The Timekeeper - Renault's Involvement With The Film

Renault's Involvement With The Film

The French automobile company Renault is heavily featured throughout the attraction, since it sponsored it in Europe between 1992 and 2002.

• In the film :
  • In the scene where Jules Verne steps off the curb into a busy street in front of the Arc de Triomphe, the car that almost hits him is a five-door hatchback, Renault Clio, at the time of filming the newest model in Renault's fleet of cars.
  • In the Formula 1 scene, where Jules Verne drives a race car, he is seated and drives the Renault F1 vehicle.
  • The flying car carrying a family in the scene of Paris in the future was imagined by Renault and is called a "Reinastella".
• In front of the building in Paris :
  • A Reinastella model was displayed near the entrance, but it was removed in 2002, when Renault dropped sponsorship. However it remained in the final scene of the film. The prototype car was then seen around Europe in auto shows, most recently on display at Renault's showroom on the Champs-Élysées.
  • When the prop sat outside the theater, a plaque beneath it read :

Blast into the Future by checking out the Renault Reinastella ! The Reinastella's futuristic design features a vocal command system that makes steering wheels and accelerators a thing of the past. With a cruising height that ranges from 15cm to 150m above surfaces, the Reinastella flies up to 300km/h. The next time you're traveling through time, stop into the 24th Century and test drive a Renault Reinastella !