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Renault 4
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Renault 4
Overview
Manufacturer Renault
Also called Renault R4
Production 1961 – 1992
Assembly
Billancourt, France
Valladolid, Spain
Viloorde, Bel!ium
"ni!ado, #olom$ia
%&u$l&ana'(oo )e*to, SFR+u!o*laia ' today Sloenia
uarda, -ortu!al
#iudad Saha!.n, )e/ico
%o* 0nde*, #hile
Santa *a$el, 0r!entina 30
(aa*, reland
)ilan, taly51
7eidel$er!, 0u*tralia52
We/ford, reland
#a*a$lanca, )orocco58
0l!ier*, 0l!eria #0R0%
)onteideo, ru!uay Renault )ini 4
: local er*ion
Body and chassis
Class "conomy car , Supermini, Su$compact
Body style
2:door pickup truck
2:door an
;:door hatch$ack
Layout )F layout
Related Renault ;
Renault 6Renault <
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Renault Rodeo
Powertrain
Engine
4;=6 cu in >=< % 4
;1=; cu in >=? % 4
;?=8 cu in 1=> % 4
6<=6 cu in 1=1 % 4
ransmission8:*peed manual
4:*peed manual
!imensions
"heelbase2,44> mm 96=1 in ri!ht54
2,89; mm 94=8 in left54
Length 8,668 mm 144=2 in
"idth 1,48> mm ;6=8 in
#eight 1,4<> mm ;<=9 in
Curb weight 6>> k! 1,828 l$
Chronology
Predecessor Renault 4#V
$uccessor Renault @Ain!o
@he Renault 4, al*o knoAn a* the 4L pronounced Cuatrelle, i* a hatch$ack economy car
produced $y the French automaker Renault $etAeen 1961 and 1992= t Aa* the fir*t front:
Aheel drie family car produced $y Renault=
@he car Aa* launched at a time Ahen *eeral decade* of economic *ta!nation Aere !iin! Aay
to !roAin! pro*perity and *ur!in! car oAner*hip in France= @he fir*t million car* Aere
produced $y 1 Fe$ruary 1966, le** than four and a half year* after launchD5;
eentually oerei!ht million Aere $uilt, makin! the Renault 4 a commercial *ucce** $ecau*e of the timin! of
it* introduction and the merit* of it* de*i!n= t Aa* e/ceptionally *paciou* for it* *iEe, and
althou!h ori!inally marketed a* a *mall e*tate car, it i* noA re!arded a* the fir*t ma**:
production hatch$ack car=
Contents
• 1 ri!in* and *trate!y
•2 %aunch of the R8 and R4
• 8 "n!ine*
• 4 @ran*mi**ion
• ; Structure and runnin! !ear
• 6 Su*pen*ion
•< 0round the Aorld
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• ? Ge*i!n
• 9 Variant*
• 1> "nd of the R4
• 11 n motor*port
• 12 Reference*
• 18 "/ternal link*
Origins and strategy
@he Renault 4 Aa* RenaultH* re*pon*e to the 194? #itroIn 2#V= Renault Aa* a$le to reieAthe adanta!e* and di*adanta!e* of the 2#V de*i!n and come up Aith a lar!er, more ur$an
ehicle= n early 19;6, Renault #hairman -ierre Greyfu* launched thi* neA pro&ectJ de*i!nin!
a neA model to replace the rear en!ined 4#V that Aould $ecome an eerymanH* car, capa$le
of *ati*fyin! the need* of mo*t con*umer*= t Aould $e a family car, a AomanH* car, a farmerH*
car, or a city car=
1961–1962 Renault 8J in*tallin! AindoA* into the thick c:pillar* added Aei!ht and co*t
Ahich, initially, cu*tomer* could aoid on entry leel er*ion* of the R8 and R4
1961–196< Renault 4
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196<–19<4 Renault 4%J For 196? the car receied a more modern aluminium !rille that it
Aould retain until 19<4
19<4–19<? Renault 4%J n 19<4 a pla*tic !rille replaced the metal one
19<? Renault 4@%J a further mild facelift folloAed, on "uropean market car*, in 19<?
