- Renault 4 E-Tech debuts because the extra sensible various to the 5 E-Tech hatchback.
- It shares 68% of the hatchback’s elements in a barely bigger and extra sensible physique.
- It affords as much as 250 miles of WLTP vary, bidirectional charging and ChatGPT integration.
Making electrical autos interesting to patrons is turning into tougher because of the growing variety of fashions within the phase and elevated competitors amongst automakers. Renault desires to make its electrical fashions, no less than its smaller choices for now, stand out by infusing them with revived traditional designs from the corporate’s previous.
After launching the Renault 5 E-Tech modeled after the Nineteen Seventies traditional metropolis automobile bearing the identical title, it confirmed the prototype for an upcoming Twingo revival impressed by the Nineties mannequin. Now it has revealed the Renault 4 E-Tech, a B-segment electrical crossover that harkens again to the traditional 4L that was in manufacturing for over 30 years, between 1961 and 1994.
Over 8 million 4Ls have been constructed, so it was a quite common sight on European, South American and African roads, and its iconic form needs to be immediately recognizable to patrons, or so Renault hopes. The producer is positioning the 4 E-Tech because the extra sensible, extra spacious various to the 5 E-Tech hatchback, concentrating on a broader viewers that features younger households.
It’s 163 inches (4.13 meters) lengthy, or about 6 inches shorter than a Chevy Bolt EUV, it has 7.1 inches (18 centimeters) of floor clearance, and its trunk has a most load quantity of 14.8 cubic toes (420 liters). Beneath its retro-futuristic physique is identical bespoke EV platform that underpins its hatchback cousin, the 5.
Solely front-wheel drive is obtainable, with both a 121 hp motor that produces as much as 166 lb-ft of torque or a extra highly effective 148 hp unit with a peak torque ranking of 181 lb-ft. The latter can dash to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 8.5 seconds and the highest velocity is proscribed to 93 mph (150 km/h) for each variants.
Two battery packs can be found: 40 kilowatt-hours and 52 kWh, with WLTP vary rankings of 186 miles (300 km) and 250 miles (402 km). Each can DC quick cost at as much as 100 kW from 15% to 80% in about half-hour. The 11 kW onboard charger can convey the battery from 10% to full in 4 and a half hours.
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Just like the Renault 5 E-Tech, the 4 E-Tech has bidirectional charging functionality at as much as 11 kW, permitting it to run home equipment or energy instruments (V2L) and return vitality to the grid (V2G), however it could’t energy your own home (V2H). In contrast to older Renault (and Nissan) EVs, the revived 4 and 5 have a warmth pump that helps heat the cabin extra effectively in winter whereas additionally serving to the car maintain its battery pack at optimum working temperature.
The 4 E-Tech shares 68% of its elements with the 5 E-Tech, together with the impartial entrance and rear suspension setup, and even with its barely bigger footprint and crossover kind issue, it’s nonetheless gentle for an EV. The small-battery variant weighs simply over 3,100 kilos (1,400 kilograms).
Its exterior design stays near the 4ever Trophy idea, which drew lots from the unique, however it’s a lot much less aggressive, ditching the examine’s bulging flanks and enormous overfenders. Possibly Renault is planning to launch a extra off-road-oriented variant that may extra carefully mirror the 4ever Trophy idea—there’s a area of interest for EVs that may deal with tough terrain, and it might definitely enhance the mannequin’s cool issue and attraction.
The inside seems nearly similar to the 5 E-Tech, that includes a 10-inch central show and an out there nine-speaker non-compulsory audio system by Harman Kardon. The infotainment has ChatGPT integration and will have the ability to perceive and reply extra complicated voice instructions.
The Renault 4 E-Tech was simply revealed on the Paris motor present, and its debut was confirmed for 2025, though an actual time-frame was not made public. We don’t have any pricing info but, however it ought to price underneath €30,000 in base kind.
