The Renault DeZir concept car, due to make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in September, is the car the French company says will shape the Clios and Méganes of the next decade.
It's the first Renault concept design led totally by Dutch Renault designer Laurens van den Acker - formerly at Mazda and responsible for the similarly swooping Nagare concept.
The DeZir is battery powered and apparently draws inspiration from the human life cycle, comprising a wealth of idyllic experiential stereotypes: falling in love, starting a family, exploring the world and gaining wisdom.
What's wrong with just looking good? Anyway, it's a two-seat sports car sitting on 21-inch alloys and boasting a distinctly familiar pair of 'side blades'. Don't tell Audi.
And if you're wondering about the erroneous capital Z in the name, it's there to emphasise the 'zero' in 'zero emissions'.
Power comes from a mid-rear mounted 110kW (150hp) electric motor with 226Nm from zero rpm. It weighs 830kg because the body is mostly made from Kevlar, so it will hit 100km/h in five seconds flat. Its range is up to 160 kilometres on a charge.
Slide through the flamboyant top-hinged doors and you'll encounter an unusual front seat arrangement that's essentially a single bench, albeit made of multiple pieces.
The boudoir cabin is inspired by an 'amorous encounter', says Renault, decadent in white leather, shiny red surfaces and pulsating red lights. It's hardly likely to make the next Twingo, so let's move on.
The exterior, believe it or not, does actually sport some of the detailing we might see later on production cars - the front end in particular, says Renault. The huge Renault badge, more central fog lights and thin headlamps are pointers to the future apparently.
Next-generation Renaults are likely to retain rear windows though, rather than utilise the pair of reversing cameras the DeZir does.
The Paris Motor Show opens on 30 September. We'll be there.