Launch of the R% and R4
Renault launched the Renault 8 and the Renault 4 *imultaneou*ly in Kuly 1961=56 @he car*
*hared the *ame $ody and mo*t mechanical component*, $ut the R8 Aa* poAered $y a 6>8 cc
er*ion of the en!ine Ahile the R4 featured a <4< cc en!ine=54 @hi* placed the R8 in the 8#V
ta/ation cla** Ahile the R4 Aa* in the 4#V cla**=54 0ctual ma/imum poAer output Aa*
claimed $y Renault a* 22=; hp for the R8, and 26=; or 82 hp for the R4, dependin! on price
leel and the type of car$urettor fitted=54 nitially the $a*e er*ion* of the R8 and R4 came
Aith a thick #:pillar $ehind each of the rear door*= Cuarter !la** Aa* a 4>> franc* option for
the $a*ic R4= @he e/tra i*i$ility increa*ed the Aei!ht of the ehicle, $ut the*e AindoA* *oon
$ecame *tandard for all R4*=54
@he R8 and R4 Aere tar!eted at the #itroen 2#V that employed *oft *prin!* and lon! Aheel
trael to a$*or$ $ump* on poorly maintained road*= @he Renault 8 L 4 applied the *ame
approach and tAo model* appeared at the -ari* )otor ShoA in 1961 on a *pecialiEed
demon*tration di*play that incorporated an irre!ular rollin! road= Vi*itor* could *it in*ide car,
Ahich remained undi*tur$ed Ahile the *u*pen*ion a$*or$ed the erratic $ump* of the rollin!
road=54 n 1962, Renault employed the *ame di*play at the @urin )otor ShoA=54
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@he $a*ic er*ion of the R8 Aa* priced 4> franc* $eloA the loAe*t priced er*ion of the
#itroen 2#V in 196154 and featured painted $umper* and !rill, a *implified in*trument panel,
a *in!le *un i*or, no Aind*hield Aa*her, and no interior door panel*=54 @hi* trim Aa* al*o
offered in the more poAerful R4= @he R4% Aith *i/ *ide AindoA*, chrome coloured $umper
and !rill, a* Aell a* a le** *partan interior co*t 4>> franc* rou!hly ?M more than the R4 Aith
it* four *ide AindoA*=54
Similar a* the Renault 4#V NSericeO in 19;8, cu*tomer* *hunned the $a*ic model and in cto$er 1962, the Renault R8 Aa* di*continued, alon! Aith the mo*t $a*ic
er*ion of the Renault 4=56
0 *uper er*ion $randed de lu/e in *ome e/port market* Aith openin! rear Puarter:li!ht
AindoA* and e/tra trim Aa* al*o offered=56 @he de lu/e and *uper er*ion* of the R4%
receied a er*ion of the en!ine from the Renault Gauphine !iin! them a four:cylinder
en!ine capacity of ?4; cc=56 0fter the AithdraAal of the 6>8 cc en!ined R8, the <4< cc R4
model continued to $e li*ted Aith an entry leel recommended retail price, $ut the *li!htly
lar!er:en!ined % er*ion* Aere more popular= By 196;, Renault had remoed the e/tra R
from their model name*J the Renault R4% had $ecome the Renault 4%=
Engines
"arly er*ion* of the Renault R4 u*ed en!ine* and tran*mi**ion* from the Renault 4#V= @he
ori!inal de*i!n $rief called for an en!ine *iEe $etAeen 6>> cc and <>> cc, $ut there Aa* no
con*en*u* a* to Ahether to u*e a four:cylinder unit or to folloA #itroen Aith a tAo:cylinder
unit= With Volk*Aa!en rapidly !roAin! market *hare acro** "urope and (orth 0merica,
Renault al*o !ae *eriou* con*ideration to an air:cooled $o/er motor option for the
forthcomin! R8'R4=54 7oAeer, u*in! the e/i*tin! Aater:cooled unit from the 4#V Aa* a
