Renault 25 – The 1980s Talking Car Experiment

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In 1983, the Renault 25 rolled out with a feature straight out of sci-fi: voice synthesis. This French luxury sedan, designed to rival BMW and Mercedes, spoke to drivers with alerts like "door ajar" or "low oil" - a world-first for a production car, built with Philips tech. Beyond its talking gimmick, it packed a sleek 0.28 drag coefficient and engines from 63 hp diesels to a 205 hp V6 Turbo. Phase 1 (1983-88) was bold but buggy; Phase 2 (1988-92) refined it, hitting 780k units total. A car of presidents and tech pioneers, it’s a quirky footnote in automotive history. Full story here: https://www.missioniledelacite.paris/voiture-de-collection/h.... What do you think - ahead of its time or ju

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