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Renault 4 Savane concept goes wild with all-wheel drive
The much-loved Renault 4 is back, reborn as a small electric vehicle, and now Renault is showing off a tougher version that hints at more adventurous possibilities. The modern Renault 4 already turned heads by transforming from a simple gas car into a small electric crossover. The new concept model brings back another familiar name: Savane. But unlike the regular production model, which only sends power to the front wheels, this Savane concept gets a significant upgrade: power goes to all four wheels thanks to an added motor in the back.
Beyond the dual motors, the Renault 4 Savane 4x4 concept sports a fresh coat of Jade Green paint and a cool fabric roof with a pixelated design. It also stands a little taller. The engineers gave it a lifted suspension, boosting ground clearance by 15 mm. While you probably won't be tackling serious off-road trails, this concept should handle bumpy paths better than the standard car. It still uses 18-inch wheels, but they are a new design wrapped in chunky Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ tires that measure 225/55. To give it a more stable stance, Renault also made the front and rear tracks wider by 10 mm.
Renault hasn't said exactly how much power this dual-motor setup makes. However, adding a second motor clearly gives it more muscle than the standard Renault 4. The regular model has a front motor that makes 110 kilowatts (148 horsepower) and 245 Nm of torque. This concept should be quite a bit quicker than the standard Renault 4, which takes 8.2 seconds to go from a stop to 100 km/h. The size of the battery in the concept is also a bit of a mystery. It might use the larger 52 kWh battery pack instead of the standard 40 kWh. With the 52 kWh battery, the regular Renault 4 can travel up to 400 km on a single charge based on the WLTP test cycle.
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The much-loved Renault 4 is back, reborn as a small electric vehicle, and now Renault is showing off a tougher version that hints at more adventurous possibilities. The modern Renault 4 already turned heads by transforming from a simple gas car into a small electric crossover. The new concept model brings back another familiar name: Savane. But unlike the regular production model, which only sends power to the front wheels, this Savane concept gets a significant upgrade: power goes to all four wheels thanks to an added motor in the back.
Beyond the dual motors, the Renault 4 Savane 4x4 concept sports a fresh coat of Jade Green paint and a cool fabric roof with a pixelated design. It also stands a little taller. The engineers gave it a lifted suspension, boosting ground clearance by 15 mm. While you probably won't be tackling serious off-road trails, this concept should handle bumpy paths better than the standard car. It still uses 18-inch wheels, but they are a new design wrapped in chunky Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ tires that measure 225/55. To give it a more stable stance, Renault also made the front and rear tracks wider by 10 mm.
Renault hasn't said exactly how much power this dual-motor setup makes. However, adding a second motor clearly gives it more muscle than the standard Renault 4. The regular model has a front motor that makes 110 kilowatts (148 horsepower) and 245 Nm of torque. This concept should be quite a bit quicker than the standard Renault 4, which takes 8.2 seconds to go from a stop to 100 km/h. The size of the battery in the concept is also a bit of a mystery. It might use the larger 52 kWh battery pack instead of the standard 40 kWh. With the 52 kWh battery, the regular Renault 4 can travel up to 400 km on a single charge based on the WLTP test cycle.
Renault 4 Savane concept goes wild with all-wheel drive
The Renault 4 Savane 4x4 concept shows a more rugged, all-wheel-drive future for the reborn electric crossover.
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Here's the Euro NCAP crash test of the Renault 4 EV.
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Renault reveals UK prices for the new Renault 4
The automotive world loves a good comeback story, and Renault is betting its latest electric offering, the revamped Renault 4, will be exactly that. This isn't just another boring compact electric car hitting the already busy UK market; it's a nameplate dripping with history, now reimagined for an electric future. With a starting price designed to undercut key rivals, the new Renault 4 EV blends retro charm with modern practicality, but can it give other electric cars a serious run for their money?
Renault's design team clearly had a well-loved blueprint on their desks when sketching the new Renault 4. The vehicle pays homage to its iconic 1961 predecessor with several distinct retro touches. You'll spot the classic three-part rear lights and those three sculpted lines along the bottom of the doors. For those feeling particularly nostalgic, an optional cloth roof will be available.
But this electric car isn't stuck in the past. Renault calls its front the world's first one-piece illuminated grille, complete with a backlit Renault emblem – a first for the brand (and mighty expensive in case of an even smallest ding). Size-wise, the new Renault 4 slots neatly into the competitive electric crossover segment. It measures 4,140 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, and 1,570 mm tall.
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The automotive world loves a good comeback story, and Renault is betting its latest electric offering, the revamped Renault 4, will be exactly that. This isn't just another boring compact electric car hitting the already busy UK market; it's a nameplate dripping with history, now reimagined for an electric future. With a starting price designed to undercut key rivals, the new Renault 4 EV blends retro charm with modern practicality, but can it give other electric cars a serious run for their money?
Renault's design team clearly had a well-loved blueprint on their desks when sketching the new Renault 4. The vehicle pays homage to its iconic 1961 predecessor with several distinct retro touches. You'll spot the classic three-part rear lights and those three sculpted lines along the bottom of the doors. For those feeling particularly nostalgic, an optional cloth roof will be available.