*olution, e*pecially in ieA of the e/tended period of teethin! trou$le* encountered $y the
Renault Fre!ate, Ahich Aa* then RenaultH* mo*t recent attempt to deelop an innoatie poAerplant=54 @he e/i*tin! en!ine* Aere lar!er than that *pecified $y mana!ement for the neA
4#V, $ut the automaker addre**ed thi* $y reducin! the $ore *o that the oerall capacity of the
$a*e en!ine for the neA R8 Aorked out to $e 6>8 cc, comforta$ly at the loAer end of the
rePuired 6>>–<>> cc ran!e= 7oAeer, *ince Renault already produced the <4< cc er*ion of
the en!ine that Aa* Aell proen in the 4#V, it made *en*e to u*e thi* a* Aell in Ahat Aould in
many re*pect* $e the older carH* *ucce**or= @herefore, in 1961, the R8 had a 49 mm $ore and
?> mm *troke, Ahile the R4 Aa* receied the ;4=; mm Q ?> mm e/i*tin! en!ine=54
)oin! the en!ine from the rear of the 4#V to the front of the neA model inoled
*i!nificant plannin!J de*i!n chan!e* to the unit Aere introduced a* part of the proce**= @he
inlet manifold Aa* noA a *teel ca*tin! Aherea* on the 4#V it had $een con*tructed of a li!ht:Aei!ht alloyJ thi* Aa* drien $y co*t con*ideration* noA that aluminium Aa* not *o
ine/pen*ie a* it had $een fifteen year* earlier =54 Renault al*o took the opportunity to
introduce a feature Ahich *u$*ePuently $ecame main*tream= Renault al*o de*i!ned a N*ealed:
for:lifeO coolin! *y*tem, *upported $y a *mall e/pan*ion tank on the ri!ht *ide of the en!ine
$ay= @he coolin! *y*tem contained antifreeEe intended to ena$le operation Aithout toppin! up
or other interention throu!hout a carH* life proided am$ient temperature* $eloA minu* 4>
de!ree* Aere aoided=54
@he en!ine* Aere lar!er than the *mall 42; cc later 6>2 cc and 29 hp, en!ine* in the 2#V=
@he R4 alAay* had a four:cylinder Aatercooled en!ine= @he ori!inal Renault R4* en!ine
capacity of <4< cc *ered to differentiate the model from the more poAerful Renault
Gauphine, $ut the Gauphine* ?4; cc en!ine Aa* u*ed in the 4 it*elf from 1968 onAard*J for
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mo*t market* at thi* *ta!e the Gauphine en!ine noA came a* *tandard in the top of the ran!e
Renault R4 Super, and Aa* aaila$le in *ome other er*ion* only a* an optional e/tra=54 ien
that Renault* 6>8, <4<, and ?4; cc en!ine* all *hared the *ame cylinder *troke and Aere all of
the *ame $a*ic de*i!n, it i* likely that there Aa* ery little difference $etAeen the
manufacturin! co*t* of the $a*ic en!ine $lock $etAeen the three= From the per*pectie of the
*ale* and marketin! department, they did fall Aithin different ta/ation cla**e* re*pectiely8#V, 4#V and ;#V $ut at thi* end of the market ta/ leel difference* Aere $y noA le** of an
i**ue een in tho*e "uropean countrie* that *till ta/ed car* accordin! to en!ine *iEe=
With time, the increa*in! trend to production of Renault 4* in a Aide ran!e of countrie*
reduce* the alidity of !enerali*ed *tatement* a* to Ahich en!ine* Aere fitted AhenJ in French
$uilt car* the old ?4; cc en!ine *oldiered on in the more loAly er*ion* until the mid:19?>*,
$ut in 19<? the top end Renault 4 @%* receied the neA 1,1>? cc en!ineJ thi* en!ine Aa* not
neA to Renault, hoAeer, $ein! the fie:$earin! NSierraO en!ine, fir*t in*talled in the "*tafette
