Episode

BONUS: Renault's top designer Laurens van den Acker

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My week in cars: the Autocar podcast
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Jul 24, 2026
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2964
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Summary

In this Bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, Steve Cropley meets the man behind the Renault 5, Renault group's design chief design officer Laurens van den Acker. The pair talk new Renaults, Alpines, Dacias, capturing the zeitgeist and the threat from Chinese carmakers, plus much more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.