Renault Vel Satis 3.0 dCi
Renault's tall flagship mixed hatchback usefulness and lounge-like seating with a 3.0-liter common-rail turbo-diesel V6 and a five-speed automatic.
Renault Vel Satis 3.0 dCi V6 · M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
€6,020
Based on a completed sale at Artcurial Motorcars on September 13, 2020, an estimated value for this vehicle is €6,020.
Why this sale: Exact launch-era French/continental-European five-door Vel Satis B73 with the P9X 2,958 cc 3.0 dCi V6 diesel and automatic transmission. The French-title car carries VIN VF1BJ0J0B26872617; Artcurial identifies the V6 3L dCi and automatic gearbox, while BJ0J is the 3.0 dCi application. 156,000 km. Artcurial described a nicely preserved original leather-and-wood interior, but the André Trigano museum-collection car had seen little recent use and was sold as presented with general recommissioning required.
Artcurial labels €6,020 as the sold result. The accessible lot page does not say whether buyer's premium is included, so fee inclusion remains unknown; taxes, transport and recommissioning are excluded. One auction result is a reference, not an appraisal; condition, history, options, location and market timing can change value. Accepted as an exact powertrain, body and market match found in the October 3, 2026 bounded review. Museum ownership, storage and recommissioning needs are material value influences, so this is not a condition-neutral average.
More than a set of wheels.
Renault launched the Vel Satis in France in 2002 as its unconventional flagship, replacing the usual low-slung luxury-saloon shape with a tall five-door body and a high seating position. The 3.0 dCi paired a 2,958 cc common-rail turbo-diesel V6 with Renault's Proactive five-speed automatic. It was sold in multiple equipment lines, so this profile describes the engine derivative rather than pretending the bare input names Expression, Privilège, or Initiale.
Look a little closer.
Renault made its flagship a tall five-door hatchback rather than copying the low three-box shape of most luxury sedans.
Photos show an example of the model or generation. The pictured vehicle’s year, equipment, or modifications can differ from the specification described here.
A flagship shaped like a hatchback
Vel Satis did not copy the long, low three-box outline used by most luxury sedans. Its five-door body was taller and prioritized an airy cabin and upright seating. That unusual packaging is central to the model's identity: describing it simply as a sedan misses why it looked and felt different.
Source: Automobile-Catalog: 2002 Vel Satis 3.0 dCi Proactive ↗Why 177 PS and 180 ch can both be right
Renault's 130 kW rating converts to roughly 177 metric horsepower, which the Austrian release prints directly. French market material often rounds the derivative name to 180 ch. Those labels describe the same launch engine, not two separate tunes; the stable identifiers are 2,958 cc, 130 kW, 350 Nm, and the P9X family.
Source: Renault Austria: Vel Satis 3.0 dCi introduction ↗Where these facts come from
- Renault 2002 reference document
- Renault Austria: Vel Satis 3.0 dCi introduction
- Automobile-Catalog: 2002 Vel Satis 3.0 dCi Proactive
- L'Argus: 2002 Vel Satis 3.0 dCi Expression
- ADAC: Vel Satis 3.0 dCi Privilège
- AutoWeek: Vel Satis 3.0 dCi Initiale
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-03.