an and R? in the *ummer of 1962= 0 *maller er*ion 9;6 cc of thi* neA en!ine finally
replaced the $y noA enera$le ?4; cc en!ine in the 4 in 19?6= nlike the ori!inal
Billancourt en!ine from the 4#V, RenaultH* NSierraO en!ine rotated in a clockAi*e direction,*o fittin! it rePuired reer*in! the direction of the differential in the !ear $o/ in order to aoid
producin! a car Aith one forAard *peed and four reer*e *peed*=
ransmission
@he initial tran*mi**ion Aa* a three:*peed manual, de*cri$ed $y one critic a* an o$*olete
feature Ahen compared to the four:*peed manual of the then thirteen:year:old #itroIn 2#V=
ronically the neA Renault 4 did not inherit it* tran*mi**ion from the Renault 4#V nor from
anyone el*eJ the tran*mi**ion Aa* neAly deeloped for the car=54 @he da*h:mounted !ear leer
Aa* linked ia a *trai!ht horiEontal rod that pa**ed oer the lon!itudinally mounted en!ineand clutch directly to the !ear$o/ ri!ht at the front= @he re*ultin! a$*ence of any linka!e at
floor leel permitted a flat floor acro** the full Aidth of the carH* ca$in= Synchrome*h featured
only on the top tAo ratio*, een thou!h the loA poAer of the en!ine rePuired frePuent !ear
chan!e* $y any drier u*in! normal road* and Ai*hin! to make rea*ona$le pro!re**=54 n thi*
point Renault Puickly acknoAled!ed their error and car* produced from 1962 featured
*ynchrome*h on all three ratio*=54 n 196? the Renault 4 finally receied a four:*peed
tran*mi**ion=
$tructure and running gear
Renault 4 rollin! cha**i* *hoAin! the carH* platform frame *tructure=
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@he three principal neA model* introduced $y Renault *ince the Aar 5< had all featured
monocoPue cha**i*le** con*truction54 Ahich Aa* $elieed to *ae co*t in the manufacturin!
proce** and to cut runnin! co*t* $y reducin! ehicle Aei!ht= @he Renault R8'R4 de*i!n defied
thi* $y noA Aidely accepted mantra, employin! a *eparate platform to Ahich the $ody *hell
Aa* then attached=54 @he $odyH* *tructural role in maintainin! the oerall ri!idity of the car
$ody Aa* there$y reduced, placin! le** *tre** on the roof and alloAin! for thinner AindoA pillar*= 0lthou!h the u*e made of a *eparate platform re*em$led, in *ome re*pect*, the u*e that
pre:Aar de*i!n* Aould hae made of a cha**i*, the outcome Aa* a *tructure de*cri$ed a*
*emi:monocoPue, and it Aould later alloA Renault to u*e the R4 platform, Aith ery little
modification, to $uild neA model* *uch a* the Renault 6 and Rodeo= %ater, the *ucce**ful
Renault ; u*ed the R4 runnin! !ear $ut in a monocoPue *hell=
$us&ension
Becau*e the rear tor*ion $ar* are located one $ehind the other, the Aheel$a*e i* lon!er on the
ri!ht *ide than on the left=
@he R8 and R4 had four:Aheel tor*ion:$ar independent *u*pen*ion= @hi* Aa* an innoationAhich Aould $e copied on a *ucce**ion of *u$*ePuent front:en!ined Renault* introduced
durin! the 196>* and <>*=
@he car feature* a *horter Aheel$a*e on the left than on the ri!ht $ecau*e the rear Aheel* are
not mounted directly oppo*ite one another =5? @hi* concept alloAed a ery *imple de*i!n of the
rear *u*pen*ion u*in! tran*er*e tor*ion $ar* located one $ehind the other Aithout affectin!
