– Renault is relaunching its famous 4L in an electric version
Manufactured from 2025 in France, the electric R4 will take on the codes of the original 4L and will be sold with an entry price “below 30,000 euros”.
Published today at 8:56 p.m.
The electric R4, in the rear of the image, and the original 4L, in the foreground.
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The new electric 4L is an “all-purpose” version of the R5 and will arrive in 2025, Renault said on Monday during the presentation of the model at the Paris Motor Show.
“Renault 4 is the benchmark living car, it is a true everyday adventurer, versatile as can be, at ease in the city or in the countryside, alone or with the family,” declared Fabrice Cambolive, general director of the brand, during the presentation of the new model.
Round headlights, taillights, sloping trunk, canvas roof: this “R4” takes the shapes and some details of the original 4L, which sold more than eight million copies in more than 100 countries.
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High on its wheels, but less “SUV”-style than the first concept presented in 2022 by Renault, this electric R4 will be manufactured from 2025 in Maubeuge, in the North.
It will be positioned in the Renault range above the R5 from 2025, with 40 or 52 kWh batteries, which promise ranges of 300 and 400 kilometers.
If the price of the different versions of this R4 have not yet been disclosed, Renault boss Luca de Meo promised Monday evening on RTL an entry price “below 30,000 euros”.
“Retrofuturistic balance”
A new electric Twingo is also planned for 2026, “below 20,000 euros”, specified Luca de Meo, which would make it one of the cheapest electric cars on the market.
For Fabrice Cambolive, “Twingo illustrates Renault’s ambition to make electric vehicles accessible to all.”
“All the “early adopters” (first customers, enthusiasts) have already purchased an electric car,” underlined Gilles Vidal, design director at Renault, during a presentation to the press at the beginning of October. “Perhaps the second wave of customers was conquered with the Scenic (with more autonomy). We have to look for a third wave,” said the designer.
For the electric 4L, there was a “retrofuturistic balance” to be struck, so the “recognition elements” of the R4 were “treated in an ultra-contemporary way,” he explained. And where an R5, also launched with great fanfare at the Paris Motor Show, is “a little more stylish”, the R4 must be a “do-it-all” vehicle, he said.
The brand wants to reach families or motorists looking for a versatile car that is a little more spacious than the small R5.
The passenger seat folds at the front to form a shelf, the threshold of the large trunk is low to sit on “when you want to have a picnic” and the corners of the bumpers are easily replaceable once damaged, detailed Bruno Vanel, director of product performance at Renault.
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