Matra has always been able to develop original projects, just think of the 530, the Bagheera, the Rancho, the Murena or the Espace. With the Avantime, developed for Renault, they wanted to combine the concept of a minivan with sporting performance. Presented in 1999 as a concept car, its marketing began in 2000. The style, conceived by Thierry Métroz, did not leave indifferent. The engines, 4 cylinders in line or V6, ranged from 1998cc to 2946cc, with powers from 150 to 207 horsepower. The project was anything but a commercial success, and the Avantime went out of production in 2003.