The Renault 5 is not the one iconic nameplate Renault plans to revive for the electrical period.

A contemporary Renault Four can be within the works, and a prototype has been noticed for the primary time.

The unique 4, also referred to as the 4L, noticed manufacturing span greater than 30 years, lastly ending in 1994. Out there in a wide range of physique kinds, although primarily a four-door hatch, the Four is a major automobile in Renault’s historical past, identical to the 5, so it is no shock the automaker is resurrecting the nameplate.

The fashionable 4, which can seemingly be badged a Four E-Tech to suggest its electrical powertrain, shall be a subcompact crossover. The design was previewed on the 2022 Paris auto present with the 4Ever Trophy idea, although the manufacturing model’s styling has been toned down considerably from the rugged traces of the idea.

Renault 4Ever Trophy idea

The idea measured 163.eight in size, and the manufacturing model needs to be related in measurement, that means it will likely be larger than the 5 E-Tech which measures 154 inches lengthy, or solely barely longer than a Mini Cooper.

The Four E-Tech will use the identical CMF-B EV platform from the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance discovered within the 5 E-Tech. Renault has developed a novel model of the platform which the automaker has branded the AmpR Small.

Renault 5 E-Tech patrons may have 40- and 52-kwh battery choices, which shall be paired with corresponding electrical motors delivering 120 and 150 hp. The Four E-Tech ought to boast related choices.

Search for the Four E-Tech to debut late this 12 months or early subsequent. Gross sales in markets the place the French manufacturers operates ought to comply with shortly after with pricing seemingly beginning greater than the 25,000 euros (roughly $27,250) the place the 5 E-Tech is promised to be priced at when it begins gross sales later this 12 months.