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Debut at the next Paris motor show scheduled for October 17 for the heir to the historic small car produced from 1961 to 1993 in eight million units: the new model is expected to be modeled in 2025
Gianluigi Giannetti
The party is set for October 17 next at the Paris Auto Show 2022, but we finally have the first photos of the protagonist. Renault will present a showcar that marks the official return to the scene of the R4, an emblematic car of the French industry, produced from 1961 to 1993 in a total of over eight million units. In Luca de Meo’s strategy of conversion to electric for his Renault, today it becomes a key model in recovering the emotionality and fascination of the car by transporting these values towards mass electric mobility.
Classic but suv
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The new Renault 4 portrayed in the first images takes up the proportions of the original, even in the characteristic rectangular design of the grille which is now underlined by LEDs, but has a clearly raised body connotation, with the silhouette of an Urban Suv. After the unveiling of the showcar, Renault 4 will face a period of definition of the production model, which should arrive on the market in 2025, or 12 months after the Renault 5 presented at the Monaco show in September 2021. Renault 4 is one of 10 100 cars. % electric that will make up the range of the French group by 2025. Among them there is already the Megane E-Tech, launched last year, to which will certainly be added the Renault 5 from 2024, a compact SUV destined to bear the Scenic name , a larger Sport Utility and two Alpine-branded sports cars, a compact and an SUV.
which platform
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As for the technical aspect of Renault 4, it is reasonable to imagine that it will be built on the Cmf-Bev platform shared with Nissan and also intended to be the basis for the final version of the Renault 5. A crucial appointment will also be the Capital Market Day set by the French group for Tuesday 8 November 2022. On that occasion, Luca de Meo, Group CEO of Renault will present an update of the group’s strategy and the medium-term financial objectives of the “Renaulution” plan.
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