wheelbase, and it is built at Renault Korea’s Busan plant, the same line that builds the Grand Koleos.
Power comes from a single E-Tech hybrid powertrain: a 1.5-litre turbo engine and an electric motor combine for 247 PS and 565 Nm, drawing on a small 1.64 kWh battery through a 3-speed dedicated hybrid transmission. It is front-wheel drive only. Renault quotes a combined fuel economy of 15.1 km/L for the entry Techno trim.
The name and the illuminated lozenge grille badge reach back to the 1956 Etoile Filante, a Renault-built, turbine-powered land-speed record car, and to the Filante Record 2025, a hydrogen-fuelled concept that set its own speed record the year before this crossover’s reveal - a separate car, sharing only the name and the heritage nod. The production Filante’s own design carries a coupe-style roofline and a floating rear spoiler, with a choice of five exterior colours and 19- or 20-inch wheels.
Three trims are offered in Korea: Techno, Iconic and the range-topping Esprit Alpine, which borrows Alpine’s design language without being an Alpine-brand car. Sales began in South Korea in March 2026, with the entry Techno trim reaching customers from September 2026 at 43.95 million won. Renault plans to bring the Filante to parts of Latin America, including Colombia, Chile and Uruguay, and then to the Gulf states in early 2027.
