New Renault 4 'just weeks away' from production sign-off
Renault bosses would not be drawn on the potential for more powerful or four-wheel-drive variants at this early stage, but sibling performance brandwill launch a 215bhp hot version of the 5 in 2024, so a technically identical 4 would not be an impossibility.
There is also no suggestion the 4 is in line for a hydrogen-assisted powertrain, as previewed by the recent Scenic Vision concept."Hydrogen is another topic for another project," said Gregoire, citing the company's ambition for pure-EVs to account for 65% of its sales by 2025, and 90% by 2030. But just as important as the car itself is the way Renault will sell it. Gregoire told Autocar:"It's a new product, but it's also a new business that we have to invent, of course, to keep it as accessible and affordable as possible for the customers". She referenced the roughly 90% of cars in France that are leased and suggested that the 4 has been conceived partly with a focus on subscription services.
The 4 will launch in 2025, following the 5 supermini in 2024, and they will sit alongside the existing hybrid line-up of the Clio and Captur which are in the same respective segments. Underneath the Dakar-flavoured bodykit, Renault's new EV crossover is an urban-focused proposition, so the production car won't have...
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