But this electric car isn't stuck in the past. Renault calls its front the world's first one-piece illuminated grille, complete with a backlit Renault emblem – a first for the brand (and mighty expensive in case of an even smallest ding). Size-wise, the new Renault 4 slots neatly into the competitive electric crossover segment. It measures 4,140 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, and 1,570 mm tall.
Renault reveals UK prices for the new Renault 4
The Renault 4 makes a comeback as a competitively priced electric crossover for the UK market, blending nostalgic design cues with modern EV technology and practical features.
www.arenaev.com
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This dual-motor, all-wheel drive Renault 4 is a pint-sized fire engine
The ‘Vision4Rescue’ gets a raised body and a surveillance drone, but no big water tank or fire hose (duh)
As emergency response vehicles go, this Renault 4 is a very cute one. It’s called the ‘Vision4Rescue’, and Renault says it’s a 'fully operational' demonstration of what a fire-fightin’ mobile would look like.
Obviously there's no water tank or hose in here. No, this is meant to act as a command centre, coordinating proper fire trucks and other emergency services 'in real time'.
The body has been raised to improve ground clearance by 15mm, and the additional extensions give it a properly tough pupper look. There’s protruding bumper stops too, made from shock-absorbing 3D printed materials.
It gets a second electric motor at the rear axle for permanent all-wheel drive as well, helping it tend to emergencies in the harshest locations. Renault hasn’t mentioned anything about outputs, but do consider the standard R4 has a 150bhp e-motor and 52kWh battery, making for a WLTP range of 215 miles.
The ‘Vision4Rescue’ gets a raised body and a surveillance drone, but no big water tank or fire hose (duh)
As emergency response vehicles go, this Renault 4 is a very cute one. It’s called the ‘Vision4Rescue’, and Renault says it’s a 'fully operational' demonstration of what a fire-fightin’ mobile would look like.
Obviously there's no water tank or hose in here. No, this is meant to act as a command centre, coordinating proper fire trucks and other emergency services 'in real time'.
The body has been raised to improve ground clearance by 15mm, and the additional extensions give it a properly tough pupper look. There’s protruding bumper stops too, made from shock-absorbing 3D printed materials.
It gets a second electric motor at the rear axle for permanent all-wheel drive as well, helping it tend to emergencies in the harshest locations. Renault hasn’t mentioned anything about outputs, but do consider the standard R4 has a 150bhp e-motor and 52kWh battery, making for a WLTP range of 215 miles.
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DriverReviews review of the new Renault 4
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Vive La Renaulution: what makes the Renault 4 our 2025 EV of the year?
Renault did a magnificent job with its revival of the 5 hatchback... turns out it was just getting warmed up
Dateline Morocco, sometime in the mid 1990s. A white Renault 4 is ascending the 2,200m Tizi n’Tichka pass over the Atlas, gateway to the Sahara. I’m taking liberties with the primitive engine and brakes, using short straights between the hairpins for sneaky overtakes of all the other white Renault 4s. “It’s like being on a car launch,” says my passenger, who knows the things we young and stupid road testers got up to when let loose in a fleet of identical new cars. But these aren’t new. They’re bashed up renters. For many years, the white Renault 4 was the standard issue cheap hire car in Marrakech.
For decades that original R4, launched in 1961, did faithful service on many other thankless tasks in French-influenced parts of the world. It was cheap, versatile – the world’s first hatchback – simple, tough and utterly unpretentious. Renault sold a staggering 8.1 million. Yet most us have forgotten how successful the 4 was, doubtless because they’ve mostly decomposed now, much like our memory of them. So the new one has to stand on its own four wheels, rather than bask in reflected glory.
Especially as in spirit this new 4 isn’t a 4 at all. Not because it is electric, but because it isn’t especially cheap. If you want a modern Renault 4, a car designed with a gimlet eye to every conceivable means of saving a centime, Renault will soon have one. The electric Twingo.
Renault did a magnificent job with its revival of the 5 hatchback... turns out it was just getting warmed up
Dateline Morocco, sometime in the mid 1990s. A white Renault 4 is ascending the 2,200m Tizi n’Tichka pass over the Atlas, gateway to the Sahara. I’m taking liberties with the primitive engine and brakes, using short straights between the hairpins for sneaky overtakes of all the other white Renault 4s. “It’s like being on a car launch,” says my passenger, who knows the things we young and stupid road testers got up to when let loose in a fleet of identical new cars. But these aren’t new. They’re bashed up renters. For many years, the white Renault 4 was the standard issue cheap hire car in Marrakech.
For decades that original R4, launched in 1961, did faithful service on many other thankless tasks in French-influenced parts of the world. It was cheap, versatile – the world’s first hatchback – simple, tough and utterly unpretentious. Renault sold a staggering 8.1 million. Yet most us have forgotten how successful the 4 was, doubtless because they’ve mostly decomposed now, much like our memory of them. So the new one has to stand on its own four wheels, rather than bask in reflected glory.
Especially as in spirit this new 4 isn’t a 4 at all. Not because it is electric, but because it isn’t especially cheap. If you want a modern Renault 4, a car designed with a gimlet eye to every conceivable means of saving a centime, Renault will soon have one. The electric Twingo.
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Renault 4 E-tech vs Ford Puma Gen-E vs MG S5 EV - Electrifying
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Parkers Cars review of the new Renault 4
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Auto Social UK review of the new Renault 4
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Renault 4 vs Ford Puma Gen-E - CarGurus UK