handlin!= @he front tor*ion $ar* Aere lon!itudinal= Gampenin! Aa* contri$uted $y the
proi*ion of hydraulic tele*copic *hock a$*or$er* on all four Aheel*=54 @ho*e at the rear Aere
mounted irtually horiEontally Ahich aoided the intru*ion of rear *u*pen*ion componentry
into the flat floored pa**en!er ca$in=54
@he lon!itudinal layout of the front:Aheel drie en!ine and tran*mi**ion Aith en!ine $ehind
the front a/le, and !ear$o/'differential in front i* identical to the #itroIn @raction 0ant= @he
*u*pen*ion i* al*o ery *imilar, the only difference, $ein! the deletion of the #itroInH* fle/i$le
$eam $etAeen the rear Aheel*, to !ie the Renault 4 fully independent rear *u*pen*ion= @hi* i*
ironic a* %oui* Renault, the companyH* founder had $een the har*he*t critic of the @raction at
the time of it* launch in the 198>*=
Around the world
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Renault 4R -lu* 2; in #olom$ia
Renault 4H* front in #roatia
• n #olom$ia, the car Aa* one of the mo*t *old, and remained in the memory of many
#olom$ian*, it Aa* nicknamed 'Amigo fiel' Faithful friend and Aa* manufactured
in the SF0S0 plant in "ni!ado a city near )edelln from 19<> to 1992= @Ao of
the mo*t popular er*ion* included the )a*ter 1,>22 cc and the %der %eader, Aith
a more poAerful 1,8>> cc en!ine= @he fir*t Renault 4 manufactured in "ni!ado
#olom$ia Aa* called 0Eul -a*trana, $ecau*e it Aa* $lue and -re*ident )i*ael -a*trana
opened the plant=
• n 0r!entina and #hile the 4 an Four!onette i* knoAn a* 'Renoleta', folloAin! the
nickname !ien to the #itroIn 2#V an, 'Citroneta'= Gue to heay ta/ation on
pa**en!er ehicle* in the late 19;>*, the fir*t 2#V* Aere imported unfini*hed, only up
to the front door* and completed Aith an 0r!entine:made pickup truck $ed= @he
Spani*h Aord for pickup truck i* camioneta, hence Renoleta=
• n taly the 4 Aa* produced $y the 0lfa Romeo factory in )ilan under licen*e from
1962 to 1964= 41,?>9 R4* Aere $uilt there
• n 0u*tralia the car Aa* produced $etAeen 1962 and 1966 in 7eidel$er!, Victoria $ut
cea*ed production to make Aay for other model*
• n )e/ico, the Renault 4 Aa* produced in #iudad Saha!un, an indu*trial city created
$y G(0 and Renault in the fiftie*= Renault production cea*ed in 19<6=
•
n reland the car Aa* produced in a plant e*ta$li*hed in 1962 in (aa*, and onee*ta$li*hed in We/ford in 19<2, production runnin! until 19?4=
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• n Sloenia formerly part of +u!o*laia the Renault 4, nicknamed '(atrca' or
Tetorka from French quatre, four, Aa* produced in the ndu*tri&a motornih oEil
)V plant from 19<8 to 1992= ;<;,96> R4* Aere $uilt there= n 19?9 the plant Aa*
*old to roup Renault and renamed R"VU d=d=
• n -ortu!al it Aa* knoAn a* Cuatro % four %=
• n Spain the Renault 4% i* knoAn a* 'Cuatro latas' four tin*=
• n Septem$er <, 2>18 -ope Franci* accepted a Ahite 19?4 4% Ahich had done
8>>,>>> km, offered to him $y father RenEo Uocca from Verona=59
!esign
@hi* article &ossibly contains original research= -lea*e improe it $y erifyin! the
claim* made and addin! inline citation*= Statement* con*i*tin! only of ori!inalre*earch *hould $e remoed= (October 2012)
@he Renault 4 Aa* a $a*ic car Aith a *imple da*h$oard and *lidin! AindoA*= Su*pen*ion and
