ended. Little has been officially confirmed on the new R4 show car, but a brief statement said design vice-president Gilles Vidal’s team ‘has given a modern twist to an iconic model that left its mark on the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. The show car will also resonate with younger generations.
The 2022 show car is designed to invoke the classic Renault 4 – one of the brand’s most iconic models – and reimagine it for the electric age. ‘We will revive another major, I would even say iconic car,’ Renault boss Luca De Meo told viewers of the online eWays ‘ElectroPop’ conference in 2021. ‘Internally, we named it 4ever to signify our intention to make it an instant classic.’
The new Renault 4ever will use the brand’s new CMF-BEV platform – an electric version of the platform used on the Clio and Captur – which claims around 248 miles of range on a charge.The announcement comes as Renault fleshes out its electrification plans even more, with the aim to make 90 per cent of its European sales fully electric by 2030.
And here's a reminder about what made the original Renault4 brilliant – by none other than CAR magazine's former columnist and critic, the late, great Russell Bulgin 👀