 01 also has imbalanced overhangs due to the vehicle's architecture and weight distribution and the design is similar to the Renault DeZir, a concept car from 2010.According to Éric Diemert, the car was intended to have a design reach beyond the regular process, in a way to make it a more unique and iconic model among Renault models, and that the process of the R.S.01 is "similar to designing a concept car".