*eat* Aere de*i!ned for comfort, and entilation and the heater Aere effectie=
@he Renault 4 Aa* produced for many year*, $ut Aa* not *i!nificantly chan!ed= "/terior
chrome trim Aa* eentually pha*ed out on all model*, and aluminium !rille* Aere replaced
Aith pla*tic one*= @here Aere three different da*h$oard de*i!n*= n the ri!ht *ide of the car at
the $ack the po*ition of the fuel filler Aa* rai*ed $y appro/imately 1; cm 6 inche* 54 le**
than a year after the carH* launch, pre*uma$ly for *afety rea*on*, $ut apart from thi*, chan!e*to the $ody panel* Aere limited to a *li!htly altered hood and hin!e*=
Renault deeloped *mall car*, the Renault 6 and the Renault ;, Ahile the Renault 4 Aa* *till
*ellin! Aell= @he Renault ; competed in a different *ector three:and fie:door *upermini=
@he Renault 4 i* intermediate $etAeen the *mall utility ehicle 2#V and the *upermini
de*i!n R;, -eu!eot 2>;=
)ariants
-lein:0ir
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Renault 4 Four!onnette an
@here Aere many different H*pecial editionH Renault 4*= Some includin! the Safari, Si/tie* and
Ko!!in! Aere *old in *pecial colour *cheme*, uphol*tery and other detail*, Ahile other*
#lan, Saane Aere *tandard model* Aith *pecial decal*=
@here Aere al*o *pecial model* Ahich Aere not *olely a marketin! e/erci*e, *uch a* theRenault 4 Sinpar 4/4, the -lein 0ir, a pickup truck , %- er*ion* and electric er*ion*=
n 19<?, the R4 GTL arried= t had the 11>? cc en!ine from the Renault 6 @%, al$eit Aith the
performance reduced for $etter economy, and $i!!er drum $rake*= @he @% Aa* identifia$le
$y it* !rey front !rille, !rey $umper*, and !rey pla*tic *trip* alon! the $ottom* of the door*= t
al*o had an e/tra air intake $eloA the front !rille a* a re*ult, the re!i*tration plate Aa* moed
doAn to the $umper, and 12 inch 8>4=? mm Aiper $lade* in*tead of the ori!inal 1> inch
2;4 mm one*= For the 19?8 model year, the @% !ot front di*c $rake*, the hand$rake noA
Aorkin! on the rear Aheel*, and there Aere a modified da*h$oard and cloth *eat*= @he Renault
4 Aa* the la*t French automo$ile to $e *old Aith drum $rake* on all four Aheel*, after the
#itroIn 2#V receied di*c $rake* in 19?1=51> @he ery fir*t 19?8 model* had the hand$rakeleer moed from left to ri!ht under the *teerin! Aheel $efore it Aa* moed to the floor like
in almo*t any other car $y then=
@here Aa* al*o a panel an Four!onette er*ion of the R4, Ahich Aith it* hi!h cu$e
$ody*hell and the uniPue H!iraffonH !iraffe hatch at the rear $ecame the idio*yncratic French
Boulan!erie an= For many year*, thi* Aa* *urely the mo*t *ucce**ful ehicle of it* type and
for many people it repre*ent* their idea of a Renault 4 more than the pa**en!er er*ion= t
remained on *ale in "urope until 1998 and Aa* replaced $y the Renault "/pre** called "/tra
in 3 and reland, Rapid in ermany, Ahich Aa* $a*ed on the *econd !eneration Renault ;
HSupercinPH=
n 19?9, #olom$ian SF0S0 produced the ariant* Brisa BreeEe Ahich Aa* $a*ed on the
French Plein Air and Jogging , Ahich Aa* marketed a* a *portier er*ion of the car and
featured red acce**orie*=
End of the R4
@hou!h rea*on* *uch a* emi**ion* and *afety le!i*lation are often !ien for the Renault 4H*
