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 (~$31,700). 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.