demi*e, it* popularity Aould not hae la*ted anyAay=511 utmoded production method*, more
adanced competition and the rea*on* outlined a$oe meant that the Renault 4H* day* Aere
num$ered, at lea*t a* a main*tream product= @here Aere *eeral pro&ect* to replace the Renault4, *tartin! from the early *eentie*= 7oAeer, the continuin! *ucce** of the Renault 4, the
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need to replace the Renault ;, the difficultie* comin! up Aith a *uita$le replacement and the
idea that the Renault 4H* market Aould die Aith it all meant that the Renault 4H* final
replacement the @Ain!o did not appear until 1992=512 @o conclude production, a *erie* of
1>>> e/ample* marketed a* Bye:Bye Aa* relea*ed, each Aith a num$ered plaPue=
@o mark the end of Renault 4 production, a retro*pectie *erie* of ten $lack:and:Ahite photo!raph* $y @hierry de* uche* Aa* pu$li*hed in %i$ration in early Gecem$er 1992=
@hi* *erie* later Aon fir*t priEe from %e #lu$ de* Girecteur 0rti*tiPue* in the cate!ory of
daily neA*paper= t Aa* al*o aAard the lion dHor at the #anne* %ion* nternational 0derti*in!
Fe*tial=
n 2>>8, a Kapane*e car modification company called G0)G came up Aith a de*i!n called
the 0ncel %apin,518 Ahich could tran*form a SuEuki %apin into a Renault 4 lookalike=
*n motors&ort
Renault 4 Sinpar from the -ari*:Gakar Rally
@he Renault 4 Aa* ori!inally poAered $y a 24 hp 1? kW en!ine and it* *u*pen*ion Aa*
neer intended for *portin! dynamic*= @he Renault 4 had certain adanta!e* in it* hi!h torPue
and a *u*pen*ion and !round:clearance that !ae it !o:anyAhere capa$ilitie*= @hi* meant that
Renault Aa* a$le to !ie it a *portin! ima!e Aith pro!ramme* *uch a* the #ro** "lf #up of
France in 19<4 and the Route* du )onde pro!ramme in 196?= @he latter Aa* a pro&ect in
Ahich Renault Aould lend youn! people car* to trael the Aorld in, and thi* Aould help to
!ie the Renault 4 an adenturou* and dura$le ima!e=5citation needed @he #oupe de France
Renault #ro** "lf Aa* a *erie* of race* in France on dirt track* Aith *li!htly tuned <?2 cc
R4*=
0 Renault 4 Sinpar the four:Aheel drie er*ion Aa* entered in the -ari*:Gakar Rally in
19<9 and 19?> $y Bernard and #laude )arreau, comin! fifth in 19<9 and in third in 19?>=514
Renault 4 continued to feature in many lon! di*tance rallie* after production cea*ed, *uch a*
in 2>>1 in the %ondon:Sahara:%ondon rally Renault 4 @% 51; and the 2>>? )on!ol Rally=516 @he Renault 4 form* the $a*i* of the 4% @rophy, an annual rally e*ta$li*hed in 199< for
*tudent* Aho collect *pon*or*hip and drie to the Sahara to delier educational material* to
children of the de*ert and of )orocco=51<
@he Renault 4 @% Aa* homolo!ated in roup 0= Kacky #e*$ron raced one in the )onte
#arlo Rally in 1998 and the @our de #or*e in 1991= -into do* Santo* raced a roup ( 4 @%
in i*itin! eery round of the WR# thou!h not all durin! the *ame *ea*on= @o cele$rate the
carH* ;>th $irthday, Renault entered the R4 in the )onte #arlo Rally in 2>11=51?
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Standard Renault 4* ha* taken part in a dra! race at Santa -od RaceAay, (orthampton*hire
*ince 2>>4, and coered the Puarter mile in 21=48? *econd* Aith a terminal *peed of
;9=14